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Destinations

Destination: Caribbean – Dominican Republic

The second largest Caribbean nation, the Dominican Republic sits just off the southeast tip of Cuba and shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. It was settled by the Spanish in 1492 and the capital […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 11 2016
Destinations

Destination: Caribbean – British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands are made up of four main islands; Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke. BVI  was colonised by the Brits in 1672 and remains a British Overseas Territory though, unusually, […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 11 2016
Destinations

Destination: Caribbean – Barbados

Another of the Caribbean’s former British colonies, Barbados gained independence in 1966 and is often popularly known as Little England. Located on the eastern side of Caribbean, Barbados has gorgeous sandy beaches as a the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 11 2016
Destinations

Destination: Caribbean – Bahamas

The Bahamas is an archipelago of nearly 700 islands and more than 2,000 coral reefs. Less than 200 kilometres off the coast Florida, it’s one of the most-visited Caribbean nations and a popular spot for short cruises. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 11 2016
Destinations

Destination: Caribbean – Aruba

Aruba sits just 18 miles off the northern coast of Venezuela and is one of the six islands that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Unlike many of its sister Caribbean islands, Aruba has an arid climate with […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 11 2016
Destinations

Destination: Caribbean – Antigua & Barbuda

Located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the twin-island country of Antigua and Barbuda was named by Christopher Columbus in 1493 in honour of Spain’s Virgin of La Antigua. Barbuda means bearded in […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 11 2016
Destinations

Destination: Oman

Muscat, the capital of Oman, is completely different from the rest of the Emirates on the Arabian Gulf. It is conservative, restrained and magical. Many of its buildings have been carefully preserved. The traditional architecture […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 10 2016
News

Destination: Dubai

The Middle East is emerging as a major cruise destination with more than one million cruise tourists visiting the region during the 2015/16 wave season. This has paved the way for Dubai to become the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 10 2016
Ports

Destination: Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and is the biggest and richest of the seven emirates nations.Abu Dhabi is renowned for its arts museums and cultural attractions. The recently completed Louvre […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 10 2016
Destinations

Destination: West Coast USA

It might not be as popular for cruisers as the west coast, but the east coast of the USA has interesting ports and unique itineraries on offer. Plus, it’s easily accessible from Asia with a […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 10 2016
Destinations

Destination: East Coast USA

From the bright lights of New York down to the genteel southern charm of Charleston, the east coast of the USA offers an enticing and varied range of cruise ports. The oldest cities in the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 10 2016