Cruises

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Choosing a luxury Mediterranean cruise can be surprisingly difficult. Silversea, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas, Explora Journeys, SeaDream Yacht Club, and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection can all take you from one beautiful Mediterranean port to another in considerable comfort. Look only at the marketing language, and the differences can begin to blur. In practice, these are distinctly different ways to travel. One traveler may want a small yacht slipping into ports that large

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The allure of the Greek Isles is timeless. The reality of experiencing them from the deck of a three-thousand-passenger cruise ship is increasingly fraught. We are seeing a definitive shift in the Mediterranean for 2026. Greek authorities have begun aggressive measures to curb overtourism, implementing daily visitor caps in hotspots like Santorini and tightening regulations on coastal development. When you are one of thousands stepping off a massive vessel, you are often at t