Virgin Voyages cruise ship Scarlet Lady

New York coronavirus outbreak forces Virgin Voyages to scrap Scarlet Lady celebrations

Virgin Voyages has postponed Scarlet Lady’s showcase events in New York City because of coronavirus fears and diverted its new ship to Miami. The new ship is currently on a shakedown cruise in the Atlantic en route to the US and her new home in Miami. New York officials warned on Monday that the virus

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Queen Elizabeth at the HubbardGlacier in 2019

Cunard offers ‘experiences to last a lifetime’ in its Alaska 2021 and winter 2022 cruise collections

Cunard’s Winter 2022 and Alaska 2021 collection of voyages will allow guests to explore even more inspirational destinations with its three Queens each sailing to world renowned locations, calling at 93 ports in 42 countries with 14 overnight stays. And Cunard’s president, Simon Palethorpe, confidently boasts that the cruises will give guests something they will

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Disney Wonder

Disney Cruise Line returns to New Orleans with popular itineraries to tropical destinations in 2021

In early 2021, Disney Cruise Line will return to New Orleans for a limited-time engagement with sailings to the Bahamas and Caribbean, including visits to Disney’s private island paradise, Castaway Cay. A lineup of popular itineraries spanning from January to May will continue across the Disney fleet with cruises to tropical destinations from Texas, California

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American Song at dock on the Columbia river

Dammit! How our bid to retrace the 19-month expedition of Lewis and Clark on North America’s pioneer trail ground to a halt … after just two days

It took Lewis and Clarke from April 1804 to November 1805 to pioneer the trail from St Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean. Our efforts to retrace just a small part of their epic journey lasted just two days before grinding to a halt, writes SeaView editor David Simpson. Our soft option was to traverse

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queen of the mississippi

Sweet dreams are made of this … rolling on the Mississippi River with Annie Lennox’s in-laws

Wide and awesome it certainly is. Picturesque and chocolate box it certainly isn’t. So if you like your river cruising to be full of picture postcard scenery and hillside castles found on the waterways of Europe, then the mighty Mississippi probably isn’t going to be your thing, writes SeaView editor David Simpson. On the other

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