At 1300 hours (local time) today, Wednesday May 15 2013, a ceremony to mark the keel laying of the largest cruise ship ever built for the British market will take place at the Monfalcone shipyard of Fincantieri near Trieste, Italy. The 141,000-ton cruise ship will enter service in 2015. This next-generation ship will offer a…
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P&O Cruises Ventura Refurbishment
A multi-million pound refurbishment has been carried out to Ventura to incorporate features which have proved popular with passengers on sister ship Azura. Successful concepts from Azura, such as The Glasshouse, The Retreat, menus designed by Michelin -star chef Atul Kochhar in speciality restaurant East and single cabins have all been introduced on board Ventura….
Sleeping Under The Stars
If there is one thing that I wish we could do now and then on board its sleep literally under the stars. Now I know logistically this is not possible for every single passenger to do but wouldn’t it be nice to have the option now and then? Imagine a hot summers evening whilst cruising…
Food Glorious Food
Have you ever eaten a meal onboard that left such a delicious lasting impression you decided to re-create it at home? I am sure there are a fair few of us who have but less of us that would then admit it didn’t quite go to plan. Well to be honest not going to plan…
Facebook Favourites
I recently mentioned on the CruiseMiss facebook page that I wanted to know what everyone’s favourite cruise ship was. I thought I may get a few people drop the odd note but instead people embraced it and went crazy with it! In all there were over 100 comments and some ships kept making an appearance…
Telegraph Cruise Show London
It’s that time of year again, Cruise Show time! This weekend (March 23rd and 24th) London Olympia shall be taken over by some of the world’s best cruise lines as they all stand side by side and show us what they’ve got! (They don’t strip for you or anything, it’s not that kind of show!…
Adonia Cruise Ship Passengers Shot in Barbados
The Foreign Office is investigating reports that two Britons have been shot by a robber whilst enjoying a day ashore in Barbados. The pair – believed to be a man aged 72 and a woman aged 59 – were attacked during a visit to Bridgetown, Barbados. A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are aware of…
Cruise Ships Galore
My most recent Caribbean cruise allowed me to visit some pretty beautiful islands and of course it was definitely a holiday I will remember, but it’s not just about the islands now is it……the other ships we pass on our travels are just as important as the stops we make….well for some of us anyway!…
Beauties And The Beasts
Today Scott takes command of the blog and talks about ship design…………. Do you often look at all the lovely and not so lovely (Norwegian Epic) cruise ships and wonder why they look like they do, or have particular design features? I have a few theories of my own but can’t really answer authoritatively. So…
Is P&O Cruises Oceana Haunted
Several months ago I spoke about haunted cruise ships and how I thought it would be exciting to investigate an old liner like the Queen Mary, In that blog I also mentioned of strange goings on aboard Oceana during my April 2012 cruise. Well, you guessed it! There were more strange happenings on Oceana and…
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