Author: Jerry Limone 

Travel agency network Virtuoso said the new Crystal luxury cruise line has been named a preferred partner. A&K Travel Group is reviving Crystal, having acquired the brand, its guest list and its…

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 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…

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…

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’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…

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…

Edition Hotels’ first property in Mexico, the Riviera Maya Edition at Kanai, is open in preview. Nestled within the new resort community of Kanai, the Edition is at the end of a…