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Our Sommelier’s Picks Down Under
With more than 60 recognized regions, Australia is in a thriving Southern Hemisphere location for winemaking. Whether you’re planning a cruise Down Under or looking for a fresh bottle for dinner tonight, Australia has so much to offer wine lovers. Without a doubt, shiraz is one of Australia’s best-known and most loved varietals. Two of our...
Read More »So Much Havana, So Much Time
Experience the storied history, sultry rhythms and distinct culture of Cuba with Norwegian—the only cruise line offering 4-Day round-trip cruises from Miami and Orlando (Port Canaveral) with an overnight in Havana. Chat it up with the locals at a café over your morning cafecito. Engage with locals in people to people exchanges while strolling the Malecon, the...
Read More »America's Tallest Monument Park Transformed in Time for One of Nation's Biggest 4th July Parties
The view 630 feet above St. Louis from the top of its defining monument has changed after an immense, multi-year, $380-million renovation to the city's Gateway Arch National Park .The 1965 Gateway Arch became a global architectural icon and helped cement Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen's position as one of the masters of American mid-century design. The striking,...
Read More »Now there are Food Adventure Tours for Vegans, Too
Vegan travel can be a challenge. In some favorite destinations, a bag of nuts in your bag at all times is essential to keep hunger away while you enjoy the attractions.Epicurean vegans can be even more frustrated. Surrounded by the sights, scents of produce and flavors of the local culinary culture… and unable to enjoy it while practicing...
Read More »2019 Cruises with Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
For 2019, Uniworld is continuing to raise the standards of luxury river cruising. They’ve added an additional Super Ship, five new itineraries and several enhancements to existing itineraries, such as bringing back a beloved itinerary and adding a Wellness Program and new pre-cruise/tour extension to their cruises in India. On the heels of the S.S. Beatrice’s bow-to-stern...
Read More »This Cruise Line has Plenty to Celebrate in Pride Month
San Francisco, Toronto, Sydney, Berlin… Now you can add another destination to celebrate Pride Month: at Sea. Celebrity Cruises held its first Pride party fleet-wide in 2017, wherever its ships were around the world. Now it looks like the cruise line's new tradition of celebrating LGBTQ+ diversity and inclusion during international Pride Month and festivities is...
Read More »Discover Vacation Variety Aboard Carnival Panorama, Sailing From Long Beach in 2019
There just isn’t enough vacation time to do everything, so you go for the widest variety, make the most of the moments… and above all, try to have the most fun whenever possible. All of you with the heads nodding, hands raised, folks who just stood up and cheered at the office — you’re Carnival Panorama’s...
Read More »5 Fascinating Facts About La Paz, Bolivia
The Bolivian city of La Paz is one of the world's most remarkable locales. At 3,650 m (11,975 ft) above sea level, La Paz is the highest de facto capital city in the world — and its cable car system, which is the world's longest and highest, offers stunning views of the city's many vistas. Here...
Read More »Picture This: The Largest Cruise Ship Ever to Transit the Panama Canal
As you can see, it was a tight fit when the newest mega-ship at sea arrived at one of the man-made wonders of the world in an iconic photo-op for the modern age of cruise travel. On her inaugural sailing from the shipyard where she was built in Germany, towards her homeport of Seattle, the Norwegian Bliss...
Read More »Video: The World's Largest Spring Flower Garden - in Full Bloom on a Tulip-Time River Cruise!
They call it 'The Garden of Europe', and it's open for only 8 short weeks every spring. The spectacular Keukenhof garden in the Netherlands is said to be the largest spring flower garden in the world – and it's the highlight of our Avalon Tulip Time river cruise. BestTrip.TV filmed this once-a-year explosion of color of blooming...
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