Back onboard the new Crystal Cruises after a US$170million overhaul
After 18 months out of service, with a new owner and a US$170m overhaul of its two ships, Crystal Cruises is back. And what a return.
Sue Bryant
Crystal Serenity won’t disappoint
As Crystal Serenity sets sail from Venice this week on a short preview cruise, the big question is: What has changed?
My Ritz-Carlton Evrima Review: A Luxurious Superyacht Experience Like No Other
Whatever you do, don’t call Evrima a cruise ship. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s first seagoing venture is most definitely a yacht. A superyacht, at that.
Scenic Eclipse II will be the last of her class and her Kimberley excursions will be unique
Scenic Eclipse II was named at a Spanish-themed but low-key dockside ceremony in Malaga today attended by travel trade, media, local VIPs, government ministers and a full contingent of guests. And Scenic owner Glen Moroney revealed in an interview with Cruise Passenger that the vessel will be the last of her design – promising something … Read more
FIRST LOOK: Inside the Ritz-Carlton yacht that costs $10,000-a-week
After eight delays spanning almost three years, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s Evrima is finally here. The 298-passenger ship was named on November 5 in Lisbon before setting out across the Atlantic, bound for Barbados for a winter season in the Caribbean. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection is a collaboration between The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, part of … Read more
Where cruising meets science: Ponant’s luxe icebreaker doubles as a science lab
While some expedition ships have a glossy science lab with microscopes for passengers to play with, the setup on Ponant’s new icebreaker, Le Commandant Charcot, is different. It’s where science meets cruising.
7 places to visit in the Canary Islands when you’re on your cruise
The Canary Islands, scattered across the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, may not seem an obvious choice when you’ve travelled all the way from Australia to tour Europe. You won’t find the glamour of the French Riviera, or the concentration of antiquities of Greece. And yet. The Canary Islands are extraordinarily beautiful, and … Read more
Above and beyond: The Celebrity Beyond delivers an opulent and chic experience
A life-sized silver peacock guards the entrance to the Cyprus restaurant on Celebrity Beyond. Clarita Brinkerhoff’s Homage to Hera is studded with some 28,854 sparkling Swarovski crystals, all set by hand. Like everything on this swish, sumptuous new ship, including the 4,500-piece art collection, it’s both a thing of beauty and a talking point. Celebrity Beyond … Read more
Azamara Onward Review: Life Aboard the ‘Azamazing’ New Azamara Cruise
Stilt walkers and jugglers paraded on the dock at Monte Carlo to celebrate the launch of Azamara’s fourth ship, Azamara Onward, which was named, or rather, renamed on May 2 by US-based entrepreneur Beth Santos. The vessel, one of eight identical ships built in 1999 for the long-defunct Renaissance Cruises, is a sister to Azamara’s … Read more