Celebrity Cruises will round out its South America regional cruise offerings next year, its tenth in that region, by debuting its initial Antarctic sailings. The 2,050-guest Celebrity Infinity will sail a total of eight South America sailings in late 2009 and early 2010, calling at 26 ports in 13 countries. Celebrity opened the itineraries for [...]

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Recently voted the “#1 Small-Ship Cruise Line” in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2007 Readers’ Choice Awards poll, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has launched two Antarctica itineraries aboard the world’s top-rated expedition cruise ship, Minerva. The Minerva was formerly the Explorer II. Expedition cruising in heating up in demand for 2008-2009, and Regent Seven Seas [...]

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Getting into the expedition market market seems to be a must these days for the upscale cruise lines, and ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises is no exception. Silversea announced today that its new expedition ship (originally acquired as World Discoverer II) will be renamed HSH Prince Albert II, in tribute to Prince Albert of Monaco. [...]

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