Essential Tips for First-Time Cruisers

Essential Tips for First-Time Cruisers Taking your first cruise can be an exciting yet daunting experience. With so many options and details to consider, proper planning can make all the difference. Here are some essential tips to help you make the most of your maiden voyage. Boost Your Cruise Spending Money One way to enhance…

Saga Launches 2025 Ocean Cruises

Saga Launches 2025 Ocean Cruises Saga has officially launched its 2025 boutique ocean cruises programme, with 47 all-inclusive itineraries sailing aboard sister ships, Spirit of Adventure and Spirit of Discovery. There are plenty of new experiences, itineraries and ports-of-call available – as well as a new nationwide chauffeur service – across Saga’s new 2025 season…

Hurtigruten Expeditions Redefines Expedition Experience Launching All-Inclusive Offering

Hurtigruten Expeditions Redefines Expedition Experience Launching All-Inclusive Offering HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions), the global leaders in expedition cruising, have announced plans to further enhance their onboard guest offering. As part of a phased approach, starting with Antarctica & Galápagos expeditions departing in October 2024, they will be introducing an ‘all-inclusive’ offering as standard across the whole…

Viking Expedition Team Announces Discovery Of New Penguin Colony In Antarctica

VIKING EXPEDITION TEAM ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY OF NEW PENGUIN COLONY IN ANTARCTICA Viking recently announced its expedition team supported the discovery of a new colony of chinstrap penguins not previously known to science on Diaz Rock, near Astrolabe Island, in Antarctica. The finding took place in January 2024 when Viking’s expedition vessel, the Viking Octantis®, visited Astrolabe Island,…

Sun Princess Will Mesmerise Guests with New Show-Stopping Productions

Sun Princess Will Mesmerise Guests with New Show-Stopping Productions Iconic performances and world-class experiences headline a show-stopping array of incredible entertainment awaiting guests across the sensational new Sun Princess, the largest-ever ship from Princess Cruises, debuting in early 2024. Today the cruise brand announced four exceptional production shows that will take centre stage in the…

Five Reasons Why The MSC Yacht Club Is The Ultimate Way To Cruise

Five Reasons Why The MSC Yacht Club Is The Ultimate Way To Cruise The MSC Yacht Club ‘ship within a ship’ concept offers an exclusive holiday sanctuary on board many of MSC Cruises’ ships, providing guests an unparalleled cruise experience with complete serenity, added exclusivity and privacy within a world of choice. This privatised, key-card access area…

New P&O Cruises winter 2025/26 collection

New P&O Cruises winter 2025/26 collection out now with highlights including 12 new ports of call P&O Cruises new collection of holidays for winter 2025/26 is on general sale from October 18, 2023 and will include new ports of call and itineraries alongside introductory offers, such as a 10% saving and 10% deposit offer. In…

Celebrity Ascent Completes Sea Trials

Celebrity Ascent Completes Sea Trials Celebrity Cruises’ announced today that its newest ship, Celebrity Ascent, lived up to its name, reaching the pinnacle of its construction milestones with the successful completion of its first open ocean sailing. During the traditional shipbuilding process known as sea trials, Celebrity Ascent completed a series of manoeuvrability skills designed to test the…

Scenic Scotland And Ireland – The Olsen Way

Scenic Scotland And Ireland – The Olsen Way At the last minute, I found myself back aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Bolette for a 10-night Scenic Scotland and Ireland cruise. I’ve visited the Scottish ports many times – with one exception – so for me, this trip was more focussed on the onboard aspect and…

Hurtigruten Expeditions Rebrands As HX

Hurtigruten Expeditions Rebrands As HX After launching the world’s first expedition cruise in 1896, Hurtigruten Group AS is taking its adventure travel brand Hurtigruten Expeditions to the next level. This includes a new global brand identity that will launch this December, with a new name, HX, and logo across all materials. The new name is a nod to Hurtigruten Expeditions and…