I have been in the travel industry for over 18 years and became a cruise specialist 8 years ago. I have a wide range of knowledge of all the cruise lines from River cruising with APT to 6* cruising with Silversea. I have sailed on-board with Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise…
Carnival Cruise Line new ship Carnival Horizon, is set to sail in the Mediterranean in spring 2018 after a year’s gap. A short series of Mediterranean itineraries have been released for the sister vessel to Carnival Vista, which entered service in the region last summer. The new ship, currently under…
P&O Cruises have today announced a new deal with the BBC to show popular shows as Casualty, Eastenders, Holby City among others. P&O Cruises and Cunard ships are part of the new deal with the BBC. The programmes will appear on cabin TVs via a dedicated channel for cruise ships…
Carnival has revealed a new 133,500-ton ship originally destined for P&O Cruises Australia, will instead be added to the Carnival Cruise Line fleet. The third 3,936-passenger vessel in the company's Vista class series will join the Carnival Corporation US-based line in late 2019. As a result, Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival…
Princess Cruises agreed to pay a record penalty of $40 million for illegal dumping of oil contaminated waste from Caribbean Princess. The line has agreed to plead guilty to seven charges from “deliberate pollution of the seas and intentional acts to cover it up”. The line will pay the fine…
P&O Adonia is to rejoin the P&O Cruises fleet in 2017 after just a year operating for US-based social impact sister brand Fathom. Carnival Corporation confirmed that the 710-passenger vessel would be returning to Southampton-based P&O Cruises for next summer. Adonia moved across to Fathom in May to launch…
Celebrity Cruises becomes the first major cruise line to base a ship in Dublin. One of Celebrity's Solstice-class vessels will run five sailings from the Irish capital’s port between April and June 2018. Itineraries will run throughout northern Europe with details to be announced later in the year. The line expects…
Fred Olsen's ship Black Watch is due to under go extensive renovation work at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg from 20th November and will last 26 days. The ship will also undergo engineering works, general maintenance and refurbishment during the dry dock. The vessel is due to resume…
Royal Caribbean is offering a free Wi-Fi package for one device on bookings until November 8th across eight ships. The offer is worth up to $175. This deal has upset agents, as it is only for direct passengers booking through Royal Caribbean. However if the trail is successful, the deal will be…
At least 4-5 cruise lines have been forced to reroute ships in the Caribbean due to Hurricane Matthew, a category-4 hurricane that could intensify within the next couple days. Two fishermen have died in rough water churned up by the approaching storm in Haiti, the Associated Press reported. Hurricane Matthew has now hit Haiti,…
Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Solstice is due to undergo an $8.5 million revamp, this will include an outdoor film screen. The vessel will be the first in the Solstice class to show films designed to reflect specific cultures and destinations, with food that brings the scenes on the screen to life.…