Southampton, Britain’s biggest cruise port, has formally unveiled its £55 million ‘next generation’ cruise terminal. The city’s fifth cruise terminal – called Horizon following a public naming competition that attracted 4,000 entries – has 2,000 […]
With the white cliffs of Dover as a backdrop, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines new flagship Bolette has set sail on her maiden voyage. The fully refurbished 1,138-passenger vessel, formerly sailing as Holland America Line’s Amsterdam, […]
Small ship line Variety specialises in taking passengers to secluded destinations – sometimes with the help of Mother Nature. After driving round and around a few rows of parked cars going nowhere in the tiny […]
A-Rosa River Cruises has revealed that its pioneering eco-friendly new river ship will be called A-Rosa Sena – a name taken from the Arabic language which means beauty. Setting sail in May 2022, the vessel […]
New cruise line Tradewind Voyages has launched the spectacular five-masted ship Golden Horizon and Our Man On The Ground was on the inaugural sailing. “This has been my dream since I was a boy,” says […]
AmaWaterways has become the first mainstream river cruise line to offer sailings on Colombia’s Magdalena River. The company has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Metropolitan Touring, South America’s leading tour operator, to offer the all-new […]
Many people have decided to holiday at home this year rather than navigate the tricky waters of apps, PCR tests, vaccination certificates, passenger locator forms, traffic light systems and quarantine. As a result, UK hotels […]
A home-grown cuppa and wine from a remote vineyard are some of the unexpected treats on a UK cruise. Whilst the farm to fork concept has become increasingly popular as consumers look to buy locally […]
The in-suite butler service has been put on hold, the on-board therapists furloughed, and crews grounded. Pandaw’s Myanmar’s cruises have been cancelled for the foreseeable future. But that hasn’t stopped the luxury cruise line from […]
One of the world’s biggest cruise ships has spearheaded a summer of sailings around Britain. “A cocktail a day keeps the doctor away,” quips the barman as he spins round to greet me while I […]
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