Norwegian Escape To Feature Snow Room And Largest Thermal Suite At Sea

Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Escape, will offer a wide range of spaces for guests to relax and unwind when she makes her debut in October 2015. The Mandara Spa aboard will be the most innovative to date, noted as a tranquil hideaway that at its epicentre offers the largest Thermal Suite at sea….

Norwegian Cruise Line 2016/2017 Itineraries

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced its 2016/2017 cruise schedule, with highlights including Harvest Caye, its new island destination in Belize. San Juan, Puerto Rico is also back as a homeport for Norwegian Gem, and Norwegian Escape will offer various 6-and-8-night Caribbean sailings from Miami. All itineraries for the new schedule go on general sale in the…

P&O Cruises Aurora Gets Her New Look

Following a £32m refit in Hamburg, Aurora is the first ship in the P&O Cruises fleet to receive the bold new livery design. She left Hamburg this morning and will arrive in Southampton on Thursday evening having spent the last 20 days with 1,200 contractors working to make ready for her Christmas and New Year…

Cadiz, Lisbon And The Horizon Grill

Hello, from a rather choppy North Atlantic! We are at sea today and tomorrow before once again reaching Southampton on Saturday morning – the cruise has gone over quite quickly! Since my last blog we have visited Cadiz and Lisbon, so let me bring you up to speed. First of all, Horizon Grill. I am…

Christmas Shopping, Montserrat and Cafe Jardin

Since my last blog update we have had 4 port days in a row, Gibraltar, Cartagena, Palma and today, Barcelona – let me bring you up to speed. Gibraltar was an afternoon call, we arrived at 1pm and promptly made our way from the ship up to Main Street. The weather to begin with wasn’t…

Hello! From Somewhere In The Sea!

Good morning from somewhere in the sea! We are on our second sea day today and have tomorrow morning at sea before we reach Gibraltar tomorrow late morning/early afternoon. It’s been quite choppy since we left Southampton and although our Officer of the Watch told us an hour ago that the sea state is rough…

MS Koningsdam To Debut Innovative Design Approach

When Holland America Line welcomes ms Koningsdam to the fleet in February 2016, she will debut a new era in design approach for the “signature of excellence” cruise line. As the first ship in the Pinnacle class, the 2,650-guest ship will have an interior that blends a fresh, contemporary styling in perfect harmony with the…

Let Us All Go Shopping, Aboard Britannia!

Contemporary British brands such as Crew Clothing and The White Company will be sailing on board P&O Cruises new ship Britannia. Britannia will feature 720-square-metres of dedicated retail space featuring a variety of contemporary new brands alongside some perennial P&O Cruises’ favourites. Brands making their debut on Britannia when the ship launches in March 2015…