Crystal Cruises Wins First Place Four Times in Cruise Critic’s 2012 Awards Crystal Cruises is a four-time winner in CruiseCritic.com’s annual “Cruisers’ Choice Awards” for 2012. Based on user ratings on the popular cruise industry website, the ultra-luxe line’s Crystal Symphony cruise ship won Best Dining, Best Entertainment, Best Public Rooms, and Best Embarkation of … Read more
Luxury Cruise Line Celebrity Cruises has expanded its wine program to illuminate an even more full-bodied slate of offerings representing the world’s most robust wine-producing regions, offering vacationers the opportunity to taste and learn about more wine than ever before. The updated program presents a comprehensive selection of wines from diverse regions and grape varietals, … Read more
What you don’t know about South African luxury market South Africa is home to a significant portion of the resources used in luxury goods. South Africa has nearly 80% of the world’s platinum, is one of the world’s biggest gold and diamond miners, and has excellent leather. International appetite for local fine-craft brands like Avoova, … Read more
Anniversaries call for celebration, and as Viking River Cruises (www.vikingrivercruises.com) marks its 15th anniversary in 2012, the world’s leading river cruise line is planning the biggest year in its history. Founded in 1997, was established with four Russian river cruise vessels and a company name to honor the Vikings that first traveled by longship to … Read more
Condé Nast Traveler Magazine published its Readers’ Choice Awards, recognizing over 1,200 winners across various categories as voted for by over 28,000 respondants. These awards reflect the combined opinions of 28,876 Condé Nast Traveler readersrating the cities, islands, and hotels they visited in the past year, and the airlines andcruise ships they traveled with. European … Read more
Cruise Critic, the world’s leading cruise reviews site and online cruise community, has named the winners of its 15th annual Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards – the industry’s most comprehensive awards – recognizing the best cruise lines of the year, as chosen by the site’s international team of cruise experts. Sailing in Excellence: Cruise Critic … Read more