Princess Cruises has announced its largest ever west coast deployment for 2020-2021, to destinations including Hawaii, the California coast and Mexico. The voyages depart from September 2020 to May 2021 and go on sale today. Hawaii A range of Hawaii options are open to guests, with roundtrip cruises available from four ports – Los Angeles,…
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Princess Cruises Unveils Gin Tasting Experience On Sapphire Princess
Princess Cruises is offering a new gin tasting experience on its UK-based ship, the 2,670-guest Sapphire Princess. As part of the experience, guests will have the opportunity to taste a range of gins, from light and floral to bold and heavy. Popular brands as well as lesser-known varieties will be on offer. Afterwards, guests will…
Hapag-Lloyd’s First Expedition Class Ship Sets Sail
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has presented HANSEATIC nature for the first time. This is the first of three, structurally- identical ships in the cruise line’s new expedition class. The ship left Hamburg on 5 May 2019 for her inaugural cruise, which will take in the Hebrides, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands, finishing in Bergen. This summer,…
Viking Announces New Egypt Ship And Privileged Access Experiences For 2020
Viking has announced the expansion of its Egypt programme for the 2020 season, which will include the launch of a new ship. Inspired by the design of the award-winning Viking Longships and built specifically for the Nile River, Viking Osiris is currently under construction and will double the company’s owned capacity in Egypt when it…
Princess Cruises Begins 50th Alaska Season
Princess Cruises’ 50th year sailing in Alaska is now under way following the arrival of the 3,080-guest Ruby Princess in America’s northernmost state. A further six ships will head to Alaska, including the 3,560-guest Royal Princess on May 11, marking the cruise line’s largest ever deployment to the region. Princess is offering a variety of…
Cards Against Humanity, Assault By Lollipop, Orange Pants And A Box Of Wine – These Are Some Of My Funny Cruise Stories
I’ve spent so much time onboard cruise ships that nothing really surprises me anymore when it comes to things I’ve seen or heard from my fellow passengers and crew members. I could write a book. An anonymous book, but I could write one. These are just a few of my funny cruise stories and I…
Unlock Your Inner Sommelier With Emerald Waterways
With London Wine Week just around the corner, the appetite for learning about wine grows ever stronger, so why not head to one of the homes of wine, France, and join Emerald Waterways on the eight-day Flavours of Burgundy and Provence river cruise. Starting from £2,195 per person sharing a double Emerald Stateroom (based on…
Saga Reveals Luxury Look For Spirit Of Adventure
A new set of artist’s impressions reveal leisure spaces on Saga Cruises’ second new ship Spirit of Adventure – which launches in summer 2020 – add a ‘sense of occasion’ to the boutique luxury ship’s bold styling. With the Best of British contemporary design, the interior designers at London design agency AD Associates have created…
Celebrity Cruises Announces Revolutionary Partnerships Ahead Of Celebrity Flora Debut
With just 66 days until the official debut of Celebrity Flora, Celebrity Cruises has unveiled three new cutting-edge partnerships for the revolutionary new ship: A world-renowned conservationist turned Godmother, a one-of-a-kind designer with an unmatched vision, and a leading university specialising in marine and atmospheric sciences. A GODMOTHER WITH PURPOSE Naturally, sharing Celebrity’s passion for environmental…
Fred. Olsen’s Flagship ‘Balmoral’ Commences Record Cruise Season From Newcastle In 2019/20
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 1,350-guest flagship, Balmoral, has commenced her 2019/20 cruise season from Newcastle on 21st April 2019, setting sail from the Port of Tyne on an eight-night ‘Cruising German Waterways’ voyage. Balmoral’s ex-Newcastle cruise season will extend from April to June, from where the ship will reposition to Edinburgh (Rosyth), before returning…
