IN THE KNOW


CRUISING BACK TO FULL SPEED


Luxury cruise line Silversea sets sail for the Galápagos Islands with two brand-new itineraries


NEWS IN BRIEF


Up on the Roof The Hundertwasser Art Center with Wairau M ori Art Gallery (Whangarei) opened in February in New Zealand. Designed by late Austrian artist Friedrich Hundertwasser, it’s the last of his buildings to be constructed.


Top Attractions Tripadvisor has unveiled its ‘Best of the Best Things to Do’ in its Travelers’ Choice Awards 2022, with the number one attraction named as Barcelona’s unfinished Basilica de la Sagrada Familia.


Rewinding Thrills Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind — a major new attraction at Walt Disney World, Florida — as now opened. It’s one of the longest enclosed roller coasters in the world.


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ilversea restarted its Galápagos Islands sailings. Its new ship, Silver Origin, began its inaugural


season on June 19. The cruise line is welcoming guests on all-new itineraries, which include calls into the islands of Fernandina and Isabela, as well as enriched onshore programs. “Our two new itineraries have been thoughtfully crafted by our destination experts to optimize the cruise experience in this extraordinary


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part of the world, providing more opportunities for our guests to admire the archipelago’s iconic wildlife species,” says Fernando Delgado, vice-president and general manager of Silversea Cruises Ecuador. “And with Silver Origin offering the highest expert guide-to-guest ratio and the highest Zodiac-to-guest ratio in the region, travelers will enjoy the most incredible experiences available with unprecedented insight and access.”


Clockwise from left: Giant tortoise in Galápagos National Park, Ecuador; off-road in Western Australia; a New Zealand vineyard


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