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Seabourn's new 2025 Collection cruises on Seabourn Venture will offer new special events/experiences in the Mediterranean. Photo by Seabourn.

Seabourn’s New “Collection” Cruises Feature One-of-a-Kind Shore Experiences

By Susan J. Young on Tuesday, April 2, 2024

If the “shoreside experience” is critical for your enjoyment while cruising, then check out what ultra-luxury Seabourn is doing. For 2025, the cruise line is introducing “The Collection.” These new Collection cruises are exclusive sailings that offer one-of-a-kind shoreside experiences …

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The idyllic French Polynesian island of Moorea can be visited on a new Oceania Cruises 2025 voyage. Photo by Oceania Cruises.

Oceania Adds Free Pre-Cruise Hotel Stay for 33 Cruises in 2024-2025

By Susan J. Young on Friday, March 29, 2024

We all know that if one is traveling across the globe, just “getting there” takes time. But now arriving for your far-flung cruise might feel a bit smoother if you’re heading out on Oceania Cruises. How so? For new cruise …

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New Silversea voyages in 2025 touch the Arctic, Galapagos and Northern Europe. Photo by Silversea.

New Silversea Grand Voyage, More Robust Galapagos, New NW Passage

By Susan J. Young on Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Do you love a pampering ultra-luxury cruise? How about traveling to the world’s most unique, authentic destinations? Well, you can couple those two thoughts by booking a new Silversea voyage for 2025. Recently, this top-shelf line announced a new “Grand …

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Seabourn is debuting new itineraries in exotic Japan. Photo by Seabourn.

Four Japan Luxury Cruises Beckon as Seabourn Introduces 2025-2026 Voyages

By Susan J. Young on Friday, March 22, 2024

Eyeballing Seabourn’s new 2025-2026 fall, winter, and spring itineraries, The Meandering Traveler is enticed by a new exotic option. What’s happening? Well, for the first time, the line plans a series of “fall foliage” Japan luxury cruises. Between September and …

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Scarlet Lady, an adults only cruise product, is now sailing this winter from PortMiami to the Caribbean. Photo by Viking Voyages.

Virgin Voyages’ “Eat & Drink Festival” is on the Horizon

By Susan J. Young on Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Throughout July 2024, Virgin Voyages, the vibrant, adults-only oceangoing cruise line, rolls out its third annual Eat & Drink Festival fleetwide. This popular, culinary-and-cocktail showcase is designed to delight foodies, epicureans, adventurers and “Sailors,” as Virgin aptly describes its guests. They’ll …

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Uniworld's Venezia sails Italian river cruises and now the luxury line has added new Greece post-cruise extensions. Photo by Uniworld Boutique River Cruises.

New River Ship! Uniworld’s Emilie to Debut in 2026

By Susan J. Young on Thursday, March 14, 2024

It’s exciting to hear that a river cruise line is building a new ship. Besides keeping the cruise industry fresh and vibrant, it gives guests yet another choice when planning a future vacation. So, we’re happy to learn that Uniworld …

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Modern Cartagena, Colombia is shown in the backgroun, and the Spanish-era fortress in the foreground. Photo by PROCOLOMBIA.

Eternal Spring: Tauck’s New Colombia Escorted Tour

By Susan J. Young on Sunday, March 10, 2024

For the first time ever, in 2025 Tauck will offer “Colombia: South America’s Eternal Spring,” an in-depth land tour visiting Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena. On this highly inclusive, nine-day Colombia escorted tour, guests will stay in luxury/upscale hotels. They’ll also …

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Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica. Photo by Dr. Grant Humphries.

Be a True Explorer! Discover Antarctica Penguins with Viking

By Susan J. Young on Friday, March 8, 2024

It’s one thing to go on an expedition cruise. It’s yet another to qualify as a true explorer. But guests and Viking‘s expedition team sailing on one Viking Octantis Antarctica voyage in January 2024 certainly did both. They helped discover a …

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Solis, Seabourn's new fine dining restaurant, has debuted on Seabourn Ovation. Photo by Seabourn.

Seabourn’s New Solis Restaurant on Seabourn Ovation — First Glimpse!

By Susan J. Young on Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Are you eager to dine at Solis, Seabourn’s new fine dining restaurant? Well, that’s now possible for guests of Seabourn Quest, where the eatery first opened in January 2024, and Seabourn Ovation, where it just debuted. Yet to come? The restaurant …

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Silver Ray floats out of the Meyer Werft construction building in Papenburg, Germany. Photo by Silversea Cruises and Meyer Werft.

Silver Ray Floated Out! New Silversea Nova-Class Ship Will Sail Soon

By Susan J. Young on Thursday, February 29, 2024

On the ultra-luxury cruise front, the 728-passenger Silver Ray floated out from its construction pavilion in Germany. That was the big news headline of the week for Silversea Cruises. It’s the second of Silversea’s innovative Nova-class series of ships. (Photo …

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