Royal Caribbean’s new Spectrum of the Seas is due out in 2019. Currently being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenberg, Germany, a mega-block of the ship was floated to Papenberg as we see in this video. It’s one Read More …
Norwegian Cruise Line will build a new terminal at PortMiami, scheduled to open in the fall of 2019. That new Miami cruise terminal construction is timed to be done just in time to check in passengers for Norwegian Encore, the Read More …
Windstar Cruises returns to Asia for the 2018/19 season with Star Legend after her inaugural Alaska season this summer. The 2018/19 Windstar Asia season will bring four new cruises on top of the most popular sailings including a comprehensive exploration of Read More …
Holland America Line’s first ship to be called Statendam sailed in 1898. In December, the sixth rendition of the name comes to us as Nieuw Statendam debuts. The new Pinnacle-Class ship, sister-ship Koningsdam will have eight more staterooms and all Read More …
There is a lot going on at Holland America as the 145-year-old cruise line continues to grow. Last year, new Koningsdam was introduced and this year brings sister-ship Nieuw Amsterdam. Appropriate partnerships with America’s Test Kitchen, Food & Wine Magazine Read More …
Tourism Western Australia has a new way to see the land down under: an expedition cruise. Kimberley Expedition Cruising is introducing one of the world’s last true wilderness areas, the Kimberley region in Australia’s North West. Let’s start with this Australia expedition cruising Read More …
Master Chef Rudi Sodamin just released his latest culinary masterpiece, an art table book called Food Faces ($20.42 Amazon) that features more than 150 vibrant images of edible creations that display a cast of unforgettable characters expressing a whimsical spectrum Read More …
It figures. Just when cruise lines had begun to heal wounds suffered in battle with fierce new Viking Ocean Cruises, it happens. The Viking sneak attack caught the rest of the cruise industry by surprise, attracting top crew and well-traveled Read More …
We have been following along on a cruise line story that caught our attention several years ago. Holland America President Orlando Ashford, then new to Holland America Line had taken into account the line’s history, where it had been and where it Read More …