Liam P. Cusack – Cruise & Travel Report

Holland America’s Chefs Go to Germany in Search of a Better Loaf

Sometimes, the next great cruise-ship culinary innovation does not begin with truffles, caviar or a celebrity chef…Sometimes, it starts with flour.

The $225,000 Vacation: Why Time Has Become the Ultimate Luxury Travel Amenity

For the world’s wealthiest travelers, the most valuable amenity increasingly is not marble, Champagne or thread count. It is time — and the ability to spend less of it waiting, transferring, planning and navigating the machinery of modern travel.

Hilton Bets Big on AI: Google, ChatGPT and Claude Are Changing How Travelers Search, Plan and Book Hotels

Hilton is expanding its use of artificial intelligence across the travel-planning journey, connecting its own website and Hilton Honors App with Google AI Mode, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and a forthcoming connection to Anthropic’s Claude. The goal is ambitious but straightforward: make it easier for travelers to move from wondering where they might go to finding the right hotel, comparing choices and ultimately booking a room.

Cruise & Travel Report Daily Luxury & Ultra-Luxury Travel Brief – August 28, 2026 – Luxury Travel’s New Status Symbol: More Space, Fewer People

From Oceania Cruises’ roomier new ships and Hilton’s low-density Costa Rica resort to United Airlines’ premium-heavy jets and a new expedition superyacht, luxury travel brands are betting that privacy, space and exclusivity will define the next era of high-end travel. The newest symbol of luxury travel may not be Champagne, marble bathrooms or even private butlers. It may simply be having fewer people around you.

Holland America Line Opens 2028 Alaska Season with Rare Voyages and New Ways to Explore the Great Land

The 2028 season features cruises ranging from seven to 18 days aboard Oosterdam, Noordam, Eurodam, Koningsdam, Westerdam and Zaandam, sailing roundtrip from Seattle and Vancouver, between Vancouver and Whittier, and on a new voyage from San Diego to Vancouver.

Holland America Turns Up the Volume: The Great American Bandstand Goes to Sea

New poolside stages aboard Oosterdam and Zuiderdam will put live music at the center of the day — another reason Holland America’s premium, midsize ships are increasingly compelling in an era of floating megacities.

Cruise & Travel Report Daily Luxury & Ultra-Luxury Travel Brief – August 25, 2026

Today’s news includes Ritz-Carlton; Marriott; Silversea Cruises; The Kimberly; Fremantle; Valparaiso; Easter Island; Abercrombie & Kent; Four Seasons; Four Seasons Yachts. This is the August 25, 2026 the daily Cruise & Travel Report Luxury & Ultra-Luxury Travel Brief, keeping you up to date on all the news of the Luxury & Ultra Luxury Travel Markets.

Holland America Announces Anticipated 2028 Grand Voyages

Holland America Line has unveiled its 2028 Grand Voyages, offering travelers two sweeping itineraries by sea: a 129-day Grand World Voyage that circles the globe and a 90-day Grand Australia & New Zealand Voyage.

On World Press Freedom Day, a Global Reminder That Journalism Remains Under Siege

Every year on May 3, the world pauses — if only briefly — to recognize a principle that lies at the heart of democratic life: the freedom of the press.

Known as World Press Freedom Day, the international observance was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993 to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, evaluate its condition worldwide and honor journalists who have lost their lives in pursuit of the truth.

Seabourn Unveils Limited-Time “Yours to Explore Event,” Offering Suite Upgrades and Credits

Seabourn’s “Yours to Explore Event,” is available now through May 5, 2026, and offers guests a complimentary two-category Veranda Suite upgrade and onboard credit when booking select ocean and expedition voyages sailing in 2026 and beyond.