After spending time in the steam room, an ice-cold bucket shower beckons.
Dispatch, Viking Octantis: Put the Viking spa on your 'bucket list'
By Andrea Zelinski|June 27, 2022
Senior cruise editor Andrea Zelinski immersed herself in Viking's Scandinavian spa experience, working up the courage to pull...
Dispatch, Holland America's Rotterdam: The mask mandate returns
By Andrea Zelinski|May 29, 2022
As Andrea Zelinski explored the new ship, she was surprised to find a discipline for mask-wearing not seen since the omicron...
Hunter Valley Helicopters offered a bird's eye view of Newcastle.
Dispatch, Australia: A rural adventure in New South Wales
By Ramsey Qubein|May 28, 2022
In his first trip Down Under in three years, Ramsey Qubein took a seaplane to an oyster farm and visited Hunter Valley wineries...
The Ocean Victory is American Queen Voyages' first expedition ship.
Travel advisors say the Ocean Victory is a winner
By Jeri Clausing|May 10, 2022
American Queen Voyages' new expedition ship set sail on its inaugural Alaska cruise. And if the reaction of guests and advisors...
What attracts a cruiser to the Atlas Bar on the Azamara Onward? Perhaps the hushed golden hues of the curved couches and the comforting thick olive curtains draping the windows.
Dispatch: The place to be on the Azamara Onward
By Andrea Zelinski|May 7, 2022
Cruise editor Andrea Zelinski writes: "The moment I walked into the Atlas Bar, I knew I wanted to order a drink there."
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens at Epcot on May 27.
Dispatch, Epcot: Saving the world on the new Cosmic Rewind coaster
By Jamie Biesiada|May 6, 2022
Travel Weekly's Jamie Biesiada takes a first breathtaking ride on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Epcot's first roller...
Captain Kate McCue aboard the Celebrity Beyond last year while the ship was under construction.
Dispatch, Celebrity Beyond: Kate McCue is a captain and much more
By Brittany Chrusciel|April 30, 2022
Hearing Capt. Kate McCue speak was high on Brittany Chrusciel's list in her short time aboard the new Celebrity Beyond.
The Discovery Princess in Puerto Vallarta during the ship's maiden cruise.
Comfortably warming up to the Discovery Princess
By Omar Perez|April 8, 2022
Writer Omar Perez was on the ship's debut sailing and checked out its entertainment, eateries and service standards.
The Emerald Azzurra's dining room is temporarily filled with chairs bought at IKEA.
Emerald Azzurra, stung by supply chain crisis, finds temporary solutions
By Tom Stieghorst|March 21, 2022
It was a couple days before the Azzurra's maiden voyage, and shipping containers full of furniture and decorations had not...
A pod of humpback whales surrounded reporter Robert Silk's Zodiac craft during an excursion off the Scenic Eclipse.
Dispatch, Antarctica: Surrounded by humpback whales
By Robert Silk|February 16, 2022
On one occasion, two whales emerged from a dive not more than ten yards from our small craft. Humpbacks are often close to 50...
Viewed from a helicopter, the Scenic Eclipse cruise ship looks small against Antarctica's grandeur.
Dispatch, Antarctica: A polar plunge and other sensory experiences
By Robert Silk|February 11, 2022
Travel Weekly's Robert Silk is on an Antarctica cruise aboard the Scenic Eclipse, feeling small surrounded by such vast natural...
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