Noting my belief that everyone has their own definition of “luxury”, the obvious question I must ask on this expedition is, “Does Atlas Ocean Voyages provide a luxury experience?”  As you will read, the answer is Yes…with, for some, a little bit of No. Now, if the misses aren’t of concern to you…and they may

Atlas Ocean Voyages’ World Traveller departed Ushuaia, Argentina at 7:00 PM to calm seas with some guess nervous about the upcoming Drake Passage.  But before we entered the Drake it was time to watch the incredibly tense end to the Argentina vs. Netherlands World Cup match, with quite a few of us watching in the

Accidents happen. They can be in on a European river, off the coast of Norway, or in Antarctica. But one has to pause when all of those are on one cruise line: Viking. I was withholding comment about last week’s asserted “rogue wave” accident causing one death and four injuries on the brand new 378

It has been a busy week for the Expedition Cruise business!  Silversea had an Antarctic naming ceremony for the Silver Endeavour, Atlas Ocean Voyages had a Patagonian dual naming ceremony for its World Navigator and World Traveller (which I will be on shortly), and Seabourn had an Antarctic naming ceremony for the Seabourn Venture.  Add

As you know, I have been impressed with Explora Journeys from the day I was contacted by Chris Austin, its Chief Sales Officer, right after he left Seabourn. He long had a vision and approach, not just of bringing the concept of having a resort/home at sea, but of finding criticisms constructive rather than an

Recently Four Seasons Hotels announced it was joining Ritz Carlton in what I call “Hotels Coming to Sea”, sailing in 2025. I have not hesitated in expressing my concerns, as those running cruise lines have a much easier (and logical) ability to add hotel-related features than a hotel company has installing cruise line features and

Our next day was a Sea Day and, thus, the perfect time for a Private Wine Experience in one of the Star Legend’s Owner’s Suites, which one of my guests generously donated for the event. Normally I would work with Executive Chef Joseph on the menu, but Windstar’s head of culinary operations was having no

Earlier this week I wrote the article, “Seabourn Cruise Line Has Been Sold!*”.  The attorneys for Seabourn responded with threats of claims for “defamation, every claim available under securities laws, RICO [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act] violations, and the like” along with a  Cease and Desist Letter demanding – as they did when I