The Revolutionary, Multi-Year Program Advances Online Chef Training to Expand Culinary Expertise COURTESY Oceania Cruises: MIAMI, March 31, 2026 – Oceania Cruises®, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused luxury cruise line, today revealed The Floating Pastry Academy, a new multi-year training program for its onboard chefs, and first of its kind for the cruise industry, created in partnership with revered digital training platform, The Butter Book®. Through the new training partnership, more than 200 Oceania Cruises pastry …
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From overnight stays in Honolulu to British Columbia’s wilderness, newly released cruises offer deep exploration opportunities across four guest?favorite regions COURTESY Holland America: Seattle, Wash., Feb. 5, 2026 — Holland America Line is opening new voyages across some of the most sought-after vacation regions, with nearly three dozen itineraries in 2027-2028 spanning Hawaii, Mexico, the Panama Canal and the Pacific Coast. The new season showcases longer stays in Honolulu, Hawaii, and extended exploration of Mexico’s Sea of …
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INSIDE PASSAGE TO ALASKA – We departed Seattle for this seven-day cruise to Alaska on Sunday. The weather was actually pretty, sunny and clear. Today is Tuesday and the weather totally different. Rainy and foggy. I fear this will be typical of the rest of our time here. This afternoon we are going to have our first real sightseeing. In about an hour we will be entering Tracy Arm and will get an up-close look at the …
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SEATTLE, Wash. – I now know something I did not know before. Seattle – at least the downtown – is built on a steep hill. Why is this important? Well, just walk up that hill once or twice and you will know. Our hotel, the Renaissance, is located at Fifth Avenue and Madison, six long blocks uphill from the waterfront. When we arrived yesterday we decided to do the obvious – have lunch in a seafood restaurant. …
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