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Author: Chris Owen

Chris Owen is a travel writer from Orlando, Florida USA

Costa Small Ship Fleet Proves Popular, Grows

Posted onJuly 17, 2014August 30, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Costa Cruises introduced its neoCollection late in 2013, featuring two of the line’s smaller ships, Costa neoRiviera and Costa neoRomantica, both able to sail to destinations inaccessible to larger vessels. Featuring “slow cruising,” a style of cruise vacation that features Read More …

CategoriesLuxury, Ocean CruisingTagscosta, fleet, grows, popular, proves, small

The Souuuuuul Train Is Back, At Sea

Posted onJuly 16, 2014July 12, 2017AuthorChris Owen

Editors Note: If the spelling of the first word of the title of this post resonates with you, read on.  If not, what follows will be meaningless, mainly because you are not cool enough to understand it. Ocean cruises on Read More …

CategoriesExperienceTagssouuuuuul, train

Conversation A Big Part Of Seabourn Experience

Posted onJuly 15, 2014September 11, 2014AuthorChris Owen

The ships of Seabourn circle the globe throughout the year, sailing to the world’s most desirable destinations at their peak seasons, as they have since 1986.  Formerly known as The Yachts Of Seabourn, destination-focused line takes cruise travelers to marquee Read More …

CategoriesLuxury, Ocean Cruising, PlanningTagsconversation, experience, seabourn

Norwegians Build Bigger, Better, Aggressively

Posted onJuly 14, 2014August 30, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that it has reached an agreement with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft to build two more new Breakaway-Plus class cruise ships at a price tag of €1.6 billion each for delivery in 2018 and 2019.  That adds Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagsaggressively, better, bigger, build, norwegians

Glühwein Is Back For (German) Fans Of World Cup Madness

Posted onJuly 13, 2014July 13, 2014AuthorChris Owen

The last time we visited Glühwein, it was with Viking River Cruises on an enchanting Christmas Markets sailing last December.  Now, Glühwein is back as a popular choice of fans cheering on Germany in the World Cup Final. Traveling from Read More …

CategoriesCuisineTagsgerman, gluhwein, madness, world

Sailing As Vikings, We Come Prepared

Posted onJuly 11, 2014August 26, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Preparing for an 8-day sailing with Viking River Cruises through Southern France, we’re starting early with the calendar reading over a month to go until our mid-August adventure begins.  The idea is that by spending a little time each day Read More …

CategoriesPlanning, River CruisingTagsprepared, sailing, vikings

Our Next Epic Trip: Viking Portraits Of Southern France

Posted onJuly 10, 2014March 20, 2017AuthorChris Owen

Our next trip takes Lisa and I back across the pond for an 8-day Viking River Cruise titled Portraits of Southern France,sailing from Avignon to Chalon-Sur-Saône.  We’re more excited than ever to share this voyage with you, for a number Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagsFrance, portraits, southern, Viking

Carnival Taps Local Brewery, Blends In Fun

Posted onJuly 10, 2014August 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Already pairing their own custom brew with a chef-designed burger, Carnival Cruise Lines is adding a local craft beer to ships sailing from Florida ports.  It’s yet another move by the cruise giant to establish and promote a mutual long Read More …

CategoriesExperience, Ocean CruisingTagsblends, brewery, carnival, local

Extraordinary Seabourn Epicurean Cruise Announced

Posted onJuly 9, 2014September 11, 2014AuthorChris Owen

The ships of Seabourn offer award-winning cuisine and gourmet dining experiences on each and every voyage, sailing to exotic ports around the world.  We saw the result of those efforts first hand, sailing Seabourn Quest where featured culinary events include Read More …

CategoriesLuxury, Ocean CruisingTagsannounced, cruise, epicurean, extraordinary, seabourn

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