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Disney Cruise Line to offer staycation sailings for UK residents this summer

26th March 2021 Anna 0

UK residents will be able to experience the magic of Disney Cruise Line close to home with brand-new Disney Magic at Sea “staycation” sailings from UK ports this summer, for a limited time. Featuring enchanted entertainment and with multiple layers of health and safety measures, the Disney Magic cruise ship plans

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Cunard unveils Summer at Sea luxury UK voyages

26th March 2021 Anna 0

Cunard is offering UK guests the opportunity to spend this summer at sea, with a series of UK voyages on board Queen Elizabeth. Voyages will be round-trip from Southampton, between July and October 2021, and comprise of British Isles scenic cruising and special Sun Voyages, sailing to wherever the sun

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MSC Bellissima and MSC Grandiosa. Image: MSC Cruises
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MSC Cruises offers UK holidaymakers and their families summer sailings around the UK

25th March 2021 Anna 0

Another major cruise line to announce sailings around the UK for domestic passengers is MSC Cruises. Starting from 20th May, MSC Cruises will offer a series of seven-night breaks, departing from the new cruise terminal in Southampton. Guests will not be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine prior to embarkation.

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Your guide to the newest P&O Cruises ship Arvia, including Caribbean sailings

25th March 2021 Anna 0

On 22nd February, the first piece of steel was cut for the newest addition to the P&O Cruises fleet – Arvia. The 184,700-tonne sister to ship to Iona, is being built in Papenburg, Germany. She is due to join the fleet in December 2022, and will be the cruise line’s

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Initial demand for P&O Cruises UK sailings is strong

25th March 2021 Anna 0

If you haven’t heard the news, a number of the world’s leading cruise lines are launching a series of short cruises for British passengers around the UK this summer. One of the latest to go on sale, were P&O Cruises. Bookings opened on March 22 and within hours the cruise

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Iona. Image: P&O Cruises
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Which cruise lines will be restarting UK cruising from May 17th?

21st March 2021 Anna 0

On 8th March, the UK government announced that the cruise industry would be included as part of the resumption of domestic tourism and indoor hospitality, as early as 17th May 2021. This has led to a flurry of announcements from some of the world’s leading cruise lines, signalling the restart

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Sky Princess. Image: Princess Cruises
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Princess Cruises announces longest ever season sailing from the UK in 2022 along with extension in global pause in operations

25th November 2020 Anna 0

Princess Cruises has announced that 2022 will see its longest UK season ever and will include cruises on Sky Princess, which recently joined the fleet in October 2019 with a capacity of 3,660 guests. Sky Princess will be cruising from Southampton in the UK from March- October 2022 which is

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New cruise terminal. Image: ABP
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Southampton to open new £55 million cruise terminal in 2021

25th November 2020 Anna 0

A new cruise terminal is set to open in the Port of Southampton next year. The £55 million terminal is part of a joint venture between Associated British Ports, MSC Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line and it could bring millions of pounds into the local economy. The project will see

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Spirit of Adventure. Image: Saga Cruises
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Saga’s new cruise ship Spirit of Adventure arrives in the UK

12th October 2020 Anna 0

The latest addition to Saga’s ocean cruise fleet, Spirit of Adventure, has arrived in the UK.  She joins her sister, Spirit of Discovery, in Tilbury, where she will lay up for the winter before welcoming her first guests for her inaugural cruise on the 5th February sailing to the Canary Islands. Saga received

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Captain Nick Nash. Image: Princess Cruises
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Captain Nick Nash appointed commodore of the Princess Cruises global fleet

2nd October 2020 Anna 0

Captain Nick Nash, a 31-year veteran of Princess Cruises, has been promoted to the rank of commodore of the cruise line’s global fleet, the seventh in the cruise line’s history. The title of commodore is an honor that is bestowed upon the most senior captain of a fleet of ships,

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Enchanted Princess officially joins Princess Cruises fleet

2nd October 2020 Anna 0

The newly completed Enchanted Princess was delivered to Princess Cruises today in an official handover ceremony presented via live streaming video from the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. With the arrival of this 145,000-ton, 3,660-guest ship, Enchanted Princess expands the Princess Cruises global fleet of MedallionClass™ vessels.  The  ceremony was

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Saga welcomes Spirit of Adventure to its fleet

2nd October 2020 Anna 0

The latest addition to Saga’s ocean cruise fleet, Spirit of Adventure, was handed over on 30th September in Emden, Germany, by shipbuilder Meyer Werft. Spirit of Adventure is Saga’s second purpose-built boutique cruise ship, joining Spirit of Discovery which became part of the Saga Cruise fleet with much fanfare in July 2019. Spirit of Adventure has

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Hi I'm Anna, a 35 year old blogger from the UK. I am a former seafarer, avid traveller and I am married to a former cruise ship deputy captain. I originally set up this blog to chart my travels as a thirty-something sailing with my husband on cruise ships, but now I write about all things cruise related. Whether you are a new or experienced cruiser, I hope you find my advice a useful aid when planning your next holiday. Read more...

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