“He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the Promised Land.” It’s one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s most iconic speeches: “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” his address to striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn. on April 3, 1968. And it was born on the tiny island […]
Martinique is surging into the upper ranks of Caribbean cruise destinations. The French Caribbean island reported a nearly 11 percent increase in cruise arrivals for the 2024–2025 season, rising from about 421,000 to more than 465,000 embarking and disembarking passengers across more than 200 ship calls. The growth underscores Martinique’s fast-rising appeal as both a […]
Carnival Cruise Line will return to Acapulco, Mexico for the first time since 2010, in a move that underscores the city’s gradual reemergence as a cruise destination. The Miami-based operator said that the Pacific port will feature on a one-off 16-day Carnival Journeys voyage aboard Carnival Legend in spring 2027. The sailing — repositioning the […]
It’s one of the great passages of world travel — the journey through the Panama Canal. And now, MSC Cruises is bringing it to the forefront on the MSC Poesia in the winter 2026 season. Fresh off her inaugural Alaska season, Poesia will chart a new course south, offering highly coveted Panama Canal voyages that […]
