Cruising the World in Style
American Cruise Lines announced today their first-ever California cruise. Beginning in 2023, the country’s largest small ship cruise line will offer a brand new 8-Day San Francisco Bay cruise which explores the City on the Bay, Napa Valley, and the San Joaquin Valley. Operating round trip from San Francisco, American’s new small ships will transport guests from San Francisco into…
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Riviera River Cruises has announced a new itinerary on France’s Saône and Rhône Rivers for 2023. On the Lyon, Provençal Rhône & the Camargue River Cruise, guests will experience the villages of Burgundy, one of the world’s most revered wine regions; Lyon, France’s gastronomic capital; the sheer limestone cliffs of the Ardèche Gorges; the Pont du Gard aqueduct and Arles’…
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American Cruise Lines explores the Mississippi River like no one else—offering unique cruise experiences along the length of the river, from St. Paul to New Orleans—also cruising the famous Mississippi tributaries, the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers. This week, the company’s newest riverboat, American Melody, is headed north on the Mississippi, where it will begin seasonal Upper Mississippi River cruises between…
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American Cruise Lines has announced that the 2022 river cruise season on the Columbia and Snake Rivers has begun. In April, American celebrated the new season with the opening of a new cruise dock in Kalama, WA, which the company built in partnership with the Port of Kalama. American’s fleet of riverboats has been cruising the region since 2010 and…
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For many, a trip to France is as much about experiencing the food culture that brought us iconic dishes like boeuf Bourguignon, foie gras and chocolate souffle as it is about visiting the art museums and historic sites. For those travelers who like to plan their vacations around seeking out a must-try dish or making a pilgrimage to a beloved…
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Europe’s largest river cruise line, CroisiEurope Cruises, has released details of its summer Family Club program on the Douro, Guadalquivir, Rhine and their new Family Club itinerary through Greece’s Cyclades and Dodecanese Islands. CroisiEurope’s Family Club cruises offer kid-friendly excursions and allow children to cruise for free on the Douro Guadalquivir, and Rhine, and a 30% discount for children 16…
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Stir-up a dish passed down through generations or mix-up paints on a palate? Wander the halls of history or step-through the ruins of an ancient castle? Paddle through scenery or pedal around cityscapes? As more cruisers choose the small-ship cruise alternative, inviting them to sail down the world’s most legendary waterways with fewer people and more of everything, Avalon Waterways has…
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This month, CroisiEurope Cruises, Europe’s largest cruise line, is relaunching their exceptional land-and-water safari program, Travel to the Ends of the Earth, which includes time in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. This itinerary, unique to CroisiEurope, begins with one night in Johannesburg followed by a 4-day stay in a 5-star lodge in Namibia, owned by CroisiEurope, in an island…
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American Cruise Lines has officially opened the 2022 cruise season. On Saturday, February 26th, riverboat American Heritage and small cruise ships American Independence and American Star, set sail on the Mississippi River and in the Southeast. The first cruises have been successful with excellent guest reviews and extraordinary feedback on the winter’s amenity upgrades. The balance of American’s fleet, which…
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Viking® (www.viking.com) celebrated that the new 386-guest Viking Mississippi® was “floated out” in Louisiana, marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched water. Set to debut in June 2022, the Viking Mississippi will sail Viking’s highly-anticipated voyages on the Lower and Upper Mississippi River, between New Orleans and St. Paul. The traditional float out took…
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