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Hurtigruten is well-known among the European cruising world for their popular Norwegian Coastal voyages. In fact, the company used to be known as Norwegian Coastal Voyages before undergoing a name change in 2006. Now, the itinerary the line affectionately refers to as “The World’s Most Beautiful Voyage” is more accessible and customizable than ever.
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Continue Reading →Today marks the start of the first of a series of exclusive interviews that aim to introduce you to a wide variety of cruise personalities, from all aspects of the industry. And we’re very pleased to be able to introduce to you Mr. Faraz Qureshi.
Faraz is one of the co-founders of MeetOnCruise, a [...]
Continue Reading →When we ran our extensive Antarctic Cruise Week feature last month, we told you about Lindblad Expeditions and their extensive array of Polar itineraries. Now, Lindblad has an incredible deal on their June 30, 2011 Land of the Ice Bears voyage: complimentary roundtrip charter airfare from Oslo to the embarkation port of Svalbard, [...]
Continue Reading →On March 19th, Silversea’s Silver Shadow emerged from a two-week drydock in Singapore after completing and extensive revitalization program designed to refresh her suites, public areas and technical spaces and bring her in line with Silversea’s newest ship, the beautiful Silver Spirit.
In those two weeks, the line accomplished an impressive amount. [...]
Continue Reading →To end this last week of March, we once again present our unique Cruise Photos of the Week! So without further ado, here we go.
From the Deck Chair will return tomorrow, Monday March 28, 2011 with a new set of cruise articles to start your week off right!
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Earlier this month, the beautiful port of Le Havre, France welcomed its first cruise ship of the season. For this French port, 2011 promises to be a great year.
German brand AIDA’s AIDAcara kicked off the 2011 cruise season in Le Havre, France. Photo courtesy of Atlantic Alliance.
This year, [...]
Continue Reading →After three years of steady decline, Alaska cruises are finally showing a rebound in 2011, thanks largely in part to the return of already popular ships, and newcomers to the region like upscale line Oceania Cruises, who have decided to deploy their intimate Regatta on a series of Alaskan voyages from both San Francisco [...]
Continue Reading →After assessing the situation in Japan, ultra-luxury line Silversea announced on Monday that four itineraries operated by Silver Shadow would be impacted. Japan has been reeling in the wake of a devastating earthquake and subsequent Tsunami that hit in the afternoon of March 11, and continues to struggle to bring the situation at [...]
Continue Reading →Today wraps up our three-part Photo Tour of Carnival’s Carnival Splendor. Read on to discover her upper decks, including the magnificent Cloud 9 Spa.
PANORAMA DECK 10 Camp Carnival
The domain of the little ones lies high atop Deck 10. Designed for kids aged 2 to 11, Camp Carnival [...]
Continue Reading →Today is the second part of our extensive photo-tour of Carnival‘s Carnival Splendor, focusing on Promenade Deck 5 and Lido Deck 9. Tomorrow we’ll conclude the tour with a look at Panorama Deck 10, Spa Deck 11, Sun Deck 12, and Sky Deck 14.
PROMENADE DECK 5 The [...]
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