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The Roald Amundsen is the world's first hybrid electric cruise ship.
The beauty of batteries: Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen
By Tom Stieghorst|September 30, 2019
In the age of sustainability, this is the new sexy: a fluorescent-lit room deep in the interior of a cruise ship with several...
Luxury fine-dining on the Scenic Eclipse
By Johanna Jainchill|September 18, 2019
The Scenic Eclipse, the first of a new breed of expedition ship, certainly takes expedition dining to the next level.
A crowd of tourists just outside Dubrovnik's Old Town.
'Game of Thrones' gets the love in Dubrovnik
By Christina Jelski|September 16, 2019
The HBO series is a big part of the Croatian city's tourism boom, but the locals don't appear to blame the show for...
Travel Weekly's Johanna Jainchill in front of the Scenic Eclipse's helicopter just after landing on the ship's stern.
A cruise ship helicopter has immense luxury value
By Johanna Jainchill|September 16, 2019
Helicopter tours are nothing new as cruise excursions. But this one requires no tender, no transfer, no filling out lots of...
Workers unloading a tug with hurricane relief supplies in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Royal Caribbean's Dorian aid effort: Harder than it looks
By Tom Stieghorst|September 6, 2019
Cruise editor Tom Stieghorst was onboard Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas, the first cruise ship to visit Grand Bahama in...
A foam party at the TRS Turquesa in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
In the Dominican Republic, dealing with a double whammy
By Eric Moya|August 14, 2019
While weathering a tourism crisis, resorts are faced with a seaweed problem, too.
View of the Faraglioni rocks and the Gulf of Naples from Caesar Augustus gardens in Capri.
A well-timed respite from Europe's heat in Capri
By Jeri Clausing|July 30, 2019
Jeri Clausing writes: "As we got on our coach in Naples, Lynne, our concierge, commented only half-jokingly that she was...
The Renaissance egg, one of a series of decorative eggs produced by jeweler Carl Peter Faberge for two Russian czars. The Faberge Museum in St. Petersburg has nine of the Imperial eggs, part of the largest single collection Faberge eggs in the world.
St. Petersburg museum tells the story of exquisite Faberge eggs
By Tom Stieghorst|July 29, 2019
Russian tycoon Viktor Vekselberg opened the Faberge Museum in 2013 with the eggs as its prime attraction.
Our in-home dinner turned into a fun icebreaker as our group began its 10-day Luxury Gold "ultimate Italy" trip.
Breaking the ice with an in-home dining experience
By Jeri Clausing|July 26, 2019
While the food was good, the company was outstanding.
The close of Act 1 of "Giselle" performed by the Ballet Company of the Primorsky Stage at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Bucket-list ballet: An evening at Mariinsky Theatre
By Tom Stieghorst|July 25, 2019
Like vodka and Faberge eggs, there's something essentially Russian about the ballet -- especially in St. Petersburg, where if...
The AmaMagna docked in Budapest.
AmaMagna delivers wide-open spaces to guests
By Jeri Clausing|July 9, 2019
At twice the width of traditional river ships but holding only 20% more guests, the AmaMagna is in a class of its own.
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