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Front Row to Australia Day Celebrations

Captain Cook Cruises has released a two night Sydney Harbour Australia Day Cruise ensuring passengers have front row seats to all the action and celebrations of Australia Day. The cruise departs Sunday January 25 and returns Tuesday January 27. The two night cruise, onboard small ship MV Captain Cook’s Explorer, offers passengers a rare opportunity […]

Opulent Gourmet Festive Season at The Nam Hai

Opulent Gourmet Festive Season at The Nam Hai

Stylish Christmas & New Year on Vietnam’s Famous China Beach (Hong Kong, October 22, 2008) - Vietnam’s most exclusive oceanfront resort, The Nam Hai, is celebrating Christmas and New Year in decadent style with gala dinners of gastronomic cuisine and premium wines. The 5-star spa resort starts a season of unsurpassed festive opulence from Christmas […]

South Australia Celebrates Festive Season with Perfect Climate in Great Outdoors

South Australia Celebrates Festive Season with Perfect Climate in Great Outdoors

South Australia’s near perfect climate with sunny days, long evenings and balmy nights in summertime “Downunder” makes it an ideal holiday getaway from Hong Kong and China for the Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year festive holidays. The Festive Season is celebrated in the great outdoors with fairs, colorful parades, pageants and picnics. Nowhere […]

AWM: Advancing to Victory

AWM: Advancing to Victory

The Australian War Memorial will display the ‘sponson’ (or side turret) of a Mark IV tank and Lieutenant George Ingram’s Victoria Cross for the first time in a new exhibition, Advancing to Victory, 1918 which opens to the public tomorrow. “The exhibition provides a timeline of the major battles of 1918 – the battles of […]

SEADREAM I AND II NAMED BERLITZ TOP 5-STAR CRUISE SHIPS

SEADREAM I AND II NAMED BERLITZ TOP 5-STAR CRUISE SHIPS

SeaDream Yacht Club’s mega motor-cruisers SeaDream I and SeaDream II have been named World’s Best 5-star ships in the just-released 2009 edition of cruise industry ‘bible’ Berlitz Guide to Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships. The only ship given a higher rating was Europa that is operated primarily for the German-speaking market and which scored 5-Stars-Plus. […]

Travel etiquette for the travel-wise

Travel etiquette for the travel-wise

While some local customs and laws might at times seem absurd to the foreign traveller, understanding other cultures in terms of what is acceptable behaviour and what might be illegal or taboo is of great importance when travelling. According to Expedia.com.au TM, operated by Expedia, Inc., the world’s leading online travel company, knowing the local […]

Enjoy Costa Rica and the Panama Canal on Windstar

Discover the Natural Wonders of Beautiful Destinations by Luxury ShipWindstar Cruises and Travel the World invite you to experience Costa Rica’s lush jungles, pristine beaches and abundant wildlife as well as the legendary Panama Canal.Travellers on Windstar Cruises, which operates a fleet of three motor sailing yachts that explore the world’s most treasured destinations, can […]

Exclusive private members club KEE Shanghai is now open

Exclusive private members club KEE Shanghai is now open

(Shanghai, October 21, 2008) The highly anticipated KEE Shanghai – the first overseas branch of the famous Hong Kong private members club that counts celebrities and royalty among its habituees – has now opened its doors to Shanghai society. KEE Shanghai will offer the same unique “salon” and dining environment that has proved such a […]

RARE TOUR TO REMOTER MIDDLE EAST INCLUDES IRAQ

RARE TOUR TO REMOTER MIDDLE EAST INCLUDES IRAQ

OFF the beaten track travel company, Far Horizons has a holiday for the more adventurous next April that includes nine days in Iraq… But it’s not the searingly-hot, war-torn moonscape of Iraq seen on nightly television, rather the northern region of the country that is lush and green with snow-capped mountains – and with its […]

2008 Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards Winners

2008 Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards Winners

Cruise Critic’s editorial team is pleased to bring you the 2008 Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards. We’ve combined our cruising expertise to come up with a list of cruise lines that offer a superior cruising experience in a variety of categories. Now we’re honoring those lines with our best-in-class awards. Please join us in saying […]