Inaugural calls by Celebrity Reflection and Celebrity Beyond usher in offering of short, premium Caribbean getaways COURTESY Celebrity Cruises: MIAMI, (April 23, 2024) – Celebrity Cruises® guests visited Perfect Day at CocoCay, the number one destination in Royal Caribbean Group, for the first time, traveling aboard Celebrity Reflection® Monday, April 22nd and Celebrity BeyondSM Tuesday, April 23rd. The award-winning private destination introduced by sister brand Royal Caribbean International is part of Celebrity Cruises’ new short Caribbean itinerary ... Read more The post FIRST CELEBRITY CRU ..read more

I saw the original Star Wars movie seven times. This was not over a 40-year period, this was in the first couple of years following its 1977 release. It was a great movie. You saw additional details on each subsequent viewing. My future wife and I were dating at the time. She never understood my fascination with seeing the same movie over and over. Cunard has a similar success with the transatlantic crossing. The seven-night sailing from ... Read more The post Why People Repeat Cunard’s Transatlantic Crossing appeared first on All Things Cruise ..read more

Jim Stewart was a part-time fiddle player and bank teller who wanted to make music. His sister, Estelle Axton, was a schoolteacher who wanted to run a record store. Together they formed Stax Records — the “St” for Stewart, the “ax” for Axton. And the sounds from their modest recording studio set the music world on its ear. Their unique blend of soul revolutionized music and made their Memphis facility a mecca for musicians of all colors, ... Read more The post Stax Museum of American Soul Music a Memphis Musical Landmark appeared first on All Things Cruise ..read more

The cruise industry and cruise travel is booming. For further evidence, consider the just-concluded conference in Miami Beach, where over 11,000 people from 120 countries came together for four days. With the pandemic firmly in the rear-view mirror, optimism ran high as over 600 exhibitors showcased the latest in tourism, technology and innovative new products.   This is the 39th edition of the conference, the 29th held in Miami Beach, and, as usually the case, the highlight was ... Read more The post Seatrade Cruise Global: Optimism Running High in the Cruise Industry and for Cruise ..read more

A Tina Turner song puts the Holland America Line audience in high gear. Following are more songs by Enya, Kylie Minogue and former Las Vegas entertainer Lola Falana as sung by cruise line performers. Holland America Line is adding to its award-winning entertainment lineup with the introduction of four new mainstage shows in 2024. The concert-style productions are fronted by multi-talented headliners supported by an ensemble of singers and dancers. “We are excited to have a set ... Read more The post Holland America Line Debuts New Stage Shows on Cruise Ships appeared first on All Things Cruise ..read more

Swan Hellenic Announces Completion of Record-Breaking Antarctic Season with 90% occupancy, and Releases Details of 2025-2026 “Incredible Antarctica” Cruises Ending its near sell-out Antarctic season with a 20-night voyage from Ushuaia to Cape Town, the cultural expedition cruise pioneer announces what’s in store for explorers of the “White Continent” in 2025-2026. COURTESY SWAN HELLENIC: March 25, 2024 – Today, the ice-class Swan Hellenic cruise ship SH Vega sailed into Cape Town from Ushuaia, bringing the cultural expedition ... Read more The post appeared first on All Things Cruise ..read more

SILVER RAY IS FLOATED OUT – JOINING HER WILDLY POPULAR SISTER SHIP, SILVER NOVA. SILVER RAY IS SILVERSEA’S SIXTH ADDITION TO ITS FLEET IN JUST 3 YEARS. In Papenburg, Germany, on February 25th. Silversea marked another significant milestone with the float out of Silver Ray at the Meyer Werft shipyard. This signals the ship’s moving into its final stages of construction.  The steel-cutting ceremony just 15 months ago, the ship is now approaching completion.  Silver Ray is ... Read more The post SILVERSEA’S SILVER RAY FLOAT OUT appeared first on All Things Cruise ..read more

You can sail nine nights from Brooklyn, New York, to the Bahamas and back for as little as $329 per person, but parking your car at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal might cost you $315 to park your car.  When parking can almost equal your per person cruise fare, suddenly how you get to and from your ship becomes an important question. If you live in your homeport city, taking a taxi, car service, Uber or Lyft can ... Read more The post 8 Tips to Lower the Expense of Getting to and From Your Cruise Ship appeared first on All Things Cruise ..read more

Cultural expedition cruise pioneer releases details of four extraordinary voyages exploring Greenland, the Northwest Passage and Northern Canada from late August to early September 2024, when the Northern Lights are most visible. COURTESY Swan Hellenic: (March 12, 2024) Swan Hellenic continues to entice adventurous, curious minds with its expert-curated, cultural expedition cruises, this time announcing details of four exceptional “Northern Lights Voyages” across the Arctic aboard its luxurious ice-class vessel SH Vega. The first is Iceland, East ... Read more The post Swan Hellenic Announces ..read more

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection celebrated a significant milestone with the keel-laying ceremony for its third yacht, the Luminara. The traditional ceremony took place at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. As per the tradition, the first modular block of Luminara was lowered into the building dock and symbolic coins were placed within the keel for good fortune. “Luminara represents the culmination of innovative design and relentless pursuit of excellence. Every element reflects the dedication of our combined ... Read more The post Ritz-Carlton Yacht Co ..read more