Even though the Specialty Restaurants are included in the Oceania cruise fare, we were equally as happy in the Grand Dining Room most nights. We were on a 15 day cruise in July of this year and the GDR did not repeat the menu---only some entrees and side offerings. The menus in the ...
Michael Consoli, the No. 1 producing agent for Cruise Planners in the U.S., said his luxury cruise booking volume jumped 25% over last year and is about 50% higher than it was in 2019. People are willing to spend more to ensure they get the experience that they’ve been waiting for ...
One of the key elements of a happy cruise is finding the line that’s right for your particular needs. The cruise lines fall into various categories, and to help you navigate the waters (so to speak) of choosing one, we’ve created a guide to what these categories mean. Bear in mind,...
The Seamen’s Act included minimum levels of crew size, as well as requirements for specific skills and payments. These regulations made ships registered in the United States particularly expensive and uncompetitive in many markets, and could be alleviated by the transfer to the Panamanian flag. An...
I enjoyed a beautiful lunch cruise courtesy ofSupanniga Cruise. This 40-seat cruise treated my group to a unique lunch experience which included a 6-course meal of artfully created Thai cuisine. We began with fried Thai Mackerel wrapped with Chaptu leaves. Then, we enjoyed a three-part appet...
countries during the post-harvest and processing stages of the food supply chain, while the remaining 56% of these losses, of which 40% occur at the pre- and post-consumer stages, are attributed to developed countries in Europe, North America, Oceania, Japan, South Korea, and China [2,3...