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Abercrombie and Kent, known for being a luxury tour operator, was founded in 1962 to allow visitors to experience Africa without compromise to either comfort or authenticity.  Today,  Abercrombie and Kent (A&K) still visits Africa and have added destinations ranging from Antarctica to Asia, North America, India, Europe and more. 

Post image for Norwegian Breakaway:  Thank You For Helping Me Peg Quantum of the Seas

Royal Caribbean‘s Quantum of the Seas is looking to be more of a unique class of ships all the time.  After reading a number of reviews from trusted sources on the UK debut of Norwegian Breakaway, I had a ‘moment’.    Call it an ‘epiphany’ or a bit of a ‘revelation’

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River Cruising is taking the world of cruise vacations by storm.  As North American cruise travelers look for more diversity in where they go and what they see, many tire of a trip around the Caribbean.  They want a focus on destinations and river cruising is fulfilling that need like

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When we review travel apps that actually do something, they often tap crowd-sourced information that is as rich (or not) as the number of users who have contributed their opinions or reviews. GPS-based travel apps take existing technology and manipulate it in one way or another to bring every thing

Post image for Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas Arrives In Baltimore For Diverse Menu Of Year-Round Itineraries

When Royal Caribbean sent Enchantment of the Seas to Florida, that move left Baltimore short a ship.  Today, the Port of Baltimore today welcomed newly-refurbished Grandeur of the Seas to Maryland to sail six-, to 10-night cruises year-round to Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Eastern and Western Caribbean, as well

Post image for Luxe Cruise Line Goes After Multi-Generational Families

Multi-generational travel is hot.  Families traveling in groups is a growing source of passengers for cruise lines and all the cruise lines know it.  Featured prominently in advertising and promotional efforts, the word “family” is pretty much a requirement that cruise lines are delivering on too.  Mainstream cruise lines that

Post image for VIDEO:  Quantum “Blow Me Away” Staterooms

No, really, remember, this is the cruise line with the fabulous loft suites on the back of Oasis-class staterooms that I will surely only tour and never be lucky/wealthy enough to buy.  Should we not expect them to up the game a bit on their next generation of ships?  Indeed

Post image for Royal Caribbean Family Deals: Worth Getting To Know?

Like other major cruise lines, Royal Caribbean International has extensive family programming designed to be not only interesting for everyone but a good value too.  This week, Royal Caribbean is driving home that value with a trio of values aimed to highlight not just the value of a cruise vacation