The Viking Star, Viking Ocean Cruises first ship, has embarked on her maiden voyage from Istanbul to Venice, thus launching the travel industry’s first entirely new cruise line in a decade. From Venice, Viking Star will make her way through the Mediterranean and into the Atlantic on her way to…
Inspired by travelers’ desires to connect to the world in more meaningful ways, Celebrity Cruises has launched a new shore excursion program. Featuring four special-interest categories and more than 70 new shore excursions, guests can discover destinations and activities that match their interests. Excursions include exclusive behind-the-scenes experiences at globally…
Celebrity Cruises and Bravo Media have extended the popular “Top Chef at Sea” program for 2015. “Top Chef” fans and food lovers will have the opportunity to vacation with a new lineup of cheftestants on this exclusive cruise vacation. Setting sail on November 14 onboard Celebrity Reflection, the seven night…
Galápagos Islands are a nature lovers dream. Lying just off the western coast of South America, the Galápagos archipelago is inaccessible to most, yet this isolation has allowed nature to develop in ways exclusive to the islands. Silversea has designed a Galápagos expedition voyage so that you can fully immerse…
On March 24, Viking River Cruises announced the newest additions to its fleet of river cruise vessels at a simultaneous christening ceremony in Amsterdam and Rostock, Germany. The company christened a total of 12 new river vessels, including 10 of its award-winning Viking Longships® and two custom vessels for the…
AmaWaterways and Backroads have developed the ultimate active travel river cruising experience, which, beginning in Spring 2015, will visit Europe’s most captivating destinations. Travelers booking one of these departures will experience a luxury AmaWaterways river cruise combined with Backroads’ immersive, expert-curated biking tours. “Backroads is a leader and innovator in…
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has recently announced the addition of three new exclusive venues to Seven Seas Explorer®: Chartreuse, a gourmet French specialty restaurant, a Culinary Arts Kitchen and the Meridian Lounge. CHARTREUSE Located on Deck 10, Chartreuse, a gourmet specialty French restaurant, joins Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ signature steakhouse, Prime 7, as…
A symbol of the fragility of our natural world, the rhinoceros is simultaneously a beacon of hope amid the growing threats to Africa’s endangered wildlife. Among the various species and subspecies of rhinos in the world, the desert-adapted black rhino is one of the most rare and intriguing. Surviving in…
Oceania Cruises is offering a limited time airfare special. On select 2015 European cruises, you can upgrade to Premium Economy Air for only $99 per person each way. Oceania is offering this special air upgrade on thirteen European cruises, sailing between May and August 2015. It applies to intercontinental flights only and…
If you are interested in sailing the Mekong or Irawaddy Rivers in 2015, or would prefer a European River cruises, Avalon Waterways is offering guests a fantastic air fare offer. Book a select 2015 Avalon Europe or Southeast Asia river cruise vacation by April 7, 2015 and receive a fixed…
