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Princess Cruises Adds Pacific Princess to Europe Experiences for 2021

2019-12-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Grand Princess

Princess Cruises has announced it will sail the 670-guest Pacific Princess to Europe for the summer of 2021

Tags: cruise lines, cruising Europe, Enchanted Princess, Europe cruises 2021, European cruises, Pacific Princess, Princess Cruises, Sky Princess

CroisiEurope Adds a Ship and Cruise Updates for 2019

2018-09-18 by Argophilia Travel News

CroisiEurope River Cruises

CroisiEurope River Cruises is offering a number of new updates for 2019. In addition to a new ship joining the fleet on the Douro River, the river cruise line will be launching a cruise along the Adriatic on the MS Belle de l’Adriatique.

Tags: CroisiEurope, cruising Europe, Europe cruises, Europe tours, Europe travel, River Cruises

Uniworld Christens New Brand for Youthful Adventure Seekers

2017-02-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises

According to news from the Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, the company is creating a new product for Millennials. U BY UNIWORLD, set to launch sales in March 2017 and begin sailings in early 2018.

Tags: cruises, cruising Europe, River Cruises, U BY UNIWORLD, Uniworld, Uniworld Cruises

Windstar Cruises Offers Yacht Style Cruises for 2013

2013-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Windstar Cruises

If you’re one of those travelers that thinks of yacht style cruising first, Windstar Cruises has just announced the debut of their Star Pride, and the 2014 Pride Voyage Collection. An “all suite” affair that features new iteneraries for 2013, Windstar’s excursion into the Black Sea is just the ticket for the modern day Jason and his or her Argonauts.

Tags: Black Sea cruise, cruises, cruising Europe, Istanbul cruise

A Taste of the Rhine With eWaterways

2011-05-18 by Phil Butler

Rhine River Valley

If you ever dreamed of seeing the castles along the Rhine, the people at eWaterways have a sampler barge tour you should consider. The world’s best provider of custom and selective cruise experiences, eWaterways offers unparalleled variety in waterborne excursions around the world. And, no wayfarer’s log of travel experiences should be devoid of a cruise along Germany’s fabulous waterways.

Tags: Bundesgartenshau, Cologne travel, cruising Europe, Deutsches Eck, eWaterways, flower show, garden show, German Rivers, German tourism, Gernany Tours, Gordon Ramsey, Koblenz travel, Mosel River, Rhine River, river cruiese, Royal Crown

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Featured Stories

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Stories of Interest

Chania Recycling Cooking Oil

Chania Launches €310K Smart Sanitation and Rewarding Cooking Oil Recycling Initiative

2026-10-16 By Victoria Udrea

Chania unveils a €310K smart sanitation and reward-based cooking oil recycling program, setting a high standard that should be adopted island-wide across Crete.

27-year-old man arrested

27-Year-Old Arrested at Heraklion Port Trying to Buy Piraeus Ferry Ticket Without Travel Papers

2026-10-16 By Argophilia Travel News

Coast Guard officers arrest a 27-year-old man at Heraklion port for attempting to buy a Piraeus ferry ticket without papers and verbally abusing officers.

Crete Car Rental Market

Crete Accounts for 18.1% of Greece’s Car Rental Market

2026-10-15 By Kostas Raptis

Crete has Greece’s second-largest short-term car rental market, as tourists increasingly rent vehicles to explore beaches, villages, and mountain routes.

strong tourism season

Strong October Finishes Robust Tourism Season in Crete

2026-10-15 By Arthur Butler

Cretan hotels report 80-90% occupancy in October as the tourism season extends through mid-November, supported by sustained flight connections and winter city demand.

Malevizi road collapse

School Bus Tilts After Road Gives Way in Crete’s Agia Marina

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Students were safely evacuated after a school bus tilted on a washed-out road in Malevizi, prompting essential driving safety advice for visitors on Crete’s roads.

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