New-Look Regent Seven Seas Navigator debuts
By Michael Coleman One of luxury cruise travel’s iconic vessels, Regent Seven Seas Navigator, has received a stem to stern makeover. The 490-passenger ship, just a decade old, was both updated and upgraded during a 50-day transformation. Fleet-mates Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Mariner, each 700-passengers, were refurbished last...
Ship Review: Silver Spirit offers sophisticated charm, elegance
It’s been almost nine years since ultra-luxury cruise operator Silversea unveiled a new ship but guests will soon agree that the wait has been worth it. The 12-deck, 540-passenger, all-suite ship is Silversea’s first newly-constructed vessel since 2001. Click Here to read the full review....
Onboard: Pampered Regatta guests primed for trans-Atlantic crossing
Cruise News Weekly Editor Michael Coleman is aboard Oceania Regatta this week as she makes her way from Europe to North America. Here’s the first in a series of dispatches. FUNCHAL, Madeira, Nov. 18, 2009 — Guests aboard the 684-passenger Oceania Regatta left this dramatic, sun-drenched Portuguese island outpost today primed to begin...
Cruise Guide: MSC Fantasia guests enjoy red carpet treatment
By Michael Coleman One of the world’s largest passenger vessels boasts an exclusive, amenity-laden onboard retreat. While the ship hosts some 3,900-passengers at full capacity, Yacht Club guests are insulated in their own private area — off limits to other passengers and strictly enforced – complete with special elevator access...
Cruise Guide: Luxurious Navigator poised for upgrade
By Michael Coleman A stem-to-stern, multi-million-dollar refurbishment is in store for the luxurious, all-suite Regent Seven Seas Navigator. The ship will enter dry dock next month and according to company officials will emerge “radiating elegance and sophistication, resplendent with rich fabrics, textures and elegant...
Day two aboard Celebrity Equinox
We enjoyed a great dinner in the Silhouette Dining Room last night after the Naming Ceremony. Then we headed to the Equinox Theater (I know, not a very original name) for a sample of some of the shows they offer....
Celebrity launches new Captain’s Club for its loyal guests
Celebrity Cruises’ Captain’s Club — the top-rated premium brand’s three-tiered recognition and benefits program designed exclusively for its most loyal guests — has been redesigned and relaunched based on a series of member-inspired improvements. Several new features are rolling out across the fleet on sailings beginning this...
Cruise Guide: Seabourn Odyssey debuts in Venice
By Michael Coleman The first luxury cruise ship to be unveiled in six years has been launched and is now sailing in the Mediterranean. The 450-guest, 32,000 ton Seabourn Odyssey features 225 luxury suites (90 percent with verandas), Charlie Palmer cuisine and when a series of voyages ends this year she’ll set off on the …...
Cruise with the stars of Public Television this December
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) and Artful Travelers, a specialty travel and entertainment firm, are inviting guests to join celebrated stars of television’s Public Broadcasting System (PBS) aboard a cruise featuring insightful discussion of politics, current events and world affairs. Regent’s Public Television at Sea cruise, part...
SeaDream I to receive an Admiral Suite and a sprucing up
When SeaDream I, one of two luxurious twin mega yacht cruisers, returns from her scheduled dry docking in Lisbon in June she’ll feature a new and additional passenger accommodation, The Admiral Suite. It’s a 375-square foot seagoing hideaway. Her sister yacht, SeaDream II, received an Admiral Suite late last year....