P&O Cruises Britannia To Host First British Cookery School At Sea

  When the doors of the country’s newest cookery school, The Cookery Club, open next March on Britannia, Britain’s largest cruise ship, it will offer the most comprehensive schedule of classes for all ages and abilities as it travels the world. Run in consultation with James Martin and featuring the other P&O Cruises Food Heroes…

Costa Diadema To Offer 500m Walkway With Bars And Restaurants

Costa Cruises’ new flagship, Costa Diadema, will be christened in Genoa on 7 November 2014 and will offer cruisers a new way of experiencing the Mediterranean. As the Regina del Mediterraneo (Queen of the Mediterranean Sea), Costa Diadema will offer large, split-level, conveniently-interconnected rooms that directly overlook the sea, evoking the atmosphere of a buzzing…

MSC Cruises Confirms Ship Order Of Two Ground-Breaking Vessels

MSC Cruises has today signed a contract with Italian shipyard Fincantieri confirming the construction of two new cruise ships, with an option for one more vessel. The new prototype project, named ‘Seaside’, will be the largest cruise ships ever built by Fincantieri and will feature a revolutionary architectural style leading the way for a new…

Regal Princess Welcomes Passengers For Maiden Voyage

The newest ship to join the Princess Cruises fleet, Regal Princess, arrived in Venice today to welcome guests on its maiden voyage. Regal Princess is sister ship to Royal Princess, which was launched last year by HRH, The Duchess of Cambridge. The new ship, the 18th in the Princess Cruises fleet, has: · Capacity for…

Vote In The Cruise International Awards 2014

I need to start today’s blog by saying a massive THANK YOU to everyone that nominated me in the Cruise Awards 2014, thanks to you I have made the shortlist! 🙂 I suppose this is the part where I ask you to do it all again! I would be thrilled if you could click on…

‘Drinks On Us’ Offer From P&O Cruises

Starting this Thursday May 1, 2014, P&O Cruises customers can toast the perfect holiday with up to £400 per person extra on board spending money when booking a Select Price fare on selected cruises by June 30, 2014. P&O Cruises marketing director Christopher Edgington said: “Toast Mondays with a morning mocktail by the pool, Tuesdays…

Norwegian Epic To Sail To/From Southampton In 2015

  Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that Norwegian Epic has added two sailings to and from Southampton in 2015, marking the first time that the ship has visited the port since the inaugural celebration in June 2010. Norwegian Epic will sail one six- and one seven-night Iberian Peninsula itinerary. The ship’s six-night sailing will depart…

Regal Princess Completes Sea Trials

Princess Cruises, Regal Princess, has accomplished another major milestone in preparation for her May 20 debut, with the completion of her sea trials. The new cruise ship set out to sea from her construction dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, and was put through her paces with a series of maneuvers to test…