A Caribbean Cruise Aboard the All-Inclusive, Luxurious Scenic Eclipse II: A Memorable Voyage of Discovery

IMAGINE THAT YOU’VE BEEN looking for an elegantly relaxed yacht full of like-minded people, curious travellers seeking new ports, great photo opportunities, and some remarkable snorkelling over coral gardens and deep abysses. Scenic Luxury Cruises will warmly welcome you as...

The Luxurious World of Seabourn

AFTER A FEW YEARS OF ABSENCE, I have joyfully returned to one of my perennially favourite cruise lines and its newest ship, the fabulous Seabourn Ovation. I first sailed the 600-guest Ovation during her inaugural year in 2018 and now...

Atlas Ocean Voyages Names Solo Antarctic Explorer Preet Chandi as World Voyager Godmother

Atlas Ocean Voyages has announced British physiotherapist and British Army Captain Harpreet "Preet" Kaur Chandi MBE will serve as the godmother for the cruise line’s newest luxury yacht, World Voyager, debuting this fall in Antarctica.Preet Chandi gained international recognition in...

Great Explorers: Ponant’s Le Champlain

RELAXING IN MY STATEROOM, post-lunch, during a long, lazy sea day, teetering on the edge of a nap the realization comes all at once. We had made good, fast progress since our departure from the tiny, lovely Spanish island of...

Authentic Antarctic Expeditions: The World’s Most Luxurious Expedition Ship, Silversea’s Silver Endeavour Delivers Thrills of a Lifetime

WHEN NATURE CHILLS your plans, forcing a spontaneous change of course, your journey can turn more spectacular than anticipated. That was the scene, south of the Antarctic Circle, when Silver Endeavour delivered experiences beyond its guests’ dreams. By then, on...

Dispatches from the Galapagos

I AM HELD CAPTIVE by the beauty of the Galápagos Islands and the wildlife that inhabits them. It reminds me that one of the reasons to travel far and wide is to see and experience remarkable events, life-changing moments, and...

NEW MOON: Silversea Shines Brightly as the Silver Moon Sets Sail

WE BOARDED SILVERSEA CRUISES’ newest ship, the elegant, intimate Silver Moon, in Athens in late July. We were sailing to some gorgeous Greek Isles for ten days on a marvellous itinerary – and it was heaven! We called at small...

A Day in the Life of a Cunard Captain

Reprint of original articleInger Klein Thorhauge is one of a few female captains in the cruise industry. As a native of the Faroe Islands, a cluster of rocky outcrops almost equidistant between Iceland, Norway and the UK, seafaring is in...

Sailing Beyond the Edge

I MUST ADMIT that I am an unabashed Celebrity Cruises fan. I’ve always felt this way about this premium cruise company but never more so than since the launch of their fantastic Edge series in 2018. These ships are simply...

In Conversation with Alberto Aliberti, CEO of Atlas Ocean Voyages

Cruise & Travel Lifestyles publisher, Vanessa Lee, spoke to Alberto Aliberti of Atlas Ocean Voyages, a brand new cruise line that is set to debut this summer, about their plans to be a luxe-adventure, expedition company at sea. Read on! Atlas...

Antarctic Eclipse: Scenic’s New Six-Star Discovery Yacht Offers a Game-Changing Mix of Luxury and the Strength Worthy of Polar Expeditions

IT’S BEEN SMOOTH sailing for some 10 days, this sleek discovery yacht slicing through icy blue polar waters with little more than a tilt to port, or starboard. In places remote and extreme, she has navigated into narrow passages, through...

Revisiting The Idyllic Adriatic By Yacht

ANTICIPATION IS running at full throttle for the day that I can return to cruising. Not just because of a fabulous super yacht being custom designed to sail the warm waters of the Adriatic, the Red and Mediterranean Seas. Not...