Rain was lightly falling when our tour bus pulled up at Tom’s Wall. Rocks glistened with misty raindrops and the gentle shower seemed to whisper through the woods almost like a symphony created by Mother Nature.

Trace Hendrix pulled his raincoat tightly around him and pushed the wet hood back when he climbed aboard our bus. On this day, Trace was to show us around the unusual site in Florence, Alabama, and tell us the amazing story of what his father Tom had done. Read more...

American Cruise Lines is now celebrating 50 years of cruising America’s waterways. Looking back over half a century, the cruise line has compiled a list of “firsts.” Take a look at the interesting list and wish American Cruise Lines a happy birthday. Read more...

Princess Cruises is expanding its 2024 cruises to include a first-time series of Colonial Heritage itineraries featuring Yorktown, part of Virginia’s History Triangle.

Other stops include charming and history-rich Charlestown, South Carolina, as well as Boston and Halifax aboard Island Princess sailing round-trip from New York next summer. Read more...

Ever dream of enjoying the luxury of being a cruise ship owner? Explora Journeys is now offering a special living space on Explora I that can help create that ownership feeling.

The spacious suite aboard the new Explora I is fittingly named the Owner’s Residence. Explora I is scheduled to set sail July 2023. Read more...

One of the most sought-after wines to pour and share for special celebrations will now be offered on new Caymus Vineyards Winemaker Dinner experiences aboard Princess cruise ships.

The new Winemaker Dinner leverages the expansive expertise of Chuck Wagner, owner and winemaker of the renowned Napa Valley’s Caymus Vineyards, to deliver a five-course menu crafted to complement the tasting notes of his wines. Read more...

Looking for a perfect place to enjoy a complete solar eclipse? The Emerald Princess will give guests sailing the Mexican Riviera in April 2024 the rare opportunity to experience a total solar eclipse at sea.

“This rare occurrence in the cosmos is sure to wow millions but only the smallest fraction will ever experience this phenomenon via the ocean aboard an amazing cruise ship,” said John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises. Read more...

The first Princess Cruises restaurant primarily devoted to seafood has been unveiled in the new restaurant The Catch by Rudi, designed in partnership with culinary icon Chef Rudi Sodamin.

“The Catch by Rudi is my way of combining my love of food, seafood and people with my incredible culinary journey at sea and my lifelong history of cooking seafood across the globe to delight Princess guests,” Sodamin said. Read more...

What an appropriate name for a beautiful new ocean ship. The Viking Neptune. And what a perfect godmother, retired NASA astronaut, aquanaut and artist Nicole Stott.

“The Viking Neptune is a ship named for both the furthest planet in our solar system and the god of the sea,” Torstein Hagen, chairman of Viking, said in a news release. “And our newest Viking godmother, Nicole Stott, as a NASA astronaut and aquanaut, also has connections to space and the sea.” Read more...

When the New York Knicks make a three-point basket this season, an Ocean Conservation Cause will receive a donation as the result of a partnership between MSC Cruises and the New York Knicks.

Throughout the year, GraceVision and Knicks Digital Channels also will run features about the program and provide updates on the amount donated to that point in time. Read more...

Several teens sitting in the audience began to chuckle when the film narrator said, “Imagine there was a time in America when there was no rock and roll.”

For these youngsters, there never was such a time.

Rock and roll has always been a part of their lives. So the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum must have been a real eye opener for them. After the short film ended, I saw the young people avidly reading information in the exhibits and commenting on how much music has changed. Read more...