Unpacking the myths about cruise holidays. Tried and tested cruising advice from a thirty-something officer's wife.
Princess Cruises has celebrated significant milestones for each of its three ships currently under construction. In an industry-first, events took place at Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, to mark the construction progress for the 3,660-guest Sky Princess, Enchanted Princess and a sixth Royal-class ship yet to be named. For Sky
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Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Voyages President and CEO Tom McAlpin announced today that Virgin Voyages is officially open for business. The company’s first ship, the Scarlet Lady, is now open for bookings for her inaugural season with voyages departing from 1st April through to 25th October
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Late departures and overnight stays in iconic destinations are among the key features of P&O Cruises new ship Iona’s inaugural winter season, which goes on sale on Monday 18th March 2019*. Between October 2020 and March 2021 Iona will sail south to Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands for winter
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I am pleased to be able to bring you another interview with a member of the Marella Explorer entertainment team. Kathryn Anderson is a Singer/Dancer in the ship’s show cast, and she told me all about her onboard role working for Marella Cruises. If you missed my last officer interview
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Guests taking a holiday of five nights or more with P&O Cruises will soon be able to take advantage of new drinks packages. A range of four different options has been designed to suit varied tastes and will be rolled out across all ships starting on Azura in March 2019.
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Princess Cruises has announced its two newest ships, Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess, will have the largest balconies ever offered by a cruise line. The two ‘Sky Suites’ will be centrally located on the ships’ top decks, with one measuring 1,012 square feet and the other 947 square feet, each
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Virgin Voyages today released several designs and images of their RockStar Suites. The cruise line is throwing out traditional clichés on luxury and formalities, instead bringing Rebellious Luxe to life at sea with their ‘RockStar Suites,’ designed by Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio. “Virgin has always avoided stuffy formalities and
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This is a guest post by my Dad, Peter Boyd-Smith. My parents (Peter and Jan) set sail on a seven night Eastbound cruise from Benoa, Bali in June 2018. They had stops in Lombok, Komodo, Satonda Island and Bali. About Star Clippers Cruises Star Clipper is one of three sailing
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P&O Cruises’ Strictly Come Dancing themed cruises have proved extremely popular with fans of the BBC dance competition. They give guests the opportunity to get close to some of the show’s professional dancers and judges through dance classes, live talks and glitzy theatre performances. There’s also the chance to see
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For my latest officer interview, I am pleased to introduce you to Matthew Shaw, Cruise Director on board Marella Explorer, part of the Marella Cruises fleet. If you’ve read my recent Marella Discovery ship review, you’ll know that I’ve been really impressed with Marella Cruises as a cruise line and
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Royal Caribbean have announced its next round of deployments for 2020 and 2021. The Quantum Class ship Anthem of the Seas will return to Southampton for the first time in five years, after relocating from its current home in New York. The ship will visit coastal towns along the Mediterranean,
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My one and only experience of cruising with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) came when I was a child and my parents took me on a holiday on the then NCL ship the SS Norway. Formerly the SS France, this luxury liner came into service in the early 60s and, at
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