River Cruise Buzz: Heidelberg and Speyer via Uniworld Cruises Rhine Holiday Markets Cruise Day 4: Speyer and tour to Heidelberg Featured Excursion: Full-day exploration in Heidelberg and Christmas markets or option to return back to Speyer to enjoy their Christmas market close to the ship. Uniworld Cruises’ S.S. Antoinette docked in Speyer, Germany…
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Cruise news and information about European and Mediterranean cruise destinations.
Cruise Port Buzz: Dubrovnik, Croatia
Cruise Port Buzz | Dubrovnik, Croatia Cruise Port Buzz from the social sphere: Find out where social media meets the port town of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Making waves in the social-media-soup is Dubrovnik, the popular cruise destination and UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. A Silversea Silver Shore Collection Tweet got…
Hvar, Croatia Cruise Port Review
Hvar Port Review Mediterranean-magic combined with European-style Leave it to Seabourn Cruises to lead me to an undiscovered (to me) port: Hvar. Getting to Know the Island of Hvar View Larger Map Located off the Dalmatian coast, cruise visitors calling on the small Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea will find sunshine, beaches, pine forests, and cultural sites to…
Shore excursion review from Crown Princess Baltic cruise
While in port, should you go it alone? If you are traveling on a cruise line that does not include organized tours as part of their all-inclusive pricing, then figuring out how to maximize your time and money while in port is a main concern. Just remember that if you do decide to “go it alone” the…
Silversea Cruises Slow Food Concept in Tuscany
Silversea Cruises offers Slow Food Cruise Tours in Tuscany Foodies sailing on Silversea Cruises are in for a treat. The luxury cruise line is offering a three-night sojourn into the Tuscan countryside for a pre or post cruise experience celebrating Slow Food. For those not familiar with the Slow Food concept, it is a…
Top travel places to cruise that feature stone
Where would you cruise and be able to see some amazing stonework? Drawing inspiration from this week’s FriFotos theme, on Twitter, I am in search of cruise destinations where I might find “stone.” Port-of-call: Los Angeles. Limestone at the Getty Museum Starting near my homeport of Los Angeles, I start with the stonework at the…
Go Overland with Silversea Cruises in 2012
Silversea Cruises offers 50 specially tailored overland excursions to compliment their 2012 cruise calendar. Just when you thought you could not … explore the sand dunes of the Namib Desert, climb the steps of the Potala Palace in Tibet, or observe a passing herd of elephants while on a cruise vacation, think again. In 2012,…
Popular ports for Eastern Mediterranean cruises
Explore popular gateways for cruise travelers in Italy, Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean port towns. Croatia Dubrovnik, Croatia Hvar, Croatia Korcula, Croatia Limassol, Cyprus Pula, Croatia Rab, Croatia Rovinj, Croatia Sibenik, Croatia Split, Croatia Trogir, Croatia Zadar, Croatia Greece Aegina, Greece Amorgos, Greece Argostoli, Greece Athens (Piraeus), Greece Athens, Greece Cephalonia, Greece Chania, Greece Corfu,…
Celebrity Cruises Silhouette Live Events in Hamburg
New ship gets the celebrity treatment in Hamburg, Germany Dusting off his boots and getting ready to walk the decks, Avid Cruiser and a handful of our elite cruise press corps travel to Germany for the Celebrity Silhouette naming ceremony and a two-night cruise. Watch LIVE naming ceremony of Celebrity Cruises’ Silhouette 7/21 @ 11AM ET The…
Cruise port review for Hamburg Germany
Cruising from the Port of Hamburg Cruise visitors sailing from the Port of Hamburg will find Germany’s second largest city easy to navigate with plenty of attractions. Since Hamburg is a harbor city, there will be plenty of attractions near the water in addition to a city that has a lot of historical and cultural…