From Our Family To Yours

Dear Friends,

The holidays are here already and we can’t believe another year has gone by. Over this year, nearly 25,000 guests have entrusted their vacation and travel experiences with us, and we couldn’t be more thankful. We believe that traveling and exploring the world generates amazing memories and experiences, and we are so happy that our guests entrust us to help them create vacations of a lifetime. Read more...

Courtesy Princess Cruises / Cruise Industry News: Princess Cruises is offering a new “Circle Pacific Adventure” cruise in 2027 as part of its recently announced 2026-27 deployment in Australia.

Sailing onboard the Grand Princess, the 79-night cruise will depart from three homeports: Brisbane, Sydney, and Auckland. Starting in June 2027, the itinerary will cover over 23,600 nautical miles, crossing the Equator and the International Date Line twice. Read more...

From the birthplace of the blues and rock ‘n’ roll in Memphis to the home of country music in Nashville, my 8-day cruise aboard the American Splendor was a musical delight. And it was even more wonderful to share the journey with my grandson Logan. Read more...

Viking has now named its newest ocean ship and the ship’s ceremonial godmother. The traditional ceremony for Viking Vela was hosted at shipbuilder Fincantieri in Trieste, Italy.

Serving as ceremonial godmother of the Viking Vela is Ivana Elice, Vice President and Project Manager of the Fincantieri Cruise Business Unit, who has overseen the design and engineering of Viking’s ocean ships for 12 years. Read more...

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COURTESY Princess Cruises: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., (November 7, 2024) – Princess Cruises today announced the cruise line’s most destination-rich voyage ever offered with its new 131-day Circle Pacific Voyage departing January 2026 and visiting 60 ports in 19 countries around the Pacific Ocean. This voyage replaces the previously announced 2026 World Cruise to bypass the Red Sea and surrounding region. Read more...

The new Star Seeker yacht has now touched water for the first time. The First Star Class new build for small ship line Windstar Cruises, Star Seeker was floated out of the building dock at the WestSEA Shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

“Seeing a ship come together and be at the point where she leaves dry dock for the sea is a memorable milestone in the life of a new build project,” John Gunner, Windstar’s vice president of Expansion Projects, said in a press release. Read more...

In less than five months, the new MSC World America will arrive in Miami. Until then, MSC Cruises is offering a sneak peek into the highly-anticipated ship with its fantastic features.

MSC World America is under construction at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint- Nazaire, France. The ship is in her outfitting stage, during which all the interiors, public spaces and facilities are installed. Read more...

Looking for some new recipes? Want to increase your cooking skills? Oceania Cruises Culinary Center is just the place to do both.

Celebrating 15 years of The Culinary Center, Oceania Cruises is offering an array of new cooking classes for 2025 and beyond. Oceania’s The Culinary Center was the first-ever, hands-on cooking school at sea. Read more...

The new American Legend cruise ship set sail today on its inaugural cruise. The American Cruise Lines’ small ship is sailing roundtrip from St. Petersburg, Florida, on an “8-Day Florida Gulf Coast and Keys” itinerary.

American Legend will be officially christened on Wednesday, Nov. 27, when the ship is docked at Mallory Square in Key West. The ceremony will be held on board with the ship’s godmother, Key West Mayor DeeDee Henriquez, plus cruise guests and American Cruise Lines executives. Read more...