Cruise Vacations

Post image for Vikings Come To America Tonight, Intrepid Adventures Anticipated

Up until now, we knew very little about Viking Ocean Cruises, sister company of Viking River Cruises, the world’s leading river cruise line. Tonight we find out more, live in Beverly Hills,  as the future of Viking River Cruises comes into focus.  Perhaps a bit like ancient Vikings became a

Post image for Cunard Line Military Benefit A Natural Fit

Cunard Line has a long, distinguished history with the military.  During World War II, the Queen Mary served as a British Royal Mail Ship, the original Queen Elizabeth was a troopship and Winston Churchill credited Cunard with ending the war one year early due to the troop transfer services that

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 Cruise Line Escapes Completely To Better, Cleaner Fuel

Princess Cruises devotes a lot of resources to protecting the oceans it does business in.  When we were on Coral Princess, sailing in Alaskan waters, it was hard not to be impressed with the environmental program on the ship.  Taken through the entire environmental protection system on board, we were

Post image for Royal Caribbean Adds New Tasting Menus To 150 Central Park

At the tip top of the dining offerings on Royal Caribbean‘s Allure of of the Seas is 150 Central Park, the fine dining restaurant that draws rave reviews like clockwork.  Keeping things interesting, Royal Caribbean today announced the expansion of its collaboration with James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schwartz to

Post image for Edible Excursions All A Part Of Ultra-Luxe Cruise Line Plan

Crystal Cruises is celebrating cuisine in Europe this year, hosting more than 60 shore excursions that offer an ultra-local taste of the rich culinary regions in which Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony are sailing. How about hands-on cooking classes, multi-course meals, comestible history lessons or food sourcing for off-ship topics?

Post image for Royal Caribbean Virtual Balcony Fever Already Spreading

It was just last week that we were introduced to Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas that will feature ‘virtual balconies‘, inside staterooms with a giant 80″ LED screen that shows real-time views of what is happening outside of the ship.  Now, even before Quantum of the Seas sets sail,

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We talk a lot here about different cruise lines, ships, itineraries and just about every topic in the world of cruise vacations.  Hopefully, we provide enough information for readers to make an informed buying decision, choosing a cruise line, ship and sailing date that is a good match for them.