Princess Cruises Launches British Isles Sale

Princess Cruises has announced a British Isles sale starting Wednesday 29 July to 10  August. 15 voyages feature, with a choice of duration between eight or twelve nights departing between April and October 2021. The cruises will sail roundtrip from Southampton on the 3,080-guest Crown Princess, which will be based in the UK from April…

Spirit Of Adventure Floats Out Ahead Of Sea Trials

  The latest addition to Saga’s ocean cruise fleet, Spirit of Adventure, floated out of the covered building dock at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany this morning. Saga is expecting to take delivery of Spirit of Adventure, it’s second purpose-built boutique cruise ship, in the Autumn ahead of her planned inaugural sailing. She…

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Unveils Two New Cruise Ships

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is introducing two new ships to its ocean going fleet as the company looks to strengthen the brand and evolve for cruising on the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ships, to be named Bolette and Borealis, have been purchased from Holland America Line and previously sailed under the names Amsterdam and Rotterdam, carrying up to…

Short Break Expedition Cruises In The UK This September Aboard Hurtigruten’s MS Roald Amundsen

The groundbreaking expedition cruise ship will offer a limited number of guests the chance to visit remote parts of the striking British coastline, taking in nature and cultural experiences, together with making full use of their expedition landing boats. The series will consist of four sailings departing from Portsmouth (2nd September), Liverpool (7th September), Glasgow (12th September) and Liverpool…

P&O Cruises Sells Oceana

P&O Cruises confirms that Oceana will leave the fleet from July this year. P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “Whilst we and many of our guests will miss Oceana, her departure will allow us to focus on our remaining ships in the fleet, as capacity expands with the delivery of Iona later this year followed…

MSC Cruises Celebrates Construction Milestone For LNG-Propelled MSC World Europa

A maritime coin ceremony tradition took place earlier this week at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France when the keel was laid for MSC Cruises’ first liquified natural gas (LNG)-powered ship, MSC World Europa. The 200,000-plus GT ship is scheduled to enter service in 2022 and be one of most technologically- and environmentally-advanced…

Majestic Princess sailings To Debut From Los Angeles As Part Of Princess Cruises West Coast 2021 – 2022 Season

Princess Cruises welcomes Majestic Princess to Los Angeles adding to the robust deployment visiting top destinations including Mexico, Hawaii and the California Coast. On sale July 8, 2020, five ships will sail from the west coast including departures from Los Angeles and San Francisco, giving guests’ diverse experiences from wine tasting in California to culinary delights…

CMV Extends Suspension Of Cruises Until 25th August 2020

Due to the continued escalation of the global pandemic outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Government advisories still in force and the lockdown of many countries and ports around the world, Cruise & Maritime Voyages has taken the decision to further extend the suspension of all its worldwide cruises from 1st July to 25th August 2020….