Tag: Cruise Industry

Jan 08

The Latest From Holland America Line

Now back home, we continue to distil highlights of a recent sailing on Holland America Line and their latest ship, 2,666-passenger Nieuw Statendam. That four night sailing was the first since the ship made her way across the Atlantic from Read More …

Jan 05

USAToday 10 Best Reader Choice Awards Now Live

The annual USA Today 10 Best Readers Choice Awards have been announced.  Scoring high, Carnival Cruise Line in three categories. Today we have highlights of those awards and the answer to a common question on this topic. Big Win For CarnivalCarnival Sunshine Read More …

Dec 27

Holland America Explorations Central

Holland America Line’s Explorations Central (EXC) offers an impressive array of destination immersion options, unlike any other big ship cruise line. Explorations Central is immersive onboard programming designed to make your journey more engaging, vivid and meaningful. How much so Read More …

Dec 26

Ten Unique Parts Of Holland America Line Today

Sailing on a short preview cruise of Holland America Line’s latest Pinnacle-class ship brought a front row seat to ten unique parts of Holland America Line. These are not ten little things we found on Nieuw Statendam but ten big Read More …

Dec 24

New Holland America Cruise Ship Tops Premium Category, Smartly

Today we have news, information, and opinions about the latest Holland America cruise ship entry in the Premium cruising category. First, the quick version: 2666-passenger Nieuw Statendam began Caribbean deployment on December 19 with a 4-day sailing from Port Everglades. Read More …

Dec 17

#Winning: Carnival Cruise Line Best For Families

Over the weekend at the 16th annual Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards, Carnival Cruise Line was named Best Domestic Cruise Line and Best Family Cruise Line at a black-tie gala in New York City.  Interestingly, these awards are voted on by the Read More …

Dec 12

Rudi Does It Nieuw, Excellence Ensues

Holland America Line celebrated the opening of Rudi’s Sel de Mer on board Nieuw Statendam with a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony recently. On hand, Rudi Sodamin, Holland America Line’s world-renowned Master Chef and the venue’s namesake, performing the honor of officially opening the Read More …

Dec 12

Viking Recipes: A Solid Holiday Tradition Continues

Getting to be a solid event among our holiday traditions, some Favorite Holiday Recipes from Viking River Cruises. The Tradition ContinuesAgain this year, Viking invites us to “soothe the winter chill with Rüdesheim coffee and Viennese hot chocolate, or for more traditional Read More …

Dec 04

Celebrity Edge Highlights, Detailed

Celebrity Cruises new Celebrity Edge has a number of unique features found on no other ship.  Stars of the show are solid wins for Celebrity Cruises. Together, they provide a glimpse into the future of the premium cruise line. Infinite Read More …

Nov 27

15 Celebrity Edge Favorite Features

Just off a quick two-day preview sailing of Celebrity Cruises new Celebrity Edge, I have a number of favorite features.  There will be more as we commonly find on most new ships.  This is especially true with the first vessel Read More …