The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman’s Reef officially opened its doors, the second property to debut in the newly redeveloped Frenchman’s Reef resort complex in St. Thomas. The 392-room property is joined by […]
Exploring Marchay's membership model
New York-based Marchay styles itself as a “membership-based luxury travel club and community.” The Virtuoso agency is one of a growing number to offer clients paid memberships, and the model is clearly working. Marchay is […]
Cunard will no longer share a U.S. sales team with Princess
After 18-plus years of sharing sales forces, Cunard North America and Princess Cruises are splitting up. Each cruise line will have its own sales force this fall, a decision that Cunard said reflects growth for […]
Cunard will no longer share a U.S. sales team with Princess
After 18-plus years of sharing sales forces, Cunard North America and Princess Cruises are splitting up. Each cruise line will have its own sales force this fall, a decision that Cunard said reflects growth for […]
Le Boat adds the Trent-Severn waterway to its Canada lineup
Le Boat, which rents boats for self-drive vacations in Europe and Canada, is adding the Trent-Severn Waterway to its offerings in Canada in 2024. The boat-rental company will have eight of its premium Horizon Cruisers […]
The renovated Crystal Symphony embarks on first cruise
The Crystal Symphony has returned to service following a refurbishment. The 1995-built ship departed Athens on Sept. 1 on its inaugural voyage for Crystal, a revived luxury line owned by A&K Travel Group. The seven-day […]
Luma Hotel brings 'tech-forward' hospitality to San Francisco's Mission Bay
Before crews built train tracks and industrial infrastructure across San Francisco’s Mission Bay district, south of downtown, salt marsh and seawater covered the landscape. The rail yards were marked for redevelopment in the late 1990s, […]
Cruise lines adjust itineraries to avoid hurricanes
With Hurricane Idalia barreling through the eastern Gulf of Mexico toward Florida and Hurricane Franklin spinning past Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean, cruise lines have adjusted several of their itineraries. Idalia became a hurricane Tuesday […]
Looking forward to more on Carnival's Celebration Key
Nothing is redeeming about a late-summer illness except that it offers a chance to catch up on my reading. I’d been staring for months at an old copy of “Devils on the Deep Blue Sea” […]
Carnival's Galveston expansion on hold after council fails to approve bond
Plans to upgrade Carnival Cruise Line’s terminal at the Port of Galveston are on hold after the Galveston City Council failed to approve about $50 million in debt for the project, according to news reports. […]