Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic officially launched the newest addition to their fleet, National Geographic Venture, at a dockside christening ceremony in San Francisco Bay on Friday, November 30, 2018. The occasion marked a major milestone for the line ... Read more [...]
America’s Cruise Line Revealed Name During Episode of America’s Game®, Wheel of Fortune. In a nod to Carnival Cruise Line’s rich history as America’s Cruise Line, the line announced today that it will name its new XL-class ship to be delivered in 2020 Mardi Gras™, bringing back ... Read more [...]
Cruise Critic Editors Award Princess Cruises Best Itineraries, Cabins & Shore Excursions in the United States and in Australia, Best New Cruise Ship - Majestic Princess and Best for Dining. Cruise Critic®, the world's largest cruise reviews site and online cruise community ... Read more [...]
Luxury cruise line Cunard announces Mareel Wellness & Beauty: a new spa concept developed in partnership with wellness innovator Canyon Ranch, to be rolled out across its fleet. Mareel will launch exclusively on board the newly-refurbished Queen Elizabeth this December 2018 ... Read more [...]
2020 Season Also Includes Nine- to 13-Day Voyages From New York and Tampa to the Caribbean and Panama Canal Carnival Legend will operate Carnival Cruise Line’s most diverse European season to date with nine- to 16-day voyages visiting 34 ports in 14 countries ... Read more [...]
OceanMedallion Vacations expands to Regal Princess delivering more of what guests desire - an enhanced vacation through simplified, personalized and effortless experiences. Princess Cruises announced today that it is now preparing Regal Princess as the second ship ... Read more [...]
Carnival UK has promoted Simon Palethorpe to the role of President of Cunard. Palethorpe will continue to report to Carnival UK President Josh Weinstein, and he will be responsible for overall brand leadership, the end-to-end guest experience and future strategies ... Read more [...]
Paul Gauguin Cruises is pleased to officially announce its 2020 voyages, which feature popular favorites along with an exotic 16-night Fiji to Bali itinerary, and 12- and 13-night Fiji, Tonga, Cook & Society Islands sailings. The 16-night Fiji to Bali voyage departs April 11, 2020 ... Read more [...]
Peabody and Emmy® award-winning actor, writer, and producer Keegan-Michael Key joined luxury cruise line Cunard on their flagship ocean liner Queen Mary 2 with wife Elisa Key to celebrate their recent nuptials. While onboard Key gave fellow guests an inside look into ... Read more [...]
Voyage Explores Where Few Humans Ever Have Aboard National Geographic Endurance. Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has announced Epic Antarctica, an extraordinary new voyage exploring along the ice’s edge of remote Antarctic shores—including the Antarctic Peninsula ... Read more [...]
New Cruise Ship and Float Replica to Feature First-of-its-Kind Trampoline Park At Sea. Carnival Cruise Line – The World’s Most Popular Cruise Line® – will kick off its 2019 West Coast expansion plans on New Year’s Day with its first-ever float in the world-famous Rose Parade ... Read more [...]
Debuting for the 2019 cruise season ahead, Seabourn has announced new evening entertainment experiences for the Seabourn Odyssey, one of the five luxurious ships in the Seabourn fleet. Guests onboard the ultra-luxury vessel can expect new and exclusive musical and ... Read more [...]
Luxury cruise line Cunard is proud to announce an innovative partnership with the prestigious English National Ballet for the first-ever “Dance the Atlantic” Transatlantic Crossing on board flagship Queen Mary 2, sailing from Southampton to New York, August ... Read more [...]
Line Also Unveils Ship’s Dramatic New Hull Design And Livery That Pays Homage to Company’s Legacy as America’s Cruise Line. Carnival Cruise Line reaffirmed its place as the leader of innovation in the U.S. cruise industry today as the first steel was cut for the line’s newest class ... Read more [...]
Cruise Line Recognized for Lotus Spa & Fitness Center Offerings. Princess Cruises has been recognized by SHAPE magazine as a winner in its fourth annual Healthy Travel Awards, recognizing the cruise line’s state-of-the-art Lotus Spa and Fitness Centers onboard its 17 cruise ships ... Read more [...]
Princess Cruises guests boast rave reviews for the high-tech, mesmerizing theatrical show “Fantastic Journey,” with its elaborate costumes and state-of-the-art multimedia technology. Now, the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is honoring “Fantastic Journey” with ... Read more [...]
Princess Takes More People to the Great Land than Any Other Cruise Line; Full Season of Los Angeles Round-Trip Sailings Added. The cruise line awarded “Best Cruise Line in Alaska”1 unveiled its 2020 Alaska season with cruises and cruisetours, on sale starting ... Read more [...]
Luxury cruise line Cunard has been voted best in three categories in Porthole Cruise Magazine’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards: “Best Service,” “Best Onboard Enrichment” and “Best World Cruise.” Porthole Cruise’s 20th annual Readers' Choice Awards were ... Read more [...]
Details Also Announced on Carnival Sunrise’s 2020 Schedule. Carnival Cruise Line today announced the diverse inaugural schedule for the totally transformed Carnival Radiance, including 9- to 13-day European voyages, the line’s first to Cuba from New York and Norfolk ... Read more [...]
New Dining Venue Part of $200 Million Dry Dock Taking Place in 2020. Carnival Cruise Line announced today that the totally transformed Carnival Radiance will be the first cruise ship to feature “Big Chicken,” a seagoing version of a new restaurant created by the ... Read more [...]
Sky Princess and Caribbean Princess Take Guests to Fall Colors and Frozen Landscapes. The 2020 Canada & New England cruise season offered by Princess Cruises showcases the fall foliage to iconic destinations along the east coast and even offers a trip to see the frozen ... Read more [...]
OceanMedallion-Enabled Caribbean Princess Offers the Ultimate Family Vacation Sailing Roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale. Princess Cruises continues to offer year-round Caribbean cruising from Florida with family-friendly summer vacations in 2020, featuring the cruise line’s popular ... Read more [...]
Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury travel experience, is announcing a new pre-cruise opportunity for guests to explore the beauty of western Canada during the upcoming 2019 season in Alaska and British Columbia through the UNESCO Banff National Park & Rocky ... Read more [...]
New Sky Suites and Enhanced Eateries are Highlights. Princess Cruises has announced that when its next new ship, Enchanted Princess, debuts in June 2020, it will be named in Southampton, UK and sail its inaugural season in the Mediterranean. Princess has also unveiled ... Read more [...]
Sir Richard Branson’s new cruise line selects first destination based on customer requests. Virgin Voyages announced today that the company’s first ship, Scarlet Lady, will feature Cuba as one of her voyage destinations during her inaugural season in 2020 ... Read more [...]
New Modern Saloon, Fireside Patio and Award-Winning “Ernesto” Burger Available for Upcoming 2019 Alaska Season. A prospector, trapper, hunter, woodcutter, gardener, dog musher and great sourdough cook describe the legendary Fannie “Q” Quigley, an Alaskan ... Read more [...]
Cate Blanchett receives Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Presented by Cunard at British Academy Britannia Awards. Last night, luxury cruise line Cunard announced its partnership with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles ... Read more [...]
Cunard salutes the British aircraft carrier’s first-ever U.S. visit. Cunard’s flagship ocean liner Queen Mary 2 had a rare meeting in New York Harbor today and paid tribute to British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth during the carrier’s first visit to the U.S. ... Read more [...]
New “Crafted by Curtis” Dishes also Offered on Main Dining Room Menu. The six-course, fine-dining experience from award-winning Chef Curtis Stone at SHARE aboard Princess Cruises has been revamped with fresh menu offerings, including butter-poached chunks of Alaska ... Read more [...]
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic is offering solo travelers exclusive savings on seven exceptional itineraries. For a limited period, solo premiums will be waived on select expeditions to Galápagos, Baja California, Costa Rica & Panama, Belize, South Pacific, and the Pacific Northwest ... Read more [...]
Paul Gauguin Cruises (www.pgcruises.com), operator of the highest-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, is pleased to announce that it won the “Best Tahiti and French Polynesia Cruise Line” in the 2018 AFAR ... Read more [...]
Luxury cruise company, Cunard is proud to announce that world-renowned designer, Adam D. Tihany has been appointed Creative Director of its upcoming new ship. Tihany will oversee the entire interior design process of the much-anticipated, but still unnamed ship ... Read more [...]
Popular Branded Food, Beverage and Entertainment Innovations to be Added During 38-Day Renovation in Cadiz, Spain. Carnival Victory will undergo a bow-to-stern refurbishment in 2020 that will add a wide variety of popular branded food, beverage and entertainment ... Read more [...]
Announces Refurbishment for Carnival Victory, to be Renamed Carnival Radiance. Carnival Cruise Line – The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" – today announced a dry dock that will transform Carnival Victory into Carnival Radiance – representing the final phase of a $2 billion ... Read more [...]
Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury cruise line, is continuing its mission to inspire and inform guests with a new line-up of remarkable speakers for its Seabourn Conversations program during the 2018-2019 cruise season. The popular onboard enrichment program will host ... Read more [...]
Paul Gauguin Cruises (www.pgcruises.com), operator of the highest-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, is pleased to announce that the line was honored in the 31st annual Condé Nast Traveler 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards ... Read more [...]
Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury cruise line, has been voted “Best Small-Ship Cruise Line” for 2018 by the sophisticated, discerning readers of Condé Nast Traveler. Over the past decade, the line has dominated the “Best Small-Ship Cruise Line” category in the magazine’s ... Read more [...]
Paul Yeatman, President of GeoSpectrum Technologies, awarded inaugural Samuel Cunard Innovative Spirit Award. The Fourth Annual Samuel Cunard Prize for Vision, Courage and Creativity was awarded to Kenneth C. Rowe, Founder and Chairman of IMP Group International ... Read more [...]
First Cruise Line Presented with Prestigious ‘U.S. Honor Flag’ That Flew Over Ground Zero Following Sept. 11 Attacks and Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes. Carnival Cruise Line – which carries more military personnel and their families than any other cruise operator – has been presented ... Read more [...]
1,000 Images to Be Selected as Featured Artwork of Stateroom Corridors. From the cruise line that embodies discovery and inspires exploration, Princess Cruises invites guests to send in their most thrilling images of destinations across the globe ... Read more [...]
From dog sledding and seaplane adventures, to whale watching, cooking, and indigenous storytelling excursions, Queen Elizabeth’s guests can enjoy Alaska like never before. Luxury cruise line Cunard today announced exciting new shore excursions for when the legendary brand ... Read more [...]
Debut of Patch the Pumpkin Pirate, Costume Contests, Halloween-Themed Trivia, Bingo and Other Activities Highlight Month-Long ‘Spook-Tacular’. Leave it to Carnival Cruise Line to take Halloween to the next level with its “Frightfully Fun” festivities taking place during all sailings ... Read more [...]
Sven Lindblad, CEO & President of Lindblad Expeditions, unveiled the world’s most advanced polar expedition ship– the 126-guest National Geographic Endurance - at a live video conference today. He was joined by key members of the line’s ship building and expedition team ... Read more [...]
All Caribbean Princess guests now using OceanMedallions for enhanced cruise vacation experiences. For guests sailing on Caribbean Princess since early September, satisfaction scores indicate they thoroughly enjoy using their OceanMedallion™ to discover how a personalized ... Read more [...]
Together with Carnival Freedom and Carnival Valor, Carnival Cruise Line Now Carries More Than 600,000 Passengers from Port of Galveston Annually– The Most of Any Cruise Operator. Carnival Cruise Line solidified its place as the cruise leader in Texas with Sunday’s arrival of Carnival Vista ... Read more [...]
Shipboard Festivities Highlighted by Fun Basketball-Themed Event Featuring Miami HEAT Legends, Unveiling of Colorful Choose Fun Bumper Sticker on Ship’s Stern. Carnival Horizon’s arrival at PortMiami, its new year-round homeport, was marked today with a larger-than-life ... Read more [...]
The 2018 Alaska and British Columbia travel season is coming to an end, but it’s not too early to start contemplating a trip to experience the best of “The Great Land” in 2019. Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury cruise line, will be taking your clients to see the vast wilderness ... Read more [...]
Recipient of Inaugural Samuel Cunard Innovative Spirit Award, Paul Yeatman. Luxury cruise line Cunard, along with the Canadian Maritime Heritage Foundation and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, will award the fourth annual Samuel Cunard Prize for Vision, Courage ... Read more [...]
While Some Cruise Lines Restrict Younger Guests, Princess Enhances the Experience for Kids and Multigenerational Families. Princess Cruises, the cruise line known for taking guests around the globe to more than 380 destinations, reminds families that guests of all ages ... Read more [...]
Earlier this week, Lindblad Expeditions successfully launched the National Geographic Venture from Nichols Brothers in Freeland, WA as she took to the water for the first time. Below you will find a great video of this event captured by our VC team. More updates to come as ... Read more [...]
Acknowledges Incredible Bravery for Daring Maritime Rescue of a Fishing Boat During Hurricane Irma. Captain Gaetano Gigliotti and the crew of the cruise ship Carnival Elation have been recognized with the Cruise Line Humanitarian Assistance Award from the ... Read more [...]
Eight brand new port calls for the Cunard fleet, more Transatlantic Crossings, and new Japan itineraries on the horizon for Cunard. Early booking benefits offer up to $1,000 Onboard Credit on select itineraries when booked by November 30, 2019. Voyages on sale for Cunard ... Read more [...]
The first week of September became memorable for Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury cruise line, as the company received 16 top travel awards and distinctions from Conde Nast Traveller, Cruise International, American Airlines Celebrated Living and Travel Weekly ... Read more [...]
Experts and authors in Alaskan Native history; fishing and cooking; and ecosystems round out Cunard’s Insights Program when Queen Elizabeth sails to Alaska. Luxury cruise line Cunard today announced culturally-rich onboard programming for 2019 voyages as the legendary brand ... Read more [...]
Featuring Luxurious, Small-Ship Voyages to Exotic South Seas Destinations. Paul Gauguin Cruises (www.pgcruises.com), operator of the highest-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, debuts its 2019 Tahiti, French Polynesia ... Read more [...]
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