Starting this April, Celebrity Cruises will offer its Suite Class guests a new and exclusive restaurant — Luminae. Featuring complimentary breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus, Luminae will spotlight locally sourced regional and seasonal ingredients inspired by the destinations Celebrity sails to. Each menu item will only be featured once during…
Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Smithsonian Institution have announced a joint onboard enrichment program, the Smithsonian Collection by Smithsonian Journeys. A wide range of specialists will lead the enrichment programs — from noted art historians to leading authors to former diplomats — and share their first-hand knowledge and expertise. Smithsonian Collection…
Crystal Cruises has announced their Experiences of Discovery theme cruises for 2016 and 2017. Following the tremendous response to the cruise line’s first-ever microbrew and craft beer focus in 2014, the theme will return in November 2016 on a 14-day New Orleans voyage aboard Crystal Serenity, with special presentations from…
Celebrity Cruises has signed a letter of intent for two new ships from the STX France shipyard in St. Nazaire. Developed under the name Project EDGE, the ships will be 984 feet long, 123 feet wide and 190 feet high and will deliver small ship itineraries with large ship amenities.…
Have you been considering a luxury cruise vacation but concerned about the cost? You might be surprised to find that what you will pay on a luxury ship isn’t that much different than on a larger mainstream ship. On larger cruise ships, all the extras are well, extra. Beverage packages,…
China continues its dramatic transformation and now is the time to go. If you’ve never been or want to revisit places you’ve seen in the past, we highly recommend our Majestic China Tour with Imperial Tours. This luxury tour company is offering a 10-night journey, covering the “must-sees” for a…
Abercrombie & Kent is known for its luxury small group journeys and their “Treasures of Croatia” tour is no exception. Over the course of eight days, you’ll discover the best of Croatia and Montenegro including three nights in Dubrovnik, the “Pearl of the Adriatic,” and two nights on the idyllic…
Regent Seven Seas Cruises recently revealed the all-new Seven Seas Explorer. Featuring one-of-a-kind designs and amenities, Seven Seas Explorer is well on its way to becoming the new standard in luxury cruising. With a tagline as “the most luxurious ship ever built”, the 56,000 ton vessel will carry only 750 guests and have…
Tauck has announced a new expanded and more intensive People-to-People cultural program to Cuba that explores more of the country beyond Havana. The expanded 13 day itinerary, “Cuba: Connecting with People and Culture”, includes three nights in Havana, two nights in Cayo Santa Maria, three nights in Camaguey, one night…
Were you one of the millions who tuned in this week for the first episode of Downton Abbey’s fifth season? With the excitement that has built around this hit drama, Crystal Cruises is offering its travelers the rare opportunity to live the luxurious life depicted in the show, replete with early 20th-century…
