The Phenomena of the Northern Lights
The Northern Lights (also called Aurora Borealis) are often described as otherworldly. Technically, that is true! Most people have seen pictures of these dazzling streamers of light dancing and waving across the night skies. Many lucky travelers have seen them... Read More →
Taking River Cruises To The Next Level
About a month ago I announced the exciting news that Crystal Cruises is entering the river cruise market. In that blog I told you to stay tuned. Well, here is Chapter 2. Crystal President & CEO Edie Rodriguez recently revealed... Read More →
The Top 5 Most Popular Cruise Destinations in 2015
Cruises are a great choice of vacation, especially if you enjoy visiting many different places on one trip. But there’s a lot of world out there, so where to begin? We have drawn together some of the hottest cruise destinations... Read More →
Oceania Cruises World Cruise 2017
We are delighted to announce Oceania’s third Around the World voyage, which will depart from Miami on January 6, 2017 aboard Oceania Insignia. The first 180–day Around the World cruise sailed on January 10, 2015. Since then, “Around the World... Read More →
Oceania Cruises Announces New 2016 Culinary Land Tour Series
Oceania Cruises is world-renowned for offering guests “the finest cuisine at sea.” In 2012 Oceania Cruise Line expanded on that theme with the introduction of their first “O Class” ship, the Marina, with onboard cooking classes and gourmet-themed shore excursions.... Read More →
How Crystal Cruises Fits into the River Cruise Market
Crystal Cruises recently announced their plans to build two new river cruise vessels for the European river cruise market. While Crystal has a formidable reputation, and well deserved, in the luxury cruise arena, their challenge may be how to enhance... Read More →
Crystal Cruises is changing the Art of Luxury Cruises with Crystal Esprit
Crystal Cruises announces an addition to its fleet, the Crystal Esprit, a luxury yacht cruise ship, pampering only 62 guests. Esprit’s maiden voyage will be December 15, 2015. Seven- to 14-day itineraries will include the beautiful Seychelles and the serene... Read More →
The Pros and Cons of Booking Shore Excursions with Cruise Lines
The vast majority of Key Traveler clients book their cruises based on the itinerary. What ports will I be visiting? And even more importantly… what is there to do and see in the ports? That’s where shore excursions come in.... Read More →
7 Ways to Book 1st Class Air Cheap
Until recently, if you wanted to travel in first or business class you needed to have a stash of frequent flier miles, pay three to five times the coach fare, or deal with opaque consolidators who buy cheap fares in... Read More →
Cruises to Cuba
As restrictions to traveling to Cuba eases, and the demand for Cuba Cruises rises, travelers are seeking more options to visit this alluring country. But what are the accommodations and is it affordable? For those cruisers that are used to... Read More →