Scenic v Crystal v Ponant: The new expedition ships go head to head

Scenic v Crystal v Ponant: The new expedition ships go head to head

Luxury expedition cruising is fast emerging as the hottest market in the industry. In the last three months three lines have announced major new ...

Ocean Cay

The good guide to private islands

MSC Cruises is the latest line to announce it will be building a private Caribbean island for the exclusive use of its passengers. To ...

Ovation of the Seas sets sail

Ovation of the Seas sets sail

Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas has been floated out from the Meyer Werft Shipyard along the Ems River toward the Black Sea. The ...

Destination: Alaska

Destination: Alaska

Breathtaking scenery, gleaming glaciers, abundant wildlife, and Native American culture are only a few of the spectacular attractions that draw cruise vacationers to Alaska. ...

Ponant

Ponant to double its fleet with four new ships

Luxury French expedition line Ponant announced over night that it will be building four new ships, doubling its existing fleet. The first ship is ...

Crystal Endeavor - Are we seeing double?

Crystal Endeavor – Are we seeing double?

Crystal Cruises announced overnight that it would be launching a 200-passenger polar class megayacht to be named Crystal Endeavor – with a design that looks ...

Destination: Caribbean – Jamaica

Lively, captivating and compelling, Jamaica has a spirit all its own. Nearly 90 percent of population is of African descent, and the influence can be ...

Destination: Caribbean – Dominican Republic

The second largest Caribbean nation, the Dominican Republic sits just off the southeast tip of Cuba and shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. ...

Destination: Caribbean – British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands are made up of four main islands; Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke. BVI  was colonised by the ...

Destination: Caribbean – Barbados

Another of the Caribbean’s former British colonies, Barbados gained independence in 1966 and is often popularly known as Little England. Located on the eastern ...

Destination: Caribbean – Bahamas

The Bahamas is an archipelago of nearly 700 islands and more than 2,000 coral reefs. Less than 200 kilometres off the coast Florida, it’s one of ...

Destination: Caribbean – Aruba

Aruba sits just 18 miles off the northern coast of Venezuela and is one of the six islands that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Unlike many ...

Destination: Caribbean – Antigua & Barbuda

Located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the twin-island country of Antigua and Barbuda was named by Christopher Columbus in 1493 in ...

Destination: USA

Destination: USA

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A huge & diverse, yet quintessentially Western country, the United States of America is larger than life. From the outgoing personalities of America’s friendly ...

Destination: Oman

Destination: Oman

Muscat, the capital of Oman, is completely different from the rest of the Emirates on the Arabian Gulf. It is conservative, restrained and magical. ...

Middle East

Destination: Dubai

The Middle East is emerging as a major cruise destination with more than one million cruise tourists visiting the region during the 2015/16 wave ...