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Celebrity Cruises expands Galapagos fleet

Celebrity Cruises recently acquired tour operator Ocean Adventures and its two ships, the 48-guest ship M/V Eclipse and the 16-guest catamaran M/C Athala II. This will now help Celebrity Cruises’ Galapagos itinerary, which had 100-guest […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 15 2016
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Reviews

Sanctuary Ananda

Sue Bryant falls under the spell of Myanmar’s surreal beauty as she joins a luxurious new vessel on the Irrawaddy River. I’m perched on a ledge on top of the Shwesandaw Pagoda, one of 2,000 […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 15 2016
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Scenic Jasper

With the launch of its newest river cruiser, Scenic has dropped the word “tour” from its vocabulary, added some wonder and injected plenty of smart technology writes Peter Lynch. It’s early on a bright spring […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 15 2016
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Reviews

American Empress

The USA’s Columbia-Snake rivers provide a cruise experience featuring dramatic scenery and a fascinating pioneer history. Brian Johnston hops aboard. I’ve only just boarded American Empress and am tucking into a steak dinner when the paddlewheel starts turning and we’re off. Already, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 15 2016
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Dining

Luke Nguyen opens the doors to his homeland

River cruising is all about immersion and food is arguably one of the best ways to experience a destination. To give passengers an authentic culinary experience, APT has brought Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyen onboard as an ambassador for […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 15 2016
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River Countess

A cruise on Italy’s Po River gives you a ringside seat for some of Italy’s top cultural centres. It’s why river cruising is becoming so popular, as Brian Johnston reports. River Countess is as aristocratic as her name […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 15 2016
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MS Juno

Crossing Sweden on a 141-year-old steamship gives Barry Stone plenty of time to admire the scenery and enjoy a slower pace of life. It was the tiniest space I’d ever been shoehorned into. And this was Bridge Deck! Two metres […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 15 2016
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News

10 ways to score a river cruise cabin upgrade

There isn’t a traveller on the planet who hasn’t tried for an upgrade – and cruise ship staff are well aware there are a thousand scams out there to move passengers from that inside room […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 15 2016
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News

Jessica Minh’s fashion spectacle aboard Costa Luminosa

It was the day high fashion hit the high seas – well, at least the sea around Sydney Harbour. Jessica Minh Anh is well known for her love of presenting amazing designs a board cruise […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 14 2016
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News

Harmony of the Seas begins sea trials

Its the world’s largest ship, 124 ft longer than the height of Eiffel Tower. Harmony of the Seas, currently under construction in STX shipyard, France began its sea trials on Thursday, March 11 for three days. […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 14 2016
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Passenger Reviews

Royal Princess Caribbean cruise review

As regular Princess cruisers we were excited to explore the Caribbean on this magnificent ship. Whilst we have always enjoyed sailing with Princess, the Royal added a new dimension to our cruising experience.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 11 2016
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Passenger Reviews

Loved our cabin and dining on Legend of the Seas

From boarding the ship to disembarking, we had a great time. Our cabin was fabulous and in a great spot to get anywhere and everywhere we wanted to go.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 11 2016
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