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Six Best Summertime Cruises Beyond the Mediterranean
This time of year, just about everyone who’s anyone takes a Mediterranean cruise and with good reason. The ports in the Med—whether the Italian and French Riviera or villages on the Adriatic Sea or Dalmatian Coast—are some of the most fascinating. There’s history and fine architecture, modern art and fashion, and excellent cuisine! There are so many other itineraries to consider though! Here’s a list of my six favorite summertime cruises that go beyond the Mediterranean.
Paul Gauguin Cruises in Moorea, French Polynesia (Photo © Leonard Hospidor)
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Silversea to Rename Expedition Ship
Ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises today announced plans to change the name of the Prince Albert II, its expedition ship, to Silver Explorer. The change will occur later this month while the vessel is in dry dock at the Lisnave shipyard in Setubal, Portugal, undergoing routine maintenance prior to commencing a summer program of Northern Europe and Arctic voyages.
Travel to an Egypt Transformed with Abercrombie & Kent
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Actress Blythe Danner Is Seabourn Quest's Godmother
One of America’s most beautiful, intelligent, and respected actors will do the honors as godmother to the intimate, all-suite Seabourn Quest when it is named at the port of Barcelona on June 20, 2011. Blythe Danner will preside over a glittering sunset ceremony in the Spanish Mediterranean city’s harbor, attended by the ship’s guests and crew, prior to its departure on a 14-day Maiden Voyage to Athens, Greece.
SeaDream Yacht Club Visits London for the First Time
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Seabourn's 2011 "Europe Suite Sale"
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Broadway Greats Return to Crystal Symphony in August 2011
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Silversea Silver Spirit Food & Wine Review with Slideshow
Whenever friends get together to talk about recent vacations, the conversation inevitably ends up revolving around food and wine. For us, dining experiences often define a voyage and if the food and wine don’t make the cut, we won’t sail with that cruise line again. I’m happy to say that we thoroughly enjoyed all of the restaurants we sampled aboard Silversea Silver Spirit. (See our Silversea Silver Spirit food and wine slideshow here.)
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