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Cruise the Caribbean during the 2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 Cricket World Cup Series is just around the corner, and will be held in the beautiful Caribbean in April 2007. But getting between islands to watch your team will be a challenge. The big jets don’t do the inter-island hops. Can you imagine flying from island to island in tiny
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Queen Mary 2 welcomed in Hong Kong
The largest vessel ever to grace Hong Kong’s waters, the Queen Mary 2, has been welcomed into Victoria Harbour with a dazzling performance of the “Symphony of Lights” laser show. The ship is on her maiden round-the-world voyage; it departed Fort Lauderdale in January and is
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Carnival Freedom about to set sail
The brand new, 110,000 Carnival Freedom superliner has been officially named in Venice by Kathy Ireland who serves as Godmother. The ship will set sail on its inaugural European tour next week, before going trans-Atlantic in October. From November 2007 until April 2009, the vessel will focus
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Are Royal Caribbean hiring spammers?
A member going by the name of long_jess on the Aardvark Travel Forums recently aroused suspicion among the board moderators there, following her so-called excitement on the news of new ships from Royal Caribbean. A little bit of investigation showed posts from the same IP from multiple memb
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Crystal Adventures Hotel Program
There are some new additions to Crystal Cruises‘ 2007 European Crystal Adventures Hotel Program. Four new hotels – Venice’s venerable Hotel Cipriani and Hotel Danieli, Istanbul’s Ritz-Carlton and Athens’ Hotel Grande Bretagne – join an expanded collection
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World Cruise 2008 from Silversea
Silversea, a name synonymous with luxury, announced today that it is teaming up with such high-end brands as Men’s Vogue, Ferragamo, Travel + Leisure and Bon Appétit to offer guests aboard its World Cruise 2008 – an enticing enrichment program specially designed for those
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Liberty of the Seas is ready for adventure
Go for a spin on the Flowrider, test your toughness in their full-size boxing ring or splash around with the kids over at the H2O Zone aquapark. Like its sister ship, Freedom of the Seas, Liberty offers a huge array of activities and amenities – and then some! Find out about their new
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Silversea Film Festival aboard Silver Shadow
Silver Shadow will depart New York on the 22nd May 2007 and head across the Atlantic to Southampton on a 16-day long voyage, calling at Boston, Halifax, the Azores, Cork, Waterford, and Plymouth. Aboard the vessel as guest of honour will be John Cleese, actor and comedian; he’ll be hos
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QE2 to become a floating hotel in Dubai
The QE2 has hit the headlines this morning. The 70,000-tonne Cunard liner, which was launched by Queen Elizabeth II in 1967, is to cease operating as a cruise ship and will become a luxury floating hotel at The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. The move follows a $100m deal between Cunard and Dubai g
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For just the price of a Private Pool Casita, Marquis Los Cabos Beach, Golf, Spa and Casitas Resort is offering a 4-night 4th of July special with a snorkel tour aboard Novia Mia, Marquis’ 80 foot Turkish Schooner; one dinner for two at Vista Ballenas restaurant and $100 USD credit at S
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Silversea all
Silversea Cruises has just published a 172-page 2007-2008 Voyage Atlas detailing the sailings through to the end of 2008. Four ships will cover more than 140 itineraries in 2008, visiting almost 340 different ports. The all-suite ships will cover 116 countries on a schedule of itineraries r
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Fancy a penthouse on the Four Seasons Ocean Residences? $39m and its yours!
A limited showing of 30 of the 112 residences aboard the Four Seasons Ocean Residences ship took place in London yesterday. The private 719-foot vessel circumnavigates the globe and spends more than 250 nights a year in unique ports from Antartica to the Amazon. Each year’s itinerary w
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Your underwater home from home
Underwater hotels have been growing in popularity in recent years, with one currently under construction in Dubai. However, floating luxury homes with a floor below sea level for underwater viewing are something totally new to me. That’s the idea behind the Jelly-fish 45 dwelling des
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Bugatti Veyron of the sea
Described as a ‘supercar on water’ and the ‘Bugatti Veyron of the sea’, the XSR48 is a 48-foot luxury powerboat with two bi-turbo diesel engines which output 1,600 horsepower. Its carbon-fibre hull/deck structure is based on an F1 style monocoque right through to the
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Experience the world's most relaxed regatta from one of six exclusive Accor resorts
The 7th Annual Hawaiki Nui, the only sailing regatta in the world with more lay days than races, takes place from the 14th to 26th October 2007. It’s a chance to party with a passion, as sailing crews battle across the islands and, thanks to Accor’s six exclusive resorts in Frenc
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ERMIS2 superyacht
A new 124-ft superyacht capable of speeds up to 60 knots is the latest creation from New Zealand yacht builder McMullen & Wing. Their ERMIS2 vessel is capable of speeds similar to small powerboats and is powered by three MTU16V 4000 M90 series engines, generating some 10,900 bhp. The su
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Fuel surcharge from Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean is applying a fuel surcharge of $5 per person per day on some of its voyages due to rising fuel prices. The surcharge only applies to the first two guests in a stateroom on new and existing North American bookings and will not exceed $70 per person per trip, effective on voya
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Cruise ship crashes into iceberg off Antarctica
There’s breaking news just in that a cruise ship has crashed into an iceberg off Antarctica. It’s been reported that 154 passengers were on the vessel. A ship has been diverted to help collect passengers from lifeboats. Let’s hope that everyone is safely accounted for. Mor
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More on the sinking cruise ship in the Antarctic
More details are starting to emerge on the cruise ship that is reportedly sinking somewhere near King George Island (near the South Shetland Islands between Antarctica and the southernmost tip of Argentina). The 2,400-tonner liner, MV Explorer, owned by Toronto-based Gap Adventures [site se
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Luxury speedboat from Porsche
Looking for a rare boat? Check out this luxury watercraft created by Porsche and a Miami-based boat maker named Fearless.
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