Currently, I am sailing aboard Viking River Cruises’ Viking Lif from Amsterdam to Budapest. This sailing is my first river cruise, but my second with Viking, having previously sailed aboard Viking Oceans’ Viking Star. As we’ve sailed on from Amsterdam, I’ve enjoyed discovering a few things that have really stood out to me as unique […]
Now here’s an itinerary worthy of a toast: a holiday beer cruise on AmaWaterways. The itinerary showcases a variety of regional beers, local cuisine and delicacies, special excursions, a beer pairing dinner and brewery tours plus onboard discussions and tastings hosted by beer connoisseur and author, Don Russell. Russell has written a weekly beer column […]
P&O has announced that the Arcadia’s upcoming 2 night sailing departing on December 15th has been cancelled. The line has stated that the cancellation stems from delays in her renovation currently taking place in Germany. P&O explains the current situation in a post left on their Facebook page: “Unfortunately due to strong storms in Northern […]
Just over a week ago, the Norwegian Breakaway’s hull was completed in Papenburg, Germany at the Meyer Werft Shipyard. On Wednesday, October 17th, the ship’s bow was lowered into place. The bow, known as block 73, weighed 361 tons, measured 72 feet long, 101 feet wide and over 39 feet high. Check out the video footage of this […]
On Sunday, August 12th Meyer Werft Shipyards in Papenburg, Germany will float out Celebrity’s newest ship, the Celebrity Reflection. Even cooler, the entire float out will be broadcast live on this German news website at 7:30am. The last of Celebrity’s innovative Solstice Class ships will be floated out of her covered shipyard at 7:30 am on Sunday. She will be floated […]