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• Up Close in Mexico’s Galápagos

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 08:00 in baja mexico, american safari cruises, mexico (baja), baja mexico cruises, sea of cortez cruises, sea of cortes cruises, baja mexico small ship cruises, mexico's galapagos

  The following article was originally published in Islands Magazine. There we were, smack-dab in the middle of a blue whale’s footprint. “Can’t we stay here until it’s completely gone?” I all but begged, wanting to prolon...

• Massive Icebergs Approaching New Zealand

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 10:21 in antarctica, new zealand, icebergs, antarctic

  More than 100 icebergs are approaching the south coast of New Zealand. The icebergs, which were first tracked 900 miles away, are now only approximately 200 miles away. The largest one is thought to be a third of a mile wide, 165 feet tall and with a...

• American Cruise Lines Announces New Columbia River Itineraries

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 07:30 in lewis and clark, columbia river, columbia river gorge, american cruise lines, hells canyon, mt. st. helen's, queen of the west, multonomah falls

  As we reported back in September, the authentic paddlewheel Queen of the West was purchased by American Cruise Lines. The ship had last sailed the Columbia River in 2008 for the now defunct Majestic America Line. The only paddlewheel sailing American...

• Quark’s Kapitan Khlebnikov Stuck in Antarctica’s Icy Weddell Sea

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 11:51 in antarctica, antarctica cruises, antarctica expeditions, quark expeditions, antarctic expedition, kapitan khlebnikov, antarctic icebreaker

  After recently announcing that their icebreaker, the Kapitan Khlebnikov, would be retired in 2012, Quark Expeditions had to make another announcement concerning it’s signature icebreak. It’s stuck. The icebreaker is currently exploring th...

• When is Big Too Big

  Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 09:00 in royal caribbean, rccl, small ship cruising (general), oasis of the seas, royal caribbean cruise lines, small ships, large ships, mega cruise ships

  Much fanfare and press was made for the arrival of The Oasis of the Seas as it arrived at Port Everglades this past Friday. The worlds largest cruise ship, at 226,000-tons, is 40% larger than the next largest ship. So when will these new cruise ship...

• Watch Quark’s Icebreaker in Action

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 18:34 in arctic, north pole, quark, quark expeditions, arctic cruises, arctic expeditions, 50 years of victory, arctiv voyages, icebreaker cruises, icebreaker expeditions

  Hey cable subscribers, listen up. If you subscribe to the Travel Channel, don’t miss Forbes Luxe 11 Extreme Excursions. The show features 11 of the world’s most breathtaking journeys, including a cruise to the North Pole. Fewer than 10,00...

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