LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces re-certification of the Amadeus Royal, Amadeus Elegant, Amadeus Princess, and Amadeus Diamond, all part of the Lueftner Cruises fleet of luxury river cruise ships, based in Innsbruck, in Austria. Lueftner … April 4, 2013
Celebrity Cruises, one of the leading cruising companies in the world, is considering offering special cruises to the Indian Ocean focused on the Seychelles in its 2013/2014 cruising program. This was revealed to the island’s founding President, Sir … January 16, 2013
Variety Cruises has launched its first inaugural Garden of Eden program in Seychelles. The MV Pegasus, the third generation small ship business set sail off Eden Island Marina on Saturday, December 15, for its 8-day cruise program across the Seychelles’ … December 18, 2012
“Seychelles was conceived for sailors in mind” is the old saying from these mid-ocean islands. Today, it is the Seychelles Tourism Board working side by side with the Seychelles Ports Authority that is attracting cruise ships to these spectacular … November 29, 2012
With some 1,500 passengers on board, the cruise ship Costa Romantica entered Port Victoria in the Seychelles to be welcomed by Alain St.Ange, the island’s Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture. Minister St.Ange was accompanied, as he boarded … October 25, 2012
A Seychelles delegation consisting of the Tourism Board’s Glynn Burridge, Mason’s Travel’s Lenny Alvis, and Eric Renard from Creole Travel Services completed a 4-day stay in Miami, Florida, where they represented Seychelles at the Seatrade Convention … March 19, 2012
A Seychelles delegation consisting of Alain Mason and Lenny Alvis from Mason’s Travel; Lt. Colonel Andre Ciseau, CEO of Seychelles Ports Authority; and Alain St.Ange, CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board with members of his team, visited the cruise ship … January 27, 2012
Historically, South Africa’s main port, Cape Town, has a long history of welcoming ships and passenger liners to its shores. On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, the Queen Mary 2 berthed at Duncan Dock in Cape Town Harbor, after a brief stop in Swakopmund, … January 24, 2012
LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois - Save US$200 by booking TourCrafters’ latest air/hotel/cruise package by January 27. The package, which costs US$1,643 with the early-bird discount, includes round-trip air to Barcelona from New York, fuel surcharge and airport … January 5, 2012
How does an Australian travel company, specializing in cruises, go from being a two-man operation to a staff of over 20 with offices in Sydney and Hong Kong in only 9 years? By being the best. Ecruising.travel is Australia’s premier cruise-only travel … October 1, 2011
LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois - Greece boasts warm sunny days through the end of October, so find the autumn sun with TourCrafters’ Athens and Aegean Cruise package that starts at US$1,048 through October 15 and only US$990 from October 16 to 31.
The … September 7, 2011
LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois - You’ve read about those sexy, sun-splashed islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, where Italian celebrities have vacation homes and moor their yachts. Now TourCrafters has made it easy for Americans to cruise the Aeolian … September 1, 2011
HALONG BAY, Vietnam - It all began as a legend. Back in time, in a land where the mountains meet the sea, a beautiful, young fairy, Au Co, falls in love with Long Quan, the Dragon Lord of the Sea. Their children, better known as the Hung Kings, became … August 15, 2011
HALONG BAY, Vietnam - It all began as a legend. Back in time, in a land where the mountains meet the sea, a beautiful, young fairy, Au Co, falls in love with Long Quan, the Dragon Lord of the Sea. Their children, better known as the Hung Kings, became … August 2, 2011
Up till now, most people could only gaze in longing at the giant cruise ships that call into Port Victoria during the months of November through April and dream of maybe one day winning the lottery to go on a once-in-a-lifetime luxury cruise.Costa Cruises, … April 11, 2011
Bhaya Cruises will be attending the international travel trade show and convention ITB Berlin 2011 from March 9 to 13, 2011. You can catch up with Bhaya Cruises at booth number 125 Hall 26A to get the latest news on their exciting new projects and offerings: … March 2, 2011
HA LONG BAY, Vietnam — In a year that could see Ha Long Bay designated one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, the Emeraude will mark the 105th anniversary of its original launch with new customized programs that allow guests to spend one more day on the … February 14, 2011
The Seychelles Port Authority's CEO, Mr. Andre Ciseau, and the CEO of Country's Tourism Board, Mr. Alain St.Ange, supported by Mr. Atala of the Seychelles Coast Guard, paid a visit to the Captain of the visiting Cruise Ship, MS Columbus, from the Hapag-Lloyd … December 6, 2010
EXOTIC Hospitality Management team and Pandaw Cruises (India) Pvt Ltd., the Operator of Rv BENGAL Pandaw, re-confirm "The Ganges Cruise" 2010/2011 Season (15 Days on Tour) and unveil the New Program Season 2011-2012 (13 Days on Tour) brochure. Shorter … August 17, 2010
It has been announced that Port Victoria, Seychelles, is the recipient of a Prestigious World Travel Award, widely considered to be the "Oscars" of the world travel industry, for having been voted as the leading cruise port in the Indian Ocean for 2010.
The … July 6, 2010
To look into the increasing popularity of small and personal luxury cruises in 2009, we headed to Scotland to sample a cruise along the Great Glen, from Inverness towards Fort William. The route took us through the eerie blackness of Loch Ness, along … May 6, 2010
European Waterways is offering, by popular demand, another Walking Cruise in Burgundy aboard their hotel barge La Belle Epoque. The 6-night/7-day cruise, departing on October 10, 2010, is being arranged after a similar cruise later in the month became … April 22, 2010
European Waterways is pleased to announce that La Bella Vita, a luxury 20-passenger hotel barge, is joining their fleet this year to offer a very special cruise along some of Italy’s most charming waterways between Venice and the Renaissance city of … April 15, 2010
It’s dinnertime aboard Renaissance, one of the fleet of luxury barges operated by Gobarging.com that cruise the scenic waterways of Europe. In our case, it was on canals in the Burgundy region of France. Just prior to our meal, one of our crew members, … April 14, 2010
There’s no more relaxing and fun vacation than sailing the Greek Islands - watching dolphins cavort in the waves, swimming at secluded beaches, visiting picturesque villages or ancient ruins, and having dinner in a lively taverna at the end of the day. … March 23, 2010
Award-winning river cruise line, AMAWATERWAYS, is proud to announce the addition of the MS AMAKATARINA to its fleet as of May 2011. The AMAKATARINA will be offered in the popular “Russian Waterways” program. Her inaugural sailing will take place on … March 18, 2010
Our cruise of local and culinary discovery was in the canals of Burgundy, France, aboard La Belle Epoque, the flagship barge of European Waterways. Before it was converted to a floating hotel in 1995 and refurbished in 2006, La Belle Époque was a freight … March 5, 2010
It was the slowest, laziest, and most indulgent holiday break we'd ever had — and one of the best. Doing absolutely nothing quite well is quite difficult in these rushed, deadline-dependent, got-to-be-there-a-minute-ago times of ours. But we acquitted … February 18, 2010
I dreamed of floating above a green carpet of vineyards interspersed with trays of fine meats and poultry with clouds made of Roquefort and Brie cheeses. Then I awoke to a “real” fantasy not unlike the dream. I was on a fabled French canal exploring … February 12, 2010
While not everyone can afford to own a luxury motor boat or yacht, cruising by barge is not only one of the most relaxing and rewarding holidays around, it can also be one of the environmentally “greenest.”
In fact, a barge holiday is estimated … February 8, 2010
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