Majestic mountains, dazzling ice fields, and Western's Canada's most celebrated national parks highlight Princess' 2007 Canadian Rockies Cruisetours. Designed specifically to complement the line's Gulf of Alaska or Inside Passage ... Read More

A great way to start out the New Year is on a Caribbean cruise. The weather might be cold and wintery up north, but a Caribbean holiday will be warm ... Read More

Travelers from the Northeast sailing aboard Princess ships from the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal next summer will enjoy a convenient new transportation option to get to and from their ship as ... Read More

Crystal's 2008 World Cruise will span the globe visiting 45 ports of call in 22 different countries. The Crystal Serenity will depart Los Angeles on January 19, 2008, and arrive ... Read More

Looking for a holiday season cruise that has plenty of holiday spirit? How about a European river cruise built around the traditional Christmas markets? Grand Circle Travel has five itineraries ... Read More

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced its latest "Top Ten" collection of cruise discounts. You will find great values on each of these journeys - special offers that will save ... Read More

Dubrovnik, Croatia is becoming one of the cruise lines' favorite ports of call in the eastern Mediterranean, with over 600 "cruise ship days" annually. That's almost two ships per day ... Read More

I will be the first to admit that cruise travel is not for everyone; however, with hundreds of ships and hundreds of itineraries to choose from, there is a cruise ... Read More

The MS Europa, one of the top-rated cruise ships in the cruise industry, will sail on an 8-day Caribbean cruise to the Western Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale on December 14 ... Read More

Fatu Hiva is one of the Marquesas Islands located in French Polynesia in the South Pacific. Few cruise ships visit the Marquesas, but the cruise passenger freighter the Aranui 3 ... Read More

Gdansk, Poland is located on the Baltic Sea and is an interesting port of call for cruise ships sailing northern Europe and the Baltics. Old town Gdansk has been significantly ... Read More

Carnival Cruise Lines announced that the 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom will operate year-round seven-day Caribbean cruises from the Port of Miami beginning November 17, 2007, becoming the newest Carnival 'Fun ... Read More

Join me on a Viking River cruise on the Yangtze River in China. Our cruisetour was all I expected and more. This five-page mega feature focuses on the cruise portion ... Read More

Cunard Line has announced two world cruises for 2008. Sailing roundtrip from New York, Queen Victoria will embark on her inaugural world cruise, a 105-day Pathway to the Explorers voyage. ... Read More

Crystal Cruises is well-known for its excellent onboard programs and theme cruises. From ballroom dancing to wellness, Crystal will showcase 12 different theme cruise topics on nearly half of its ... Read More

Seabourn will add one of the new up and coming "hot" destinations to some of its 2007 Mediterranean itineraries--the southern Italian region of Puglia. Puglia features beautiful beaches, rich ... Read More

Starting in early September Princess passengers will receive their travel documents sooner and more conveniently with the company's new eTickets program. Princess Cruises is the first in the industry to ... Read More

Grand Circle Travel has announced its lowest prices of 2007 on its most popular itinerary--The Great Rivers of Europe. This 16-day cruise sails between Amsterdam and Vienna, stopping at many ... Read More

Fall brings a close to the Alaskan cruising season, but it is not too early to start planning a 2007 cruise to Alaska. Small ship adventure cruise line Cruise West ... Read More

Mediterranean cruise ships often sail through the Strait of Messina between Italy and the island of Sicily. Some lucky cruisers get to port in the city of Messina, which enables ... Read More

The Europa is the first cruise ship worldwide to receive the six star diamond award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, which is renowned worldwide for recognizing excellence in ... Read More

Carnival Cruise Lines will have a second cruise ship homeport in New Orleans starting in August 2007. Carnival's 2,056-passenger Fantasy will start cruising from New Orleans in October 2006, with ... Read More

If you have been thinking of cruising the Yangtze River in China, this winter might be a good opportunity to cruise at a signficant discount. Victoria Cruises is offering fares ... Read More

Award-winning California winemaker Gary Eberle will join Seabourn Spirit as a special guest expert on a 14-day cruise of Asian Capitals & Vietnam, sailing from Hong Kong to Singapore February ... Read More

Ibiza is the southernmost island of the Balearic Islands of Spain. Ibiza's year-round population of 73,000 grows to much more than that during the busy summer season when vacationers from ... Read More

Star Clippers has opened its 2007 Mediterranean bookings. From April to October 2007, the three ships that compose the Star Clippers fleet will journey to 11 countries and enjoy a ... Read More

How about celebrating the Christmas or New Year's Holidays in Norway? Norwegian Coastal Voyage has special 7 to 10 day holiday cruise tours that will give passengers an opportunity to ... Read More

Venice, Italy is a delightful cruise ship port of call. Venice is located in northeast Italy and much of the city is built on islands or floating piers. Most travelers ... Read More

Cruising the great rivers of Europe is a wonderful vacation option. Some people don't think about the great waterways of western Russia when planning a river cruise vacation. I have ... Read More

The Silversea Silver Shadow's 2007 World Cruise will feature an eclectic array of international performers from classical pianists and electric violinists to soulful cabaret singers. The international performers will include ... Read More

Passengers sailing with Windstar Cruises can now book their shore excursions online before sailing, joining several other cruise lines with the same option. I love planning cruises, and researching the ... Read More

The busy summer cruise season is over, but fall and early winter often offer some of the best bargains in cruising. I thought I might share the latest cruise specials ... Read More

Capri is a small island off the spectacular Amalfi coast of Italy. Cruise ships porting in Naples often include a visit to Capri as a shore excursion. The island is ... Read More

Great news for cruise lovers! We all love new ships, and NCL announced that it has entered into a contract with Aker Yards S.A. of France to build up to ... Read More

Peter Deilmann River Cruises will feature two classical music theme cruises on its river ship the 200-passenger Mozart. The cruises are in April and October of 2007. In addition to ... Read More

Oceania Cruises announced that Susie Heller, Executive Producer for Jacques Pépin and Culinary Producer for Julia Child on a total of six series and three specials, will share her culinary ... Read More

Victoria Cruises has hired chef Walter Staib to redesign its menus on all seven of its Yangtze River cruise ships. The expanded menu items include more Western-style appetizers, salads, entrees, ... Read More

"Fiesta Latina" and "Far From Over: the 80s" – two lavish revues featuring fast-paced musical numbers and elaborate costumes and sets – will be featured on Carnival Cruise Lines’ Fascination ... Read More

The MS Europa has introduced a new no-smoking policy in its two specialty restaurants--the Venezia Italian restaurant and the Oriental Asian restaurant. Hapag-Lloyd Cruise Line, the owner of the Europa, ... Read More

Ed and his wife provide a very detailed, excellent review of their cruise to the eastern Caribbean on the Holland America Zuiderdam. Their cruise report includes information on the Zuiderdam ... Read More

Do you love maps and showing your friends and family where you have cruised? If so, you might enjoy one of these Lightravels Illuminated Maps. They aren't cheap, but they ... Read More

As a cruise travel journalist, I hear all sorts of reasons why people planning a vacation will not consider taking a cruise. Although cruise travel may not be for everyone, ... Read More

Are you looking for a last minute fall cruise? If so, Smithsonian Journeys may have one that appeals to you. The educational travel specialist has cruises in September and October ... Read More

Holland America Line will have its longest European cruise season in recent history in 2007 with sailings over the course of nine months. A fleet of five ships will embark ... Read More

The Windstar Wind Surf sailed along the Algarve coastline of Portugal for about a half day while sailing from Tangier, Morocco to Lisbon. The Algarve is Portugal's most popular tourist ... Read More

Grand Circle Travel is offering up to $1000 per couple off on its October and November 21-day "China and the Yangtze" cruise tours. The "China & the Yangtze" River CruiseTour ... Read More

Crystal Cruises is spending $23 million to enhance the Crystal Symphony in what will be the cruise line's largest-ever dry dock. In just two weeks, from October 31 through November ... Read More

In a move to further expand its European and Latin American operations, Royal Caribbean Cruises has announced an agreement to purchase Pullmantur S.A., a Madrid-based cruise and tour operator. Pullmantur, formed ... Read More

Do you love dressing up for Halloween and all the fun Halloween activities? If so, you might want to consider an October cruise with Carnival cruises. Between October 9 and ... Read More