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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“Travel truly changes people, particularly journeys or expeditions that are focused on wildlife and nature,” says Fia Bauer, a six-year personal travel planner with Pavlus Travel, Albuquerque, NM. In essence, exploring the world is an amazing gift of discovery. “Seeing …
For foodies, there’s much new in the way of tasty culinary cruises. The Meandering Traveler has gathered savory culinary news tidbits for 2024. So, come along and get hungry just thinking about the delicious tastes! (Photo above shows chefs serving …
