Princess Cruises has announced its full 2020 Japan programme is now on sale and available to book. Throughout the year the 2,670-guest Diamond Princess will sail roundtrip from Tokyo and Kobe on over 50 departures to more than 50 destinations in 11 countries. The voyages range from 5 – 28 days and offer guests the…
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Cunard Announces New Steakhouse Dining Concept At The Verandah
Cunard has announced its new dining concept, ‘Steakhouse at The Verandah,’ which has become a permanent feature at the alternative dining restaurant on board the line’s three Queens—Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. Taking influence from both sides of the Atlantic, Cunard’s team of chefs have curated a menu showcasing prime USDA gran finished New York…
Oceania Cruises Announces TWO Next Generation Allura-Class Ships
Oceania Cruises has today announced an order for two new Allura-class ships from Fincantieri S.p.A. The ships will be delivered in 2022 and 2025. “This new class of ships will represent an evolution of the Oceania Cruises experience with all the elements our guests treasure – a warm, intimate, residential style; the most spacious standard…
Full Season Of Alaska Sailings In 2020 For Cunard
Cunard has announced today that it will spend a full season in Alaska from June through to September in 2020 on the newly-refurbished ship, Queen Elizabeth. Cunard is making its long-awaited return to Alaska in May 2019, after a twenty year break. The success of the 2019 programme has led to Cunard doubling the number…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ‘No Single Supplement’ Cruise Sale
Holidaymakers looking to set sail on a solo adventure can enjoy ‘no single supplements’ with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines on more than 14 sailings between March 2019 and March 2020, as part of its new ‘Cruise Sale’. Guests can take advantage of this attractive solo offer on all new bookings made by 28th February 2019 inclusive. It means…
Carnival Cruise Line’s ‘Mardi Gras’ To Feature First-Ever Roller Coaster At Sea
In another cruise industry first, Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras will feature the first-ever roller coaster at sea when it debuts in 2020, providing an unforgettable and unique open-air thrill ride on the line’s newest and most innovative ship. Built by Munich-based Maurer Rides, BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster is a heart-pounding rush of adrenaline offering nearly 800 feet of…
Royal Caribbean Announces 2020-21 Ship Deployments: Oasis Of The Seas To Sail From New Jersey
Royal Caribbean International is charting a new course with its 2020-21 deployment plans, touting a fleet of Royal Amplified ships sailing to exciting destinations. An amped up Oasis of the Seas will greet Lady Liberty and deliver new holidays from Northeast America with 7-night Caribbean itineraries that include an unforgettable day at the cruise line’s…
ITV’s ‘The Cruise’ To Return To TV Screens In January
ITV have confirmed that the sixth series of ‘The Cruise’ will air on a weekly basis from Thursday 3 January at 8:30pm. The six-part documentary was filmed on the 3,560-guest Majestic Princess cruise ship as she sailed to Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Throughout this latest series, according to ITV, viewers will be introduced to…
Largest Carnival Cruise Line Ship Ever Constructed To Be Named ‘Mardi Gras’
In a nod to Carnival Cruise Line’s rich history as America’s Cruise Line, the line has announced that it will name its new XL-class ship to be delivered in 2020 Mardi Gras™, bringing back to the fleet the name of the first Carnival Cruise Line® ship that entered service in 1972 and started the wave of…
Celebrity Edge Is Named By Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai.
After more than four years of limitless passion and hard work by thousands of engineers, architects, artisans, designers and crew, Celebrity Cruises has set sail into a new era. Celebrity Edge officially joined the fleet after a moving ceremony on 4 December where the ship’s godmother, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, was joined by all on-board…
