This past weekend, Travel Agent caught up with Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, onboard the recently revitalized, 102,000 gross ton Carnival Sunrise, the former Carnival Triumph, on a four-night cruise from New York City to Bermuda. Fresh from a …
What’s New on Carnival Sunrise? A Conversation With Christine Duffy Read more »
When you just can’t decide where to spend your summer vacation — whether it’s a family trip, couples getaway, group of friends, or solo — a cruise might be the answer. Can’t settle on a destination? You can visit several …
The Best Summer Cruises, From Alaska to the Galapagos Read more »
If someone told you three days at a theme park was the same as two weeks in Palm Beach, Fla., would you agree? Probably not. Yet we talk about cruise vacations without distinguishing between products that are equally dissimilar. I …
It’s important to differentiate between cruise products Read more »
Outlander — Courtesy of STARZ — Acquired via the STARZ Media Room Outlander seasons 1 and 2 are coming to Netflix. If you’ve never seen the show, here are a few reasons why it will become your new obsession. It’s …
Indonesia, which has been aggressively developing its halal tourism industry over the last five years, has been named the world’s best halal tourist destination, based upon the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2019, outclassing 130 destinations throughout the world. Mastercard-Crescent …
Indonesia on top list of world’s halal tourism industry Read more »
There’s an unpleasant sense of perpetual apprehension for those of us who are prone to motion sickness. You never know which flight is going to turn turbulent or when a snorkeling trip is going to start to get a bit …
The Best Motion Sickness Remedies, According to Frequent Travelers Read more »
The conventional wisdom going back to at least Bob Dickinson’s days at Carnival Cruise Line is that cruise retailers need to be open later, and especially on weekends, because that’s when people are done with work and have time to …
Couples Resorts is synonymous with the clientele its properties accommodate: romantic partners seeking a relaxing getaway they will remember long beyond the vacation’s end. Couples features four distinctive Jamaican properties: two in Negril (Couples Negril and Couples Swept Away) and …
Health officials in five states have warned people believed to be infected with measles and planning to travel that a federal regulation could prevent them from boarding planes. All eight individuals agreed to cancel their flights after learning the government …
Officials fighting U.S. measles outbreaks threaten to use rare air-travel ban Read more »
The summer sun is at its harshest, yet there is no dearth of passengers (mostly middle-aged men and children) wallowing in two miniature pools on the top deck of Jalesh Cruises’ maiden ship, Karnika. On its first sail from Mumbai …
Testing the waters with Jalesh Cruises’ maiden ship, Karnika Read more »