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		<title>The 5 Seconds That Turned Me Into an Adrenaline Junkie at Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’ll admit it. At 72 years old, I thought I had cruising figured out. You know the version I’m talking about. The one I usually write about. A plush robe. A spa appointment booked before I even unpacked. A glass of something bubbly in hand while watching the ocean do its hypnotic thing. My idea [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Celebrity River Cruises Is About To Offer Local Experiences You Won&#8217;t Find in Guidebooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve followed Champagne Living for any length of time, you know I have a serious love affair with river cruising. I&#8217;m talking about the kind of travel that ruins you (in the best possible way) for anything else. You drift through the heart of a city at sunrise, sip wine looking out of your [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Celebrity Solstice Is Back. And I Can’t Wait to Sail Her to Alaska</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are cruise ships that simply take you from one destination to another. And some ships that feel like a destination in their own right. So when I heard that Celebrity had completely revitalized the Solstice and was sending her to Alaska this summer, I immediately felt that little spark of excitement that I get [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The First Five-Star Restaurant at Sea? Celebrity Just Did That</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are cruise dinners. There are specialty restaurants. And then there is a moment when a cruise line quietly shifts the entire conversation about what dining at sea can be. That moment just happened. Celebrity Cruises has officially earned the first-ever Five-Star rating for a restaurant at sea from Forbes Travel Guide. Yes, you read [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>I Came for the Ocean. I Stayed for the Spa. Why AquaClass Is One of My Favorite Ways to Cruise</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zipporah Sandler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite Rituals. Taking the time to steal away from everyday life and do something that completely relaxes, rejeuvenates and gives me a full reset. I&#8217;m sharing what it is that I do. I&#8217;m lucky, I live under 1.5 hours from multiple ports, so the expense of cruising is less than [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>I Miss NCL’s Shows. Norwegian Aura Might Be My Perfect Comeback Cruise</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zipporah Sandler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ohhh yes. This is exactly the kind of “wait. NCL is doing WHAT now?” news that hits my cruise-loving brain like espresso. And they’re framing it perfectly. I haven’t sailed NCL in a few years. I’ve been flirting with other brands (and honestly, I’ve been living my best life doing it), but there’s a very [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Europe Comes Onboard As Celebrity Xcel’s Bazaar Turns the Med Into a Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Celebrity Xcel is bringing “destination immersion” on board this summer, and OMG, this is the kind of idea that makes me want to grab my passport and start packing. Not because cruise lines have not tried “themed nights” before. They have. But because Celebrity is taking a real swing at something that&#8217;s definitely more &#8220;real&#8221;. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Traveling in The Retreat on Celebrity Summit: A Five-Night Reality Check</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I went into this cruise convinced the upgrade to The Retreat would be nice, but I honestly wasn&#8217;t sure if the extra money would be worth it. My husband and I had each been comped an inside cabin from prior gambling (and together they became an oceanview comp). I decided that this year I would [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Congrats to the Discovery Princess &#8211; &#8220;Coolest Way To See Alaska&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zipporah Sandler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a hot minute since I&#8217;ve been on a Princess Cruise, but by what I read this afternoon, that may just change (I think the last time I was on was the inaugural of the Regal Princess back in 2014). Hmm&#8230; It seems that when it comes to experiencing the majesty of Alaska in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>I Spent 2 Days on Celebrity&#8217;s Brand New Xcel And This Ship Is Rewriting the Rules of Cruising</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zipporah Sandler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been on a lot of cruises in my day (an understatement for sure). I&#8217;ve traveled the world by ship, I&#8217;ve floated down the Mekong in Thailand, visited capitals of Europ,e, and I feel like a snowbird with a second home in most ports of the Caribbean (that sounds like a weird &#8220;where do Floridians [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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