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What are you looking for? Search # Blog Tips, tricks, updates, and insights from the team at S.W. Black Travel [![windstar route small-ship Ocean](https://blog.swblack.com.au/hubfs/Windstar%20Sees%20River%20Cruisers%20as%20a%20Route%20to%20Small-Ship%20Oceans.png)](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-sees-river-cruisers-as-a-route-to-small-ship-oceans?hsLang=en-au) [![windstar route small-ship Ocean](https://blog.swblack.com.au/hubfs/Windstar%20Sees%20River%20Cruisers%20as%20a%20Route%20to%20Small-Ship%20Oceans.png)](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-sees-river-cruisers-as-a-route-to-small-ship-oceans?hsLang=en-au) ## [Windstar Sees River Cruisers as a Route to Small-Ship Oceans](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-sees-river-cruisers-as-a-route-to-small-ship-oceans?hsLang=en-au) 23 Sept 2026 [S.W. Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) For travellers who enjoy the scale and destination focus of river cruising, moving onto an ocean... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) [**Silversea**](https://www.silversea.com/) is refining how it presents its suite offering, grouping 17 suite types into four... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) [**Royal Caribbean**](https://www.royalcaribbean.com/) has named retired United States Air Force General Lori Robinson as the godmother of... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) [**Explora Journeys**](https://explorajourneys.com/us/en) has announced new 2027-2028 cruises across South America, the Mediterranean, and... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) [**Carnival Cruise Line**](https://www.carnival.com/) has opened bookings for sailings aboard **Carnival Tropicale**, departing from... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) [**Holland America Line**](https://www.hollandamerica.com/en) has confirmed Oosterdam’s transformation will take place five weeks earlier... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) Newly introduced five-bar and lounge concepts aboard [**MSC World Asia**](https://www.msccruises.com/int/our-cruises/ships/msc-world-asia), adding more choice across... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) [**Regent Seven Seas Cruises**](https://www.rssc.com/) has launched its 2027 Europe Edition, offering savings of up to 25% on... 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