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Despite its size, MSC Seaside's design connects guests with the ocean

Despite its size, MSC Seaside's design connects guests with the oceanOn a gloomy winter day in northern Italy, CEO Gianni Onorato radiated a sunny confidence that the Seaside will reset MSC...

Azamara triples down on destination-focused cruising

Azamara triples down on destination-focused cruisingThe line is adding more opportunities for passengers to connect locally on shore excursions and offering more overnight and...

The curving design theme on the Seabourn Encore can be seen in the Grill by Thomas Keller specialty restaurant.

First Call: Encore throws a curve while maintaining the Seabourn feelA third generation of Seabourn ships debuted in Singapore this month, and fans of the small-ship luxury brand will detect both...

Norwegian Cruise Line’s private island, Harvest Caye, just off the coast of Belize, contains 11 mahogany-trimmed villas that can be rented for the day for $499.

Belizean bliss at Norwegian's Harvest CayeHarvest Caye, a 78-acre island a mile offshore from southern Belize, might be the best in class in the cruise industry's...

On the dais during the Seabourn Encore's christening were (from left) godmother Sarah Brightman, ship captain Mark Dexter and Seabourn president Rick Meadows.

Seabourn Encore christened in SingaporeInside the terminal, passengers watched projection screens showing the ship's hull as godmother Sarah Brightman pushed a button...

Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald says the Ocean Medallion will "redefine travel as we know it."

Carnival makes splash at electronics show with Ocean MedallionAddressing more than 2,600 technophiles, Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald gave the opening keynote at CES, talking about a...

Ocean Medallions will work in tandem with the Ocean Compass mobile app, which will make drink suggestions based on preferences or prior purchases.

Carnival Corp.: Wearable technology to transform cruise experienceThe Ocean Medallion will provide room access and payment capabilities, but its breakthrough feature is the ability to...

Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas is scheduled to sail to Cuba from Miami on April 19, then move to Tampa for its next two Cuba departures.

Short windows limit marketing of Cuba cruisesSome travel agents said the limited number of itineraries approved so far by the Cuban government makes it hard for them to...

Norwegian Cruise Line president and CEO Andy Stuart, second from right, with passengers on a mid-1990s sailing in Hawaii.

Innovations keep Norwegian sailing as it celebrates 50 yearsFifty years ago, a new name in travel was launched, along with a new concept for a vacation.

The pool deck on the renovated Empress of the Seas has a more airy design than the ships built more recently for Royal Caribbean International.

Royal's Empress refreshingly retro refurbThe cruise line has spent $50 million on renovations to the ship — known as the Nordic Empress when inaugurated in 1990 — and...

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