Holidays on new ship Arvia, Canary Islands fly/cruises and a 99-night world cruise are all now on sale, accompanied by launch booking offers, in P&O Cruises’ new winter 2022 / 2023 programme of holidays. In a P&O Cruises first, winter sun Canary Islands fly/cruises from Tenerife will be available as Azura offers a programme of two alternating seven-night cruises which can be combined to create a 14-night holiday. To celebrate this, double on board spending money is available on Azura’s Canary Islands holidays booked before June 1, 2021.
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Inaugural cruise of Saga’s ‘Spirit of Adventure’ and three ‘Spirit of Discovery’ round Britain itineraries sell out
The inaugural launch of Saga Cruises’ new ship, ‘Spirit of Adventure’ and three of the four British Isles cruises on ‘Spirit of Discovery’ were already sold out within two weeks of officially going on sale on March 29. There is now only limited availability on the Great British Isles Adventure cruise
Read moreDisney Cruise Line to offer staycation sailings for UK residents this summer
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
Read moreCunard unveils Summer at Sea luxury UK voyages
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
Read moreMSC Cruises offers UK holidaymakers and their families summer sailings around the UK
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.
Read moreYour guide to the newest P&O Cruises ship Arvia, including Caribbean sailings
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
Read moreInitial demand for P&O Cruises UK sailings is strong
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
Read moreWhich cruise lines will be restarting UK cruising from May 17th?
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
Read morePrincess Cruises announces longest ever season sailing from the UK in 2022 along with extension in global pause in operations
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
Read moreSouthampton to open new £55 million cruise terminal in 2021
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
Read moreSaga’s new cruise ship Spirit of Adventure arrives in the UK
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
Read moreCaptain Nick Nash appointed commodore of the Princess Cruises global fleet
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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