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Off To Allure Of The Seas

Today, I depart for Turku, Finland, where construction of Allure of the Seas, sister to Oasis, is nearing completion. If you have questions about Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, due out in November, please leave comments below.

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Is Celebrity Downgrading Its Main Dining Room Experience To Boost The Bottom Line In Its Specialty Restaurants?

Jacques Van Staden, vice president of culinary operations for Celebrity Cruises, says that the cornerstone of the Celebrity brand is the dining experience. 'That is really what we are about: the food, the wine and the service. That's why it's so frustrating when people think we are downgrading the experience. We just don't. It is quite the contrary. We do dining focus groups just to figure out how we can better serve our guests. We're always asking, How do we deliver an experience that guests will treasure and that they will remember?'

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Celebrity Solstice, A Formidable Competitor To The Luxury Lines?

Stateroom design underscores what you find throughout Celebrity Solstice: taste & class. The company has since launched two additional Solstice-class vessels, Celebrity Equinox and Celebrity Eclipse. Some say they are formidable competitors to the luxury lines.

How do Celebrity’s Solstice-class vessels compare to luxury cruise lines where the price point is at least twice as much? Read my report this week during a Caribbean voyage on Celebrity Solstice.

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Running Through Reykjavik, Assessing Iceland’s Cruise Tours

Among the many shore activities for cruise passengers, Reykjavik offers opportunities to ride sturdy and beautiful Icelandic Horses.

On the evening that I arrived in Reykjavik, the weather had turned. What had been a beautiful summer for days running had suddenly been interrupted by clouds and rain. Nonetheless, the weather would not stop us from running through Reykjavik to see what the city had to offer cruise passengers on calls to Iceland’s capital city.

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Faroe Islands, Far Away, Yet Once Visited, Unforgettable

Grass-Roofed Houses In The Faroe Islands

Decades ago, I was leafing through the pages of National Geographic magazine when I came upon a photograph of a grass-roofed house in the Faroe Islands. The image of that fairy-tale-like home engaged my imagination, and thus began my desire to visit the exotic cluster of islands that had etched an indelible image in my mind.

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Moscow, The Kremlin & Red Square On A Daylong Shore Excursion From St. Petersburg

Silversea Offers Excursions to Moscow from St. Petersburg.

If you have any grasp of geography, you know that Moscow isn’t a destination that ocean-going cruise ships can reach (river cruisers can, however). And yet yesterday, on a Baltic cruise, ten of us sailing on Silversea Cruises’ Silver Whisper, spent a full day exploring Red Square, the Kremlin and other Moscow attractions.

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Two Works Of Art, Side By Side, In Stockholm

Silver Whisper docked yesterday at Stockholm's Stadsgårdshamnen, just steps away from the fine new museum, Fotografiska.

It was not raining yesterday in Stockholm, and that was  good thing when it came to exploring the city for cruise passengers (me one of them) departing at 6 p.m. on Silver Whisper.

Arriving before noon, I had time to get out to see some of the city’s attractions. One of the newest ones was right next to the ship, Fotografiska.

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Top Ten Reasons To River Cruise In Europe

In the video, Top Ten Reasons To River Cruise In Europe, we outline some of the advantages of river cruising over other forms of transportation. When compared to touring by motorcoach, for example, river cruising is the hands-down winner.

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Examining Silver Whisper’s Latest Make-Over On A Sailing From Stockholm To Copenhagen

On July 28, 2010, the Cruise Report boards Silversea Cruises Silver Whisper for a look at the ship’s latest make-over (see the video below) on a cruise from Stockholm to Copenhagen.

Behind The Scenes: A Walk-Through of Silver Whisper At The Shipyard

Silver Whisper echoes the contemporary design themes and warm color palettes of Silversea’s newest ship, Silver Spirit.

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More For Your Money? Crystal Cruises Onboard Credit: How Does It Compare To The All-Inclusive?

When Crystal Cruises introduced its “As You Wish, All-Inclusive” program last year, giving a $2,000-per-couple onboard credit that passengers can spend on whatever they want, the line challenged the very notion of the “all-inclusive” cruise.

Luxury cruise lines have always hung their hats on being the most inclusive of vacations. What that means varies by the line, but for most – Regent Seven Seas, Silversea Cruises, Seadream Yacht Club, and the Yachts of Seabourn – it means premium liquors and wines, bottled water, specialty coffees, specialty restaurants, and gratuities, are all included.

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