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Cruise Lines Build More Small Ships, Faster
First in a series of articles exploring travel on small ships. Experienced travelers who may have started their cruise history on big ships and never looked back are opting to sail on smaller ships, for a number of reasons. Hundreds Read More …
Windstar Ultimate Alaska: Photography Dreams Come True
Windstar Cruises Alaska cruise season runs from May 22 through September 12, featuring their award-winning Signature Expeditions program. On some of the smallest ships in Alaska, Windstar positions travelers closer to calving glaciers and elusive wildlife, delivering authentic Alaskan experiences. That brings Read More …
Cruise Line Airfare: Not Like Planning Your Own
Nearly every time I talk to a fellow cruise traveler about their experience, the ship and crew rate high. To different degrees, that’s a nearly universal high rank among those who cruise, bringing over 30 million travelers to sea this Read More …
Windstar Adds 2020 James Beard Cruise Dates
Windstar Cruises and the James Beard Foundation Announce New Dates for the 2020 JBF Culinary Cruise Collection Windstar Cruises is the Official Cruise Line of the James Beard Foundation. Proving popular with Windstar travelers, the rapidly-expanding luxury cruise line has revealed six new Read More …
Luxury Cruise Line Continues Focus On Cuisine
Seven Seas Explorer is a new cruise ship that begins sailing in February 2020. The luxurious Regent Seven Seas Cruises vessel promises to elevate the cruise line’s legendary cuisine further and focus on destination dishes that reflect where the ship Read More …
Viking Doubles Nile Fleet, Signals Egypt Rebound
Viking River Cruises recently announced an expansion of its Egypt program for the 2020 season. Stop right there and we have a story: with few exceptions, most travel companies have abandoned Egypt over security and safety concerns. So why is Read More …
Early Booking Window Closing Soon: Best Cruise Offers Sail Away In June
Holland America Line has a deal worth taking a look at. Now through the end of the month, a couple of inclusions on 2020-2021 sailing encourage early booking. Booking far in advance offers a number of advantages in and of Read More …
Unique: Windstar All In Package Makes Life Easy
Windstar Cruises has a new onboard package that brings a whole lot of value for a very attractive price. Small ships usually mean a luxury cruise. Those luxury cruises often include more in the price as well. On the high Read More …
Istanbul Travel Takes An Unfortunate Step Back
Traveling internationally on a regular basis, I’m as concerned about being safe abroad as any other traveler and take precautions that I hope have kept me safe. After five trips from the strategically located Turkish port of Istanbul, the recent bombing at Read More …