Oasis of the Seas

Biggest, yet not too big

Oasis of the Seas arrives at Ft. Lauderdale [Photo: Lars Lindmark]

It was with mixed feelings that we stepped aboard Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, in Ft Lauderdale to take part in an inaugural cruise for journalists and travel agents. Was it going to be just too big?

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Experience a cruise down the Amazon River

Silversea - The world’s most luxurious cruise line?

Narrow passage on the Amazon with Silversea [Photo: Lars Lindmark]

To cruise on any of Silversea’s ships is one of the most luxurious experiences one can have. That’s what many say. Come with us as we see if it’s true!  CruisingTips takes you to South America, where we sailed the Amazon from Manaus to Rio de Janeiro on board Silver Wind.

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Indulge yourself without abandoning the healthy lifestyle

The Luxury of Good Health

 [Photo: Bo Sjösten]

A cruiseship may be the last approved bastion of gluttony, an understandable temptation to eat, eat, eat

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Cruisingtips in the West Indies

A cruising primer

 [Photo: Jan Ohlsson]

Most people have been on a boat, but what is it really like to be onboard a cruise ship for an entire week? Crowded and boring? Long lines for everything? Footraces to the last unoccupied deck chair? Pools filled with swarms of screaming children?

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Cruising in the Stockholm Archipelago

How to see 30,000 islands in a single day

If you have only, say, four days in Stockholm, be sure to spend one of them on the archipelago. Here, the sea meets land in a unique and beautiful world of islands.

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Tropical cruise in the Baltic

Cruising Paradise

Yesterday, the wife and I were sunbathing on the beach. Today, the beach has sailed back to Mariehamn.

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