Liam P. Cusack – Cruise & Travel Report

Arcadia’s Next Act: More Horizons for Holland America

The company announced on Oct. 6 that Arcadia will transfer from P&O Cruises in 2029, expanding Holland America’s fleet to 12 ships and adding capacity for more than 2,000 passengers. For travelers, the appeal is straightforward: more opportunities to explore the world aboard the midsize ships that have become central to the line’s identity.

Holland America Is Turning Oosterdam’s Ocean Bar Into the Ship’s Most Seductive New Hangout

Part of the sweeping Holland America Evolution program, the refreshed Ocean Bar will draw inspiration from the golden age of ocean travel, when crossing the sea was as much about the ritual of the journey as the destination itself.

The Week in Travel: Bigger Bets, Smaller Jets and a Changing Definition of Luxury

United is betting on smaller jets to redraw the transatlantic map. Dubai is counting the cost of conflict. Air Canada is raising the bar on accessibility. And across cruise ships and hotels, “luxury” increasingly means more room, more recovery and fewer compromises.

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.