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Cunard reveals 2025 Event Voyages
Cunard has unveiled its program of 2025 Event Voyages, taking place across Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Victoria. Event Voyages feature experts from the worlds of arts, gastronomy, wine and entertainment, with performances, Q&As, and hands-on workshops on offer. Queen Elizabeth will be sailing from Sydney to Tasmania for her Great Australian Culinary Voyage in February 2025 The luxury cruise line will offer seven itineraries, ranging from five to 11 nights, beginning in February 2025. These comprise: Great Australian Culinary Voyage, Queen...
Atlas Ocean Voyages partners with Global Penguin Society
Atlas Ocean Voyages recently unveiled a new collaboration with the Global Penguin Society, an internationally recognized organization dedicated to the conservation of the world's penguin species and the coasts and oceans they inhabit. Available on select Antarctica expeditions beginning with the World Navigator, November 22, 2024 expedition, guests will gain insight into penguin rookeries and the Global Penguin Society's research through onboard lectures and guided shore landings. "During each Antarctica expedition, the continent's resident penguin population is the star of...
Windstar bringing back popular Alaska & Japan routes for 2026
Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises revealed today it’s planning to send its newest ship, Star Seeker, cruising to Alaska and Japan when it joins the fleet in 2026. Windstar last sailed in Alaska and Japan in 2023 before it redeployed Star Breeze to be the year-round ship in Tahiti. “We are really happy to be able to bring back Alaska and Japan for our guests,” said Windstar’s President Christopher Prelog. “We know these are popular destinations, and we have many people asking us to return there. We can’t keep this secret any longer.” Star Seeker will sail...
Oceania relaunches personalized Cruise Vacation Guide
Oceania Cruises has relaunched its Cruise Vacation Guide, bringing travellers a personalized portfolio inclusive of pre-cruise information before setting sail. Received by guests prior to embarkation, the newly relaunched Cruise Vacation Guide will include a personalized welcome letter from Oceania Cruises president, Frank A. Del Rio, a ‘Welcome Aboard’ booklet with general cruise information and a deck-by-deck guide per vessel, four reusable luggage tags and personalized luggage tag inserts that are customized with the guest’s name, sail date, ship and stateroom and colour...
Carnival Corp absorbing P&O Cruises into Carnival Cruise Line brand
Carnival Corporation & plc has announced that in March 2025, the company will sunset the P&O Cruises Australia brand and fold the Australia operations into Carnival Cruise Line. The move is the latest in a series of strategic actions designed to increase guest capacity for Carnival Cruise Line and that have resulted in the addition of eight new ships to Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet since 2021, including the successful shift of three vessels from sister brand Costa Cruises. In addition, the company recently placed its first new ship order in half a decade for two new...
Emerald unveils new Caribbean itineraries for winter 2024/2025
Emerald Cruises has unveiled new Caribbean itineraries for the winter 2024/2025 season aboard the acclaimed Emerald Azzurra. These new routes will explore captivating, less-travelled Caribbean locales including Jost van Dyke and Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and Antigua. Emerald Azzurra will sail between St. Thomas or San Juan and St. John’s, Antigua. Highlighted by overnight stays in the glamorous St. Barths and visits to the serene islands of Guadeloupe and Barbuda in the Leeward Islands, these itineraries are tailored for discerning travellers seeking...
AmaWaterways announces two new river ships for 2026
AmaWaterways has announced two new river ships launching in 2026: AmaKaia joins AmaDara on the Mekong River and AmaSofia will sail Europe’s Rhine and Danube Rivers. With an expected launch date of May 24, 2026, AmaSofia will be the award-winning cruise line’s 24th ship to sail on Europe’s most popular rivers. AmaSofia’s inaugural 14-night itinerary, aptly named Magnificent Europe, follows the route of emperors, kings and queens as it journeys between Amsterdam and Budapest. About the river cruises Guests will sail on three rivers through four countries on an immersive...
Viking’s expedition ships return to the Great Lakes
Viking has started its third season in the Great Lakes, with both of its identical expedition ships, the Viking Octantis and the Viking Polaris, now deployed in the region. Viking offers a variety of itineraries that operate between Toronto and Duluth and explore all five Great Lakes. The 378-guest expeditions vessels, which were designed specifically to transit the historic Welland Canal, will remain in the lakes until early October before returning to Antarctica for the austral summer. Two new itineraries for 2026 Viking has also announced that two new itineraries in the...