Hapag-Lloyd Cruises have announced that two new expedition vessels have been ordered. This news has been expected since a while and has now been confirmed. Both identical ships are scheduled for launch in the spring and autumn of 2019. That is still a long time. However, as these ice-strengthened luxury vessels will [...]
Norway's famous company Hurtigruten has revealed the intention to build up to four new explorer vessels, which is very exciting news. Norway's famous company Hurtigruten has revealed the intention to build up to four new explorer vessels, which is very exciting news. Hurtigruten is the company that was founded in [...]
On Thursday April 14th I was happy to attend the inauguration of CroisiEurope’s latest new vessel. The ELBE PRINCESSE was ordered a year ago and ready to leave the Saint-Nazaire shipyard on February 10th, bound for Berlin.The festivities took place in Tegel, Berlin. CroisiEurope's CEO Christian Schmitter introduced godmother Ms Anke Rehlinger and godfather Mr Philippe Etienne, [...]
It seems as suddenly we shall finally see an expansion of the small fleet of exploration vessels. On Monday 14 March 2016 Crystal Cruises announced that one ship of the ten-ship order it had with the German Lloyd Werft Group would be an extremely large megayacht with polar class qualities. [...]
Celebrating its 40th birthday this year, French river cruise company CroisiEurope announced that this and next year will see the introduction of eight new ships, very different one from another. ELBE PRINCESSE In one month the brand new small paddle wheel vessel ELBE PRINCESSE will start her cruises on the Elbe and [...]
Innovation with a traditional four mast tall ship, that is what Star Clippers have announced today. After a winter season based in Phuket, the sailing cruise ship STAR CLIPPER will stay in Asia and offer cruises in Indonesian waters. The Indonesian season starts in May and lasts until October next year (2017). [...]
Probably for the first time guests on Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' EUROPA 2 will indeed be able to take the helm and set the course of the cruise by voting democratically. Very logically the only fixed ports on the itinerary are the ports of departure and arrival. Captain Christian van Zwamen will present the adventurous [...]
Who wants to go to Antarctica?!? Me me me! Definitely on my bucket list this one. Mike has been to the Antarctic Peninsula in 2007 and regularly likes to share his enthousiasm. He dreams to go again, together with me. If Antarctica is on your list too then you should definitely read [...]
One of our favourite ships, the 1931-built tall ship SEA CLOUD is still going strong. The company just published its sailing trips previews for 2017. Good news: these itineraries can be booked immediately. During summer 2017 the vintage windjammer will cruise extensively in the eastern and western Mediterranean and Adriatic. SEA [...]
Disney Cruise Line has Castaway Cay; Royal Caribbean has CocoCay; Norwegian Cruise Line has Great Stirrup Cay and Princess Cay is for Princess Cruises. All these private islands belong to the greater Bahamas area, and now MSC Cruises have unveiled ambitious plans to create an exclusive marine reserve island experience in the [...]
