Oceania Cruises has revealed the inaugural season for Allura, the line’s second Allura-class ship coming in summer 2025. Cruises open for sale on Sept. 13. The Allura’s maiden voyage will be a…
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The renovated Crystal Symphony embarks on first cruise
The Crystal Symphony has returned to service following a refurbishment. The 1995-built ship departed Athens on Sept. 1 on its inaugural voyage for Crystal, a revived luxury line owned by A&K Travel…
Whisky bottler will produce a cask just for Oceania Cruises
Oceania Cruises has partnered with whisky brand Chapter 7, which has created a 20-year-old small-batch cask of Scotch whisky to celebrate Oceania’s 20th anniversary. Just 304 bottles of the whisky will be…
Seabourn will do a circumnavigation cruise of Africa
Seabourn will offer its first voyage circumnavigating Africa. The 90-day Grand Africa Voyage will sail clockwise around the continent from Barcelona, departing Nov. 30, 2024. The 458-passenger Seabourn Sojourn will visit 44…
Explora Journeys rewards travel advisors who provide early support
New luxury line Explora Journeys is recognizing travel advisors as Pioneers if they book at least one cruise during the brand’s inaugural year of operation. The Pioneer status offers an invitation for…
Crystal Serenity to homeport in Fort Lauderdale in winter 2024-25
The relaunched Crystal will begin homeporting from Port Everglades in November 2024 with the refurbished CrystalSerenity. Crystal said it will announce 2025 itineraries later this year, and that will include Port Everglades…
Jack Anderson retires from Crystal
Jack Anderson’s leave of absence from the new Crystal cruise line has become a retirement, confirmed parent company A&K Travel Group. Jack Anderson Anderson led the original Crystal Cruises before the line…
Atlas Ocean Voyages rolls out cultural expeditions for 2024
With the World Voyager joining the fleet this fall, Atlas Ocean Voyages has added more than a dozen new itineraries for 2024, including the line’s first-time sailings in the Caribbean. In addition…
Details emerge on Crystal Serenity’s 2025 world cruise
Crystal on Aug. 30 will open bookings for a 2025 world cruise on the Crystal Serenity. The 123-night cruise will depart from Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 7, 2025, and end in Barcelona….
Zero-gravity massages await Seven Seas Grandeur guests
Regent Seven Seas Cruises unveiled new spa treatments that will debut on the Seven Seas Grandeur, a luxury ship scheduled to embark Nov. 26 on a 14-night maiden voyage from Barcelona to…