The Luxurious World of Seabourn

AFTER A FEW YEARS OF ABSENCE, I have joyfully returned to one of my perennially favourite cruise lines and its newest ship, the fabulous Seabourn Ovation. I first sailed the 600-guest Ovation during her inaugural year in 2018 and now...

Video: Royal Caribbean Launches ‘Making an Icon: Creating Flavours for Everyone’

Royal Caribbean has just launched a new video entitled “Making an Icon: Creating Flavours for Everyone.” Royal Caribbean International’s Icon of the Seas serves up flavours of all kinds, even those just for the kids. Part one of “Making an...

Atlas Ocean Voyages Names Solo Antarctic Explorer Preet Chandi as World Voyager Godmother

Atlas Ocean Voyages has announced British physiotherapist and British Army Captain Harpreet "Preet" Kaur Chandi MBE will serve as the godmother for the cruise line’s newest luxury yacht, World Voyager, debuting this fall in Antarctica.Preet Chandi gained international recognition in...

Great Explorers: Ponant’s Le Champlain

RELAXING IN MY STATEROOM, post-lunch, during a long, lazy sea day, teetering on the edge of a nap the realization comes all at once. We had made good, fast progress since our departure from the tiny, lovely Spanish island of...

Authentic Antarctic Expeditions: The World’s Most Luxurious Expedition Ship, Silversea’s Silver Endeavour Delivers Thrills of a Lifetime

WHEN NATURE CHILLS your plans, forcing a spontaneous change of course, your journey can turn more spectacular than anticipated. That was the scene, south of the Antarctic Circle, when Silver Endeavour delivered experiences beyond its guests’ dreams. By then, on...

Above and Beyond: Celebrity Sets a New Standard

IT WAS SHAKESPEARE’S JULIET who asked “What’s in a name?” She would never have asked that question had she been aboard Celebrity Beyond, a ship whose name describes her guests’ experiences perfectly. Take for example, her magic carpet. Until Celebrity introduced their...

Celebrity Chef Giada De Laurentiis Named Godmother of Oceania Cruises’ New Ship Vista

Oceania Cruises has named celebrated Italian-American chef, author, restaurateur and Emmy Award-winning food personality, Giada De Laurentiis, as godmother of its newest ship Vista, debuting May 2023. Multiple Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer, pianist and actor Harry Connick Jr. will...

Video: Royal Caribbean’s Second Icon Class Ship is Officially Under Way

Royal Caribbean has just unveiled a new video entitled: "Royal Caribbean's Second Icon Class Ship is Officially Under Way!"The second ship of Royal Caribbean International’s Icon Class is officially under way with the first cut of steel. To celebrate the...

Onward to the Horizon: Changing the Way We “Sea” the World with Azamara’s Newest Ship

THERE’S ALWAYS a sense of excitement when a ship is named, and we see a giant Champagne bottle smashing against a dark blue hull. So, it was for the naming ceremony of the Azamara Onward. As a cruise lover, perhaps...

Glitz & Glam: MSC Cruises Seashore Delights with a Glamorous Atmosphere Inside and Out

KEEP YOUR SUNGLASSES ON when you step on board MSC Cruises’ new Seashore because the magnificent atrium gleams with six staircases whose steps are filled with glittering Swarovski crystals. While these features are the jewels in Seashore’s crown, the entire...

Paradise Found

DEPARTING DENAREAU and sailing into the blue, en route to Sacred Island in a catamaran, we find the welcoming committee ready for us. First is a school of playful dolphins, keeping pace off both the port and starboard sides. They...

Greece Off The Grid

THE CITY RISES ON TWO HILLS, buildings of white and pink and orange and blue, climbing away from the sea. One is crowned with a Catholic Cathedral, the other, an Orthodox church. Settlement on this island dates back more than...