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Only At Sea: Holland America 1873 Rotterdam Roast
Sailing with Holland America Line not long ago, we brought home a bag of EXC House Roast whole bean coffee. The last time we brought locally-sourced coffee into our home was Jamaican Blue Mountain, a personal favorite that never seemed Read More …
Solid Windstar Growth Initiative Begins
Windstar Cruises innovative $250 Million Star Plus Initiative moved off the drawing board and into reality this week as the first steel was cut. It’s a milestone event in the life of any cruise ship. If I stopped the tale Read More …
Holland America Guaranteed Tours Prove Valuable, Exciting
Travel by ship brings an organized, safe way to visit all the continents on our planet. At those corners of the globe, cruise travelers go on excursions designed to showcase destinations as though this would be their one and only Read More …
How To Be Everything To Everyone
Fresh out of a $115 million remodeling viaRoyal Caribbean International’s Royal Amplified initiative, Navigator of the Seas back in service. Sailing from Miami the ship offers a number of new features aimed first-time travelers and those who have sailed with Read More …
New Holland America Cruise Ship Tops Premium Category, Smartly
Today we have news, information, and opinions about the latest Holland America cruise ship entry in the Premium cruising category. First, the quick version: 2666-passenger Nieuw Statendam began Caribbean deployment on December 19 with a 4-day sailing from Port Everglades. Read More …
Regent Refines Details, Doubles Bandwidth
Cruise travelers who are heavy internet users on land are often concerned about losing that ability at sea. Rightfully so. Some cruise lines and ships are better at it than others as are some users. It is an unusual day Read More …
Luxury Cruise Line Adds New Alaska Options
Oceania Cruises has something new for Alaska: More ports to explore and more time to explore them. Sailing from San Francisco, Seattle, Seward, and Vancouver, Oceania travelers can sail for 7 to 14 days on itineraries that visit unique ports Read More …
Your Viking River Cruise Questions, Answered
Sailing with Viking River Cruises after the 2019 Viking Longships Naming Ceremony in Switzerland, the next day was a day at sea. No, wait, that’s not right: the next day was a day of scenic cruising on the way to Read More …