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AmaWaterways Making River Cruising A Soulful Experience
Following a positive response to its inaugural Soulful Experience in France this summer, AmaWaterways has announced a new addition to the 2024 lineup of Soulful Experience river cruise and land packages celebrating Black history and culture along the rivers. Sailing though Portugal from Nov. 13 to Nov. 23, 2024, the 10-night Enticing Douro Soulful Experience encompasses a three-night pre-cruise land package in Lisbon before embarking on AmaDouro in Porto for a seven-night river cruise along the picturesque Douro River. In addition, AmaWaterways is excited to share that...
A Little Adventure In Europe With Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean International has rolled out a new lineup of European vacations for 2025, featuring sailings about six ships from five destinations – including aboard the Allure of the Seas in Barcelona, Spain for the first time since 2015, as well as aboard Odyssey, Independence, Explorer, Voyager and Brilliance of the Seas. Ranging in length from two to 12 nights and featuring bucket-list locales such as Greece, Croatia, Italy, Portugal, Spain and France, the new summer 2025 European vacations are now open for booking. Sail on over to www.RoyalCaribbean.com for...
Uniworld Unveils Details Of 2024 President’s Cruise
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has unveiled details of its 2024 President’s Cruise which will be hosted by President and CEO Ellen Bettridge. The special sailing will depart on June 16, 2024 on the popular ‘Castles Along the Rhine’ itinerary, onboard Uniworld’s brand new Super Ship for 2024, the S.S. Victoria. The cruise will operate on its usual Basel to Amsterdam route, but guests can expect exclusive activities and excursions, time to interact with Ellen during the journey, and special surprises created just for this cruise along the way. Ellen Bettridge,...
Carnival Cruise Line Adding 2025-2026 West Coast Sailings
Carnival Cruise Line is adding more sailings from the West Coast, including a new cruise to kick off Carnival Firenze’s debut in Long Beach, Calif. next spring. As Carnival continues to unlock its 2025-26 deployment, many more sailings on Carnival Firenze and Carnival Radiance opened Nov. 8, with an array of itineraries featuring Mexican destinations. The cruise line is also adding to its Carnival Journeys program of longer sailings with new Hawaii cruises. To see all sailings currently available from Long Beach, click here. The new sailings now available from Long...
Sailing With Cunard Is Always An Event
Cunard Line passengers needn't get all spiffed up before heading to dinner at sea, a Baxter Media webcast was told. The company's Wade Menard said that a company that was long seen as being synonymous with formality has relaxed its dress codes, with the likes of golf shirts and khakis being acceptable male attire for dinners. An exception would be some restaurants requiring men to wear jackets and ties on "formal nights," but those who don't want to don that type of clothing will find that there are "a lot of options for casual wear," he said. However, jeans wouldn't be...
Costa Serena Starts India Cruise Program
Costa Cruises is celebrating as the Costa Serena begins operating its newly created India cruise program from Mumbai. The program will operate from Nov. 4, 2023 to Jan. 11, 2024 and the Costa Serena will sail two-, three-, and five-day itineraries, with calls in Mumbai, Kochi, Goa and the island of Agatti in Lakshadweep. A special event in Mumbai to mark the milestone in the 75-year anniversary of Costa was attended by Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, along with Francesco Raffa, Director Asia Region & Growth Markets, Costa...
Dondra Ritzenthaler Named Incoming CEO For Azamara
Azamara has named Dondra Ritzenthaler as its Incoming Chief Executive Officer. A 40-year veteran of the travel industry, Ritzenthaler was most recently the Senior Vice President of Sales, Trade Support and Services for the Americas for Celebrity Cruises. Prior to her 20 years with Royal Caribbean and Celebrity, she spent nearly 20 years with American Airlines in a number of sales and marketing leadership roles. Ritzenthaler will begin at Azamara in May 2024. Until that time, Chair of Azamara, Dan Hanrahan, will provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of the...
Celebrity Cruises Announces Name Of Next Edge Series Ship
Celebrity Cruises has announced that the fifth ship in its Edge Series will be named Celebrity Xcel. The reveal was made at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, as executives from both Royal Caribbean Group, the world’s leading family of cruise vacation brands that includes Celebrity Cruises, and the shipyard cut the first piece of steel for the new ship. Celebrity Cruises’ President Laura Hodges Bethge, said: “The Edge Series has shattered preconceived notions of cruising, and I am thrilled to announce our next bold step as a brand with Celebrity...