For Travelers

Cunard Announces New World Voyages For 2015

2013-09-03

Passengers will have multiple chances to circle the globe in 2015 when Cunard Line celebrates its 175th anniversary with several circumnavigation voyages. Together, the line’s three ships — Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth — will visit 82 unique destinations in 46 countries. Passengers will be able to combine itineraries into and out of […]

A Zoo Where People Are The Ones in a Cage

2013-09-02

Zoo animals, rejoice! If you’re one of the lucky (?) lions sent to live at the Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, you may well be looking at humans in cages, rather than the other way around. Finally. Planning a trip to Christchurch? Don’t miss the world’s first cardboard cathedral. Humans are caged in this zoo […]

Best Family-Friendly Resorts For a Labor Day Getaway

2013-08-30

Summer may be coming to an end, but there’s still time to get away. These lake and ocean-side resorts cater to families – and there’s so much to do, you don’t leave the premises. All you’ll need to do is pack your swim suits. The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, N.Y. Located on aptly-named Green Island on […]

Hawaii Cruise Guide

2013-08-29

Year-round, weeklong sailings on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America embark from Honolulu and visit Maui, Kauai as well as Hilo and Kona on the Big Island. Each island offers distinctive pleasures, including stunning beaches, luaus, surfing, tropical forests, coffee plantations, humpback whales, and volcanic peaks (and even the chance to view a still-active volcano). […]

Yank Royalty: 7 Outrageous American Castles

2013-08-28

For a country that ditched monarchical rule, America has some of the most intriguing “castles” in the world. OK, maybe not castles in the classic sense. To visit a fortress where ancient monarchs slept on stone pillows and knights bickered about grails, you’ll still have to fly across the pond. But for a different sort […]

World’s Best Restaurants With Sunset Views

2013-08-27

Dining by candlelight gets the star treatment in Hollywood flicks, but some of us — early eaters, arsonphobics, and iPhone-ready photographers — prefer to set our gastronomical groove to the beat of a gorgeous sunset. There is nothing like the five-sense experience of soaking in the early evening’s rosy glow, indulging in seasonal mojitos and […]

20 More Can’t-Miss U.S. Beaches

2013-08-26

With more than 12,000 miles of coastline in the United States — not to mention lakeshore — there’s no way CNN.com could name every great beach destination in last week’s “22 can’t-miss U.S. beaches.” We asked readers to submit their favorite getaways in the comments section. The response was fantastic, and we’ve compiled a second […]

Princess Cruises Brand Enters China Market

2013-08-23

On August 21, 2013 Carnival Corporation & plc announced it is introducing its Princess Cruises brand to China in 2014, naming Shanghai as home port for Sapphire Princess during a four-month season expected to carry 70,000 passengers. The new roundtrip cruises, which begin next May, will bring a brand-new premium cruise experience to the rapidly […]

Top 10 Vistas

2013-08-23

Grand Canyon, Arizona. Our friend, noted photographer Gordon Parks (1912-2006), gave this advice when viewing the Grand Canyon: “Leave your binoculars at home.” The biggest, most spectacular canyon on Earth, the Grand Canyon is 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) deep, 16 kilometers (10 miles) wide, and covers 405,000 hectares (more than 1 million acres). For starters, […]

New River Cruise Line Emerald Waterways To Launch

2013-08-22

New river cruise line Emerald Waterways is set to launch on Saturday 17 August. The 4-star river cruise line, a more affordable version of Scenic Tours’ existing luxury cruise line, will launch its first ship Emerald Sky in April 2014, followed by a sister ship Emerald Star, in June. The 182-passenger ships will include some […]