2025 Sea Cloud Chef Sailings

Sea Cloud Cruises, one of the world’s most storied names in cruising, announces the San Juan Guest Chef Series onboard Sea Cloud Spirit’s January 2025 Puerto Rico sailings. Curated by award-winning food writer Kathleen Squires and husband Ronnie Rodriguez, proprietors of Chef’s Dinner Table in New York, each of the Read More …

Windstar Celebrates 10 Years with James Beard

Windstar Cruises, a leader in small ship luxury cruising, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their partnership with the James Beard Foundation in 2025 by inviting back four guest favorite chefs and introducing one new chef for their themed culinary Read More …

The Philippines In Photos

The Philippines by CHRIS OWEN on Exposure

Behold: The Kingdom Of Brunei

We experienced #BeautifullyBruneian elegance first hand with Windstar Cruises on a custom tour designed to highlight the best of Brunei. Read More …

Critical Elements Of Travel Requiring Ongoing Attention

It’s moments before the aircraft is ready to board. Alert travelers are exactly where they need to be. Incoming passengers and crew have left the plane. Cleaning is done from the last flight. Shortly, travelers with priority status for one Read More …

Seen In Port: The Philippines

Sailing with Windstar Cruises on a 14-night Best of the Philippines & Borneo itinerary, we visited a number of interesting ports of call.  On Star Legend and ashore, we tasted the essence of the culture we explored a number of Read More …

Don’t Reinvent: Tweak That Familiar Process As Travel Evolves

Preparing for travel with Windstar Cruises soon, I am nearly packed and ready to go. The 14-day Best of the Philippines & Borneo itinerary sails from Singapore to Hong Kong, adding up to 21 days in total with travel time plus pre- and Read More …

A Different View: Windstar Cruise Unexpected Brings 51-Day Grand Med

Add the word ‘grand’ to a cruise line itinerary and we expect an extraordinary travel experience.  Viking River Cruises Grand European Tour is a wonderful example, profiled here not long ago.  Sailing from Budapest to Amsterdam for 15-days, we experienced Read More …

Ten Unordinary Things Learned On My Windstar Cruise

Along the way on a 7-day Panama Canal & Costa Rica sailing with Windstar Cruises, we learned a great many things.  The first time sailing with the luxury line, first time through the Panama Canal and first time on a Read More …