Holland America Line’s 2023 Grand World Voyage is now open for reservations! It’s sure to be exhilarating, with the elegant Zaandam taking inquisitive travelers to South Pacific islands, Australia, Africa and Europe. Departing Fort Lauderdale on January 3, 2023, the 127-day … [Read more...]
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More-Inclusive Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises will begin including roundtrip air and at least one complimentary shore excursion at every port, on every voyage, available in the spring of 2022 onward. Cruise Specialists has more information on that, as well as some exciting destination news in this update … [Read more...]
Viking Cruises Announces New PCR Testing Facility
Viking® recently announced that it has completed installation of the first full-scale polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratory at sea. This new onboard facility—an industry first—allows for unprecedented testing capacity in the cruise industry, enabling Viking to conduct PCR … [Read more...]
A Gradual Path Forward for Cruising
There is now an approved path for getting cruise ships and cruise travel going again from the United States. On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) approved a Framework for Conditional Sailing Order, replacing its previous No Sail Order. Cruise … [Read more...]
Tauck: Where “Small is Big”
Tauck has a loyal following of discerning travelers, now 95 years in the making. Tauck places a singular focus on the satisfaction of its guests, and it shows: the travel company has been named to Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best” list for 23 consecutive years. Tauck’s deep, … [Read more...]