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Berlitz adventure ratings?

The first thing anyone should know about ‘star ratings’ and expedition ships is that they don’t fit the model devised by Douglas Ward for ranking conventional cruise ships. Instead of chandeliers and waist-coated service staff, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 31 2014
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AmaSonata’s godmother

APT and AmaWaterways have appointed Canadian Automobile Association vice president for travel, Brenda Kyllo as the godmother of their newest ship, AmaSonata. The 164-passenger river vessel will be christened in Vilshofen, Germany on 22 July […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 30 2014
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Avalon’s new vessels

Avalon Waterways will continue with its tradition of introducing a new Suite Ship every year, with plans to launch two new vessel in 2015. Avalon Tapestry II and Avalon Tranquility II were revealed in the […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 29 2014
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No UK for MSC

MSC Cruises has confirmed it will remove its only UK-based ship in 2015 to focus on its Mediterranean operations. The decision comes after the line announced a two-year ‘Renaissance Programme’ to update its four Lirica-class […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 29 2014
Health & Wellness

Norovirus: all you need to know

What is a norovirus? Why is it a problem? How can I avoid it on my next cruise? Those are the three questions all cruisers want answered this week after Royal Caribbean was forced to […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jan 29 2014
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New ship on the Ganges

Indo-British river cruise company, Assam Bengal Navigation has announced its newest ship, RV Raj Mahal will commence cruising the Ganges River from mid-February 2014. Carrying only 44-passengers at double capacity, the 22-cabin vessel was designed […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 28 2014
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APT unveils 2015 India program

APT has unveiled four new India itineraries for 2015, which include sailings on board the small ship, MS Island Sky and the line’s brand new vessel, RV Ganges Voyager. New itineraries range from 14 to […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 28 2014
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Pandaw builds smaller vessels to sail less explored routes

The next big thing in cruising is not what on board features a cruise line can offer, but where a cruise can take you. This year alone, Viking Cruises is preparing to launch 14 new […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 28 2014
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Sea Cloud II sails short cruise from Paris to Hamburg

Sea Cloud Cruises has introduced a new short cruise from Paris to Hamburg. Departing Le Havre, Paris on 7 June 2014 on Sea Cloud II, the cruise will take guests to Oostende, Belgium and Amsterdam, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 27 2014
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Cruise recognised in Australia Day awards

Cruise has been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours with Sarina Bratton, Orion founder and Ponant Australasian chair, awarded an Order of Australia. The recognition comes as Mrs Bratton, a cruise veteran, has taken […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jan 26 2014
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Carnival recruits Olivia Newton-John, Jennifer Hudson for concert series

Concerts at sea are getting bigger and better. Late last year Matchbox Twenty performed for thousands of fans on a three day Carnival Inspiration. And earlier this month Tracy Adkins along with other country singers, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 24 2014