Cruising the World in Style
Viking® (www.viking.com) has taken delivery of Viking Octantis®, the company’s first of two new purpose-built expedition ships. The delivery ceremony took place this morning at Fincantieri’s VARD shipyard in Søviknes, Norway. Viking Octantis hosts 378 guests and sets sail tomorrow toward South America to welcome guests in January 2022 for Viking’s first voyages to Antarctica. Viking Octantis will be officially…
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As the popularity of expedition cruising to Antarctica continues to gain momentum, Scenic is introducing new itineraries that allow guests to avoid the nearly two-day Drake Passage journey — flying from Punta Arenas, Chile, to meet the line’s ultra-luxury Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse, at Antarctica’s King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands. Utilizing the two-hour flight allows…
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Northern Xplorer AS (NX) announces the launch of its zero-emission, luxury cruise concept that aims to open the door to unique communities, natural attractions and experiences in the Nordic countries using advanced eco-friendly vessels. NX brings ‘experience tourism’ to the cruise forefront under the slogan ‘Destination Discovery’ – a new type of cruising providing immersive, enriching experiences for those…
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Enchanted Princess, the 5th royal-class ship in the Princess Cruises fleet, was officially named in a ceremony and celebration as part of an original production “Our World, Enchanted,” that premiered earlier today on the cruise line’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. “Our World, Enchanted” is now available to watch on demand here. Hosted by Princess Cruises Celebrations Ambassador Jill Whelan…
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Storylines residents will live a healthy and active life of freedom and adventure where they enjoy immersive, life-changing experiences while traveling the world in their global residence. Storylines’ MV Narrative ship is 741 feet long and 98 feet wide with 547 fully-furnished residences ranging in size from 237 to 1,970 square feet. Homes are available as outright purchases or 24-year leases…
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Swan Hellenic announced the christening of its new ship SH Minerva at the Helsinki Shipyard during a small private ceremony earlier this afternoon with godmother Johanna Mäkelä, Finland’s first professor of food culture and wife of Helsinki City Mayor Juhana Vartiainen. Mayor Vartiainen was also present, along with Swan Hellenic CEO Andrea Zito and Helsinki Shipyard CEO Carl-Gustaf Rotkirch with…
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Lindblad Expeditions celebrated the launch of their second new polar vessel, National Geographic Resolution, on her inaugural voyage to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands. Under Antarctica’s clear blue skies and parked on fast ice in the Weddell Sea’s Duse Bay, guests walked onto the ice to cheer on Captain Heidi Norling as she christened the 126-guest National Geographic Resolution….
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LegendsAbroad.com will serve you a once-in-a-lifetime Antarctic expedition to the seventh continent. A limited number of lucky travelers will have the chance to spend eleven days with two of the sport’s most iconic legends, and witness history as the game is formally played for the first time on a continent known for geographical isolation and exoticism. The trip is also…
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The Zambezi Queen Collection by Mantis comprises four houseboats: the flagship, luxury vessel: Zambezi Queen by Mantis and three deluxe vessels: the Chobe Princesses by Mantis. All of the houseboats sail along the Chobe River, with the Zambezi Queen by Mantis navigating roughly 25km of the river and the Chobe Princesses by Mantis able to navigate 50km of the river…
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises® has celebrated its highly anticipated return to cruising in the U.S. and Caribbean with Seven Seas Explorer’s® call to Miami, Florida. Excited guests embarked The Most Luxurious Ship Ever Built™ on November 15, 2021, in Miami for an exhilarating eight-night journey through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica, ending in Colon, Panama. Guests will experience…
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