Passengers on Celebrity Cruises’ Mediterranean and Baltic voyages soon will have the opportunity to experience the rich cultures of Europe without even disembarking the ship. In June, Celebrity will introduce a ... Read More

Royal Caribbean International has opened bookings for nineteen 2008-09 itineraries, offering East Coast travelers more voyages and embarkation ports to experience a cruise vacation. More than 80 sailings, ranging from ... Read More

Luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas Cruises has unveiled its cruise program for 2008. The cruise line's fleet of four vessels - Seven Seas Mariner, Seven Seas Voyager, Seven Seas Navigator ... Read More

Royal Caribbean International took delivery of its newest Freedom-class ship, Liberty of the Seas, from Aker Yards during an April 18 ceremony in Turku, Finland. Just days away from making ... Read More

Cruising the legendary Rhine River between Amsterdam and Basel aboard Peter Deilmann river ships provides an opportunity to discover the beauty of Germany’s castle gorge region between Koblenz and Mainz, ... Read More

NCL Corporation has announced that three NCL Freestyle Cruising vessels - Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Star and Norwegian Sun - will return to Alaska for the 2008 season. Norwegian Pearl, NCL's newest ... Read More

Silversea Cruises recently announced it is launching a new spa concept throughout its four-ship fleet, starting with Silver Shadow. The new spa brand, known as The Spa at Silversea, ... Read More

Do you love the brilliant fall foliage colors of orange, yellow and red? If so, a cruise to the Northeastern part of the USA and Atlantic Canada might be perfect ... Read More

Reporter Jean-Marc Papineau shares his love of cruising in this collection of concise anecdotes about several of the most popular cruise lines he has enjoyed over the past two decades. ... Read More

Princess Cruises has changed the location of the naming ceremony of the new Emerald Princess out of respect for the victims of the Sea Diamond cruise ship tragedy at Santorini. ... Read More

Now in its 11th year, Crystal continues to attract some of the most celebrated names in cuisine and wine as they take to sea to host cooking demonstrations, wine tastings ... Read More

The spring and fall of 2008 will find four Celebrity ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean, repositioning between Europe and the Americas. The cruises range from 12 to 14 days each, ... Read More

Small-ship cruise line Cruise West will be adding more adventure opportunities to explore the vast wilderness, geography and cultures of America’s last frontier for the 2007 season. Guests will now ... Read More

Over the next three years, Carnival is adding children’s water parks, a new design style and features for the pool areas, and an adults-only deck area to its eight ... Read More

The Celebrity Mercury has only been in drydock for five days, but the cruise ship will come out of drydock tomorrow with 14 new balcony cabins, a transformed boutique boulevard, ... Read More

The new Cunard shp the Queen Victoria will not be launched until late this year, but the cruise line has announced her 2008 schedule. The newest Queen will first embark ... Read More

NCL Corporation recently announced the withdrawal of Pride of Hawaii from the Hawaii market effective February 2008. The ship will be deployed to Europe for the summer of 2008 as ... Read More

Silversea's 2007 Silver Links program offers golf enthusiasts the chance to combine their love of luxury travel with their passion for golf on 15 diverse itineraries aboard Silver Shadow and ... Read More

Those who love wine cruises don't have to travel all the way to Europe to enjoy an interesting selection of wines. Celebrity Mercury will precede its 2007 Alaska season when ... Read More

Grand Circle Small Ship Cruises will launch its second Russian river ship, the M/S Rossia, on April 30th. The M/S Rossia will join the M/S Tikhi Don on Grand Circle's ... Read More

Tauck World Discovery has announced the construction of an all-new luxury riverboat to be featured on its European river cruise itineraries beginning in early 2008. The ship's debut next spring ... Read More

The new Emerald Princess welcomed its first passengers on board on April 11, as it set sail on its maiden voyage from Rome's seaport, the town of Civitavecchia. The 113,000-ton Emerald ... Read More

Many cruisers (including me) are always looking for new, exciting cruise destinations. Most African river cruises are on the Nile River, and ocean cruises are usually focused on the Mediterranean ... Read More

The 513-passenger ocean liner MS Deutschland of Peter Deilmann Cruises is sailing to Southeast Asia countries on four cruises between Dec. 18, 2007 and February 21, 2008 and Deilmann is ... Read More

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 returns to New York on April 10 after completing her maiden World Cruise and will be based in the Big Apple for the next 18 months, ... Read More

Seabourn has announced its sailing schedules for January 2008 through March of 2009. During the 15-month period, The Yachts of Seabourn will visit over 200 ports in 55 countries during ... Read More

The captain and five officers of the Greek cruise ship the Sea Diamond were charged with negligence on Saturday. Meanwhile, divers searched the wreckage of the cruise ship that sank ... Read More

From June through August, the Crystal Symphony explores the majesty of the Baltic, British Isles and Northern Europe on eight destination-oriented itineraries - offering up to 50+ shore tour options ... Read More

Many people think of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America when planning a nature-oriented, small ship cruise. The Galapagos are well known for the diversity and numbers ... Read More

For its 2007 Alaska cruises – set to kick off in May aboard the 2,124-passenger Carnival Spirit – Carnival Cruise Lines has added 20 new shore excursions – including "zip ... Read More

Frequent visitors to About Cruises know how much I enjoy small ship cruises, and the popularity of this excellent vacation option is growing. Now, Grand Circle Cruise Line, which specializes ... Read More

Celebrity Cruises has found a way to make Alaska cruises even more memorable: Celebrity's onboard enrichment program features the expertise of knowledgeable naturalists who offer educational presentations about the ... Read More

Passengers on the new Emerald Princess will have a rare opportunity to be welcomed into the inner sanctum of the ship's galley by the executive chef for pre-dinner cocktails and ... Read More

Someone sent me a link to this video, which is described as the "Voyager" cruise ship in a "cyclone" in the Mediterranean. What do you think? I think it's a ... Read More