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Five Unforgettable Experiences of a Mekong River Cruise

10 Sep 2021

AmaWaterways, APT Touring, Viking River Cruises – any river cruise line worth its salt is sending eager explorers along the Mekong River. If you’ve always…

Jewel of the Seas – 7 Night Greek Isles Cruise Review

23 Aug 2021

The return to cruising has been a long time coming; I thought it would be a couple of months when Covid first hit! How wrong…

Hamburg Speicherstadt with sightseeing tour boat

36 Hours In Hamburg

11 Jun 2020

Hamburg has a history and identity tied inextricably to the sea, so there’s little wonder that the destination is a clear winner with cruisers, especially…

See Keukenhof’s Flower Fields From Home

14 May 2020

Tulip time is the highlight of the European river cruise calendar and the green fingers behind the world's most largest bulb-flower garden aren't about to…

36 Hours In Venice

13 May 2020

If there's one place to which we can't wait to return, it's Italy. We're desperate for that first sip of inky espresso and those plates…

Culinary Corner: Viking’s Easy Baklava

7 May 2020

After Cunard's classic scones, we're craving something exotic this week and sweet layers of honey-soaked pastry hit the spot. This Greek classic has been made…

36 Hours in Oslo

6 May 2020

There’s a name for the way Oslo makes you feel. The Norwegians call it ‘kos’ but it’s less a word than a state of mind,…

36 Hours In New York

22 Apr 2020

36 hours in the Big Apple passes by in a New York minute, but you can cram more into your seconds here than you can…

36 Hours In Barbados

8 Apr 2020

Catching a lime to calypso beats, clad in carnival colours and fuelled by Banks beer; Barbados is the epitome of island life. Here's all you…