The largest, most visible symbols of the onslaught of tourists on Venice’s canals have been cruise ships that carry hundreds of people into the heart of the historic center. Campaigners pushed through new regulations last year to divert the behemoths …
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I have been fortunate to visit many places, but never had an overwhelming desire to go to Tahiti. So, when our good friend Sandy Stevens, vice president of sales for Paul Gauguin Cruises, invited my wife and me to join …
Carnival Cruise Line has announced that Carnival Vista will return to service ahead of schedule. Carnival canceled three July sailings aboard the ship as repairs to its propulsion system at the Grand Bahama Shipyard were expected to take approximately two …
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A Celebrity cruises ship was forced to turn around and return to port in Seattle on Friday after suffering a power outage shortly after departure. The Celebrity Solstice was headed to Alaska when the power suddenly went out. The ship …
A British cruise passenger has called out TUI Cruises and is demanding a partial refund after his family’s cabin was flooded with foul-smelling “waste water” on an Adriatic sailing this past May. “Our cabin flooded with waste water,” 42-year-old Kass …
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The bread-and-butter itinerary for a luxury cruise line is something in the 10- to 28-day range. But Crystal Cruises is offering more seven-day itineraries in a bid to appeal to a younger demographic. “In 2022, the ships collectively will offer …
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Budapest’s popular illumination cruises past Hungary’s brightly lit Parliament building may be a thing of the past for river cruise lines. The evening Danube sailings that had become a staple of Budapest itineraries were halted by the river cruise lines …
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Eric Tan and his friends were having breakfast one morning aboard a ship in Cozumel, Mexico, when they found out rocker Elton John was giving a concert that night among the Maya ruins at Chichén Itzá, a four-hour drive. “We …