Cruise
Go Behind The Scenes With Cunard
Following Cunard’s recent announcement of plans for a US$40 million refurbishment of Queen Victoria, the luxury line has revealed behind the scenes images and video of the stunning aft lido sun deck being lifted into place at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Palermo, Italy. The extended lounge space – only one of the many highlights amongst the new and refreshed on-board features – provides guests with additional deck space and unprecedented access to rays of light from sunrise to sunset. For a video link, visit https://youtu.be/VAHP7jqEUBs. Queen Victoria was taken out of service...
Record Cruise Season Expected for Montreal
The 2017 cruise season opened in Montreal this past weekend with the arrival of Holland America's Veendam. Over the course of the season, which closes on Oct. 27 with the departure of the Seven Seas Mariner from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the Port of Montreal will welcome 52 international cruise ships and 16 domestic ones, for a total of more than 110,000 passengers and crew members. This represents an increase of more than 25% over the last season. Three luxury ships will make their first-ever stop in Montreal, including the Silver Muse, a 596-passenger vessel from Silversea...
Tauck Savings For Solo Travellers
As Tauck begins its 2017 operating season, the company is again welcoming solo travellers with special savings, including the elimination of the single supplement on its Category 1 European riverboat cabins. The waived supplement applies to every Category 1 cabin on every Tauck riverboat, on every departure of every Tauck river cruise itinerary. In all, the single supplement is being waived on more than 230 Tauck river cruise departures for the coming year. In addition, Tauck is reducing the single supplement by up to US$1,000 on 187 departures of 64 itineraries to five...
Navigating With HAL
Holland America Line (HAL) is changing the way guests digitally access shipboard experiences and information across the fleet with the launch of Holland America Line Navigator, a free mobile-friendly tool. Navigator does not need to be downloaded in advance, does not require an Internet connection and works on the browsers of most personal devices, including phones, tablets and laptops. Using Navigator, guests can plan their daily activities, explore and book shore excursions, view restaurant menus and make dining reservations, view spa treatments, connect to paid internet and look...
Celebrity Gives Back, Supports Malala Fund
Celebrity Cruises has launched a two-year partnership with Malala Fund. With the shared commitment to diversity, inclusion and gender equality, the brand is partnering with Malala Fund whose mission is to secure 12 years of safe, free quality education for every girl. Inspired by Malala's mission and advances in furthering girl's education, Celebrity named 19-year old Nobel Laureate and U.N. Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai as the Godmother of its newest ship, Celebrity Edge, which will debut in late 2018. Celebrity president Lisa Lutoff-Perlo said that Malala's dedication to...
Disney Sails to Quebec City, Bermuda
In fall 2018, Disney Cruise Line will sail on new itineraries and to new ports, including first-time visits to Quebec City and Bermuda – both with multiple days to experience the destinations. Quebec City will be featured on two new itineraries sailing from New York in September 2018. Both sailings include two full days in the Quebec capital, giving visitors multiple days to experience the city. As part of these two sailings, the 2,713‑passenger Disney Magic will also stop at Saguenay and Baie-Comeau. "The fact that the Disney Magic is coming to Quebec is a historic development...
Royal Caribbean Opens First Year-Long Program to Cuba
Royal Caribbean International is launching a year-round program to Cuba with new sailings to Havana aboard Empress of the Seas. Royal Caribbean's newly refreshed ship will sail 58 cruises of four- and five-night itineraries from January 2018 through March 2019, more than half offering overnight stays in Havana. Empress’ Western Caribbean and Havana sailings are open for bookings. “Since arriving in Cuba for the first time last month, we’ve seen the excitement of our guests when sailing into Havana and the passion they have for the city at sail away – its people, its...
Hurtigruten Sailings Get Cultural
Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten has tours that are polar opposites. The company has smaller cruise ship itineraries in different parts of the world, including the Arctic and Antarctica, with Arctic sailings found in different regions, among them Norway and Greenland. Hurtigruten began operation 125 years ago carrying people and cargo along coastal Norway and its vessels now carry a combination of tourists, commuters and supplies along that coast, frequently stopping, enabling tourists to disembark and reboard seeing the different communities en route. “We don't have...