Cruise
St. Kitts & Nevis Welcoming Back Celebrity Equinox
St. Kitts & Nevis is preparing for a banner day on Sept. 14, 2021, when it welcomes back Celebrity Equinox at Port Zante. Lindsay F.P. Grant, Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, said: “We are excited to welcome our first ship from the Royal Caribbean Group as a highlight of our phased approach to rebuilding cruise.” Minister Grant continued: “St. Kitts achieved Marquee Port status after reaching the one million passenger mark in two cruise seasons in a row, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 and Royal Caribbean played an instrumental role in this achievement. St. Kitts and...
Discover Dolphins With PacWhale Eco-Adventures
PacWhale Eco-Adventures -- a social enterprise and wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) – is offering visitors to experience its new Dolphin Watch Deluxe cruise — the island’s only dolphin-specific ecotour designed to inspire marine conservation while providing vital funds for PWF’s Research, Education and Conservation programs. Along with learning fascinating facts from PacWhale Eco-Adventures' Certified Marine Naturalists about acrobatic spinner dolphins, friendly bottlenose dolphins and inquisitive pantropical spotted dolphins — all of which are...
A Treasure Within A Treasure
Windstar Cruises is set to reveal the clues for a massive treasure hunt that will run from Sept. 10 to Oct. 1 and will see someone win a Windstar Cruise for two, but like the famed Fabergé eggs, there is a massive prize within a prize that the winner will solve while sailing on an exotic cruise to a fabled port-of-call. The contest is part of a celebration to commemorate the return of cruising and to incite excitement for planning future trips on the brand’s fleet of award-winning small yachts. More than half of Windstar’s fleet is now sailing with vaccinated guests and...
Vaccinations Now Required On All Tauck Trips
Tauck is now requiring all guests ages 12 and over to present proof of being fully vaccinated at the start of their trip. The expanded vaccination requirement was instituted on Sept. 7, 2021 and applies to all of Tauck’s tours and cruises worldwide; expanding the policy that the company implemented earlier this year on its European tours and cruises. According to Jeremy Palmer, Tauck’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations, the move comes as entry requirements have been evolving rapidly around the world. Said Palmer: “We’re seeing a steady increase in restaurants,...
Holland America Announces Final Restart Dates
Holland America Line has announced that by late spring 2022, it will have a complete fleet back to cruising with the restart of operations for Noordam, Oosterdam and Westerdam. Noordam will restart with a March 14, 2022, cruise in Japan; Oosterdam will begin cruising May 1 in the Mediterranean, and Westerdam will return to service May 8 in Alaska. The ships will join Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Rotterdam and Zuiderdam, which have returned to service or are slated to restart cruising by December 2021. Volendam and Zaandam will return in May...
Explore Costa Rica With Star Clippers
Beginning in November 2022, Star Clippers’ tall ships will be setting a course to Costa Rica, featuring ports of call along the Pacific coast as well as in Nicaragua and Panama. And for passengers who book their Costa Rican sailing now, Star Clippers is offering an air credit discount of $1,200 off per cabin on select seven night sailings departing November 2022 through March 2023. The discount is based on double occupancy cabins and sailings must be booked by Sept. 20, 2021. Offer is valid for residents of North, Central and South America only. Star Clippers offers sailings...
Branching Out
The Globus family of brands’ Lighthouse Project – which was launched back in April of 2021 – is branching out with a new partnership with Trees4Travel. As part of the new partnership, Avalon Waterways will offset the carbon footprint of every guest’s cruise experience in 2022 by donating tens of thousands of trees to Trees4Travel. Through this initiative, the company is placing an emphasis on “Planet” – one of three (3) important pillars representing the Lighthouse Project. The Globus family of brands Lighthouse Project is focused on three, give-back categories: ...
Discover The Panama Canal With Holland America
During the 2022-2023 season, four Holland America Line ships will be offering itineraries that feature a full transit between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, allowing passengers to experience the engineering wonders of the Panama Canal. Ranging in length from 14 to 23 days aboard Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Volendam and Zuiderdam, Holland America's Panama Canal voyages depart from several ports, including San Diego, California; Seattle, Washington; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Many of the itineraries have two or three embarkation or debarkation...