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…
Author: Jerry Limone
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…
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…
Virtuoso adds the new Crystal as a preferred partner
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…
Borgata’s Water Club to be remodeled and renamed MGM Tower
MGM Resorts International will rebrand Water Club, the luxury hotel that is part of Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Following a $55 million redesign, the hotel will be renamed the…
Reservations are open for Ritz-Carlton’s second yacht
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has opened reservations for the inaugural season of its second ship, the Ilma. According to the luxury line’s website, the 456-guest ship is scheduled to sail a seven-night maiden…
Explora Journeys unveils the look of high-end accommodations
Explora Journeys unveiled the design of its Ocean Penthouses and Ocean Residences on the Explora I, the luxury cruise line’s first ship scheduled to take its maiden cruise from England on July…
Cunard’s new Queen Anne to sail a world cruise in 2025
Luxury cruise line Cunard said the new Queen Anne will sail a world cruise in 2025. On Jan. 9, 2025, the Queen Anne will depart Southampton, England, on a 107-night roundtrip cruise….