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Azamara Journey: excellence on a human scale

The story of the Azamara Journey began in the late 1990s when Renaissance Cruises ordered 8 R-Class ships. The future Journey, built at the French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint Nazare, was named R-Six when it was launched in the year 2000. After a brief transfer of ownership to the Invest Cruise Company, it […] Read more

Msc Meraviglia, a jewel of Msc Cruises

Msc Meraviglia is the last ship launched by Msc Cruises on June 3, 2017 in Le Havre and it represents the first of a series of 11 units that will widen the fleet by 2026. The numbers in Msc Meraviglia are impressive: 171,598 tons of gross tonnage, 315 meters in length, 43 in width, 19 bridges, […] Read more

Luxury and comfort: Seabourn Encore

Seabourn Encore was built by Fincantieri for Seabourn, taking up the basis of the previous classes’ project but increasing the maximum number of passengers on board, and upgrading the tonnage to 40350 tons. Encore has an extra bridge compared to the Odissey class ships and some common areas have been expanded. The small size, 600 […] Read more

Riviera, the unmistakable style of Oceania

In service since May 2012, Riviera is a medium-sized ship, capable of accommodating up to 1,250 passengers in 625 cabins. Alongside with Marina, also O-Class, it represents the most modern generation of the Oceania Cruises fleet. The on-board atmosphere is characterized by elegance, created by a combination of sophisticated environments but also by an informal […] Read more

Costa NeoRiviera, the charm of the classic

Real giants navigate our seas and the tendency of the cruise market seems to go more and more towards large units. However, today there is still a part of the market that, frightened by this enormity, or too in love with the true relationship with the sea, prefers medium-sized ships, without caring for avant-garde entertainment […] Read more

Waves, wind, sails: we get on board of Star Flyer

Bigger isn’t always better. Luxury and modernism are a new aspect of sea navigation, but they often neglect the true sense of sailing and take us away from the sea, the wind, the thrill of the waves. Yet, opportunities that give us all of this still exist; one of these is definitely Star Flyer. Sailing […] Read more

Le Lapérouse, modern sophistication

Have you sailed this cruiseship? Make your Review on Cruising Journal ! Just imagine yourself living on an incredible Yacht with all types of services and amenities at your disposal, in refined yet accessible surroundings, sailing to unique destinations around the world. Le Lapérouse, a new addition to the Ponant fleet, is all this and much […] Read more

Aida Prima, innovation and quality

Have you sailed this cruiseship? Review it on CruisingJournal ! The numbers of the AidaPrima are those that we now identify with the larger cruise ships. Sixteen decks out of 18 are accessible to the passengers; 12 restaurants (a surface area of 5840 square meters dedicated to food services on board!), 18 bars and lounges, 3 […] Read more

Symphony of the Seas, a city on the Sea

Have you cruised this Ship? Review it now on CruisingJournal! Describing Symphony of the Seas is not so easy. It’s not just its incredible size (over 228 thousand tons for over 362 meters in length), but the number of rooms and attractions you’ll find on board that will impress you. A real floating city where […] Read more

Oceania Cruises: The call of the…Sirena

Have you sailed this cruiseship? Review it now on CruisingJournal! It’s pretty hard to resist the call of Sirena, the last ship added to the fleet of Oceania Cruises. Elegance, class and fine cuisine are just some of the main strengths you will notice once on board. Just under 700 passengers, served by an helpful […] Read more