If you’re planning to spend the money and time to go on a cruise in 2019, you may as well choose an itinerary that knocks a destination or two off your bucket list. To help with your research, consider the…
It’s a fact of vacation life: You can pick where you cruise to and on which line you cruise, but you can’t choose who else is on the cruise ship. And sometimes, your fellow cruise ship passengers won’t behave the…
Mini-break cruises are ideal if you’re tight on time, you don’t want to blow a fortune on a holiday at sea, you need that cruise fix — or you just want to dip your toe in the water for the…
This article, highlighting the issues faced by agents selling ocean cruises, will be part of the second edition of Travel Market Report’s Ocean Cruise Report Card for Travel Agents. The new report follows TMR’s first River Cruise Report Card for…
If you’re looking for a tropical getaway, the Caribbean Sea’s warm waters and hopping islands are a must. Whether you’re into thrills like snorkeling and zip lining or more laid-back activities like beach reading and sipping a cocktail, there’s something…
It is one thing to go on an African safari tour through the wilderness, and it is quite another to stay within the boundaries of a game reserve, enveloped by the eerie nighttime sounds of the wild, at one with…
On a recent four-night cruise to the Bahamas on the 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory, a lively crowd was downing neon drinks at an equally fluorescent bar in the ship’s multi-story atrium. The casino was packed and smoky. This was old-school cruising,…
The most popular destination for the UK’s first-time cruisers, the Mediterranean has so much to offer. Add Western Europe, too, and there’s a voyage for every taste. Here we round-up 10 of the best sailings for 2019 to 2020, from…
Tauck will offer its first river cruises on the Douro in Portgual next year with a new ship featuring fewer but larger cabins than any other major line on the river, the company said Tuesday. The Andorinha, Tauck’s first new…
Though I’ve crisscrossed six continents, I always avoided cruise ships. I could appreciate why many people (especially families) love the convenience and all-inclusive aspects of a cruise ship vacation, but I liked the independence and freedom that traveling by plane…