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October 12, 2026

My cruise line is Viking


We are just home from a 14-night cruise from Bergen to Barcelona aboard Viking Neptune, our second with this line.

Choosing a cruise line is more complicated now as more ships head down the slipway. Today you have purpose built expedition vessels, sophisticated oversized yachts like Scenic Eclipse or the SeaDream fleet. There are cruise lines that only cater to the younger generation looking to party like Virgin - and of course there’s the ever growing crop of monsters catering mostly to families being pumped out by Royal Caribbean and others.

October 06, 2026

Dusit Princess Ipoh Opens


By David Bowden

The 268-room Dusit Princess Ipoh is the third branded property in Malaysia for the Thai hospitality group.

Dusit Hotels and Resorts, the hotel arm of Dusit International, one of Thailand's leading hotel and property development companies, opened Dusit Princess Ipoh on 1 October 2026, bringing its distinctive Thai-inspired gracious hospitality to the city.

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