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Seabourn Delivers Expansive 2018 Season With New Marquee Ports In Europe

2018-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Seabourn Ovation

Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury travel experience, is gearing up to allow guests to immerse themselves in the best of Europe in 2018. Following the launch of the line’s newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, in May this year, travelers will be able to enjoy an expanded menu of more than 41 individual departures.

Tags: Aegean cruise, Aegean cruises, cruise lines, cruise news, Greece cruising, luxury cruises, sea journeys, Seabourn Legend, Seabourn Ovation, ship travel

Paul Gauguin Cruises Announce 2013 Itinerary

2012-03-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Paul Gauguin Cruises, operator of the first-rated and continually sailing luxury cruise ship – the m/s Paul Gauguin, has announced the2013 itinerary of its second small luxury ship – the m/v Tere Moana.

Tags: cruise ship, luxury cruise ship, luxury cruises, Paul Gauguin, Paul Gauguin Cruises, Paul Gauguin itinerary, Tere Moana

Celebrity Silhouette Takes to Sea – A Cruise Milestone Set

2011-07-23 by Phil Butler

Silhouette's Grand Cuvee Restaurant

Celebrity Cruises is all over travel news today in the wake of last night’s extravaganza last aboard the inaugural sailing of the Celebrity Silhouette. The lavish £500 million cruise ship was launched at what became Hamburg’s biggest ever cruise ship ceremony. At 122,000 tons and over 1,000 feet, Celebrity Silhouette is the largest ship ever named from Germany’s most legendary shipbuilding city.

Tags: Celebrity Cruises, cruise ship launch, cruise ships, cruise vacations, cruises, Europe cruises, German shipbuilding, Hamburg, Hamburg yards, luxury cruises, Meyer Werft, UK cruises, world cruises

Cruising the Med in Style with Sea Cloud Cruises: Summer 2011

2011-06-28 by Phil Butler

Sea Cloud in Hamburg

Argophilia is all about the love of the journey, and what journey imaginary or real could be more poignant than a Mediterranean cruise? And since we are destined for dreams, what about a cruise aboard a real ship, a legend, the 80+ year old windjammer Sea Cloud. Talk about a journey, Jason of Argonaut fame himself would fight for the chance.

Tags: Bonifacio Corsica, Cruise industry, cruises, Hansa Treuhand Hamburg, Hansa Treuhand-Group, luxury cruises, Med cruises, Med travel, sailing cruise, sailing ships, Sea Cloud, Sea Cloud Cruises, ships, smal, small ship cruises, tall ships, Windjammer

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