Viking Cruises inaugural Ocean ship, the 930-passenger Viking Star, has touched water for the first time with her float out. The traditional ceremony, which marks the first new cruise line in nearly a decade, took place at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard outside Venice. With a total of three sister ships now under construction, Viking Star, debuts in…
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Best Family Cruise Lines
I don’t have children, but I did take my sister on a cruise with me back in 2010. She was 12 at the time and loved every minute of it! She is 16 now but would still tell you that her cruise on Ventura was one of the best experiences of her life. She…
Mexican Passenger Goes Overboard From MSC Divina Following World Cup Match
The Brazilian navy is searching for a Mexican football fan who fell from MSC Divina when she was sailing off the northeastern city where Mexico played Brazil in the World Cup, local officials said on Thursday. The man who has been named as Jorge Alberto Lopez, fell on Wednesday evening from the MSC Divina, about…
Costa Diadema To Offer 500m Walkway With Bars And Restaurants
Costa Cruises’ new flagship, Costa Diadema, will be christened in Genoa on 7 November 2014 and will offer cruisers a new way of experiencing the Mediterranean. As the Regina del Mediterraneo (Queen of the Mediterranean Sea), Costa Diadema will offer large, split-level, conveniently-interconnected rooms that directly overlook the sea, evoking the atmosphere of a buzzing…
Secrets To A successful Family Reunion At Sea
The CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) recently issued a press release on how to make the most of your family reunion at sea, and having recently returned from a cruise where several of my fellow passengers were on such a trip, I thought it would be a good piece of information to share with you….
Two Weeks Until The Baltic And Braemar
Two weeks today and I shall be on my way to Dover to join Fred. Olsen’s, Braemar for a 14-night Baltic Festivals cruise. This will be my first experience with Fred. Olsen and my first trip to the Baltic so if I told you I was only a little excited I would be lying,…
A Day Aboard Marco Polo
Yesterday I found myself back onboard Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Marco Polo, and the sun was shining for her arrival in Port of Tyne. I spent 3-nights aboard this wonderful little ship in October of last year and I was excited to be meeting with her once again, even if it was for just a…
My Favourite Cruise Ship Photographs Part 2
I shared a blog with you several months ago titled My Favourite Cruise Ship Photographs and today I want to bring you MORE! P&0 Cruises, Oceana docked in Gran Canaria, May 2014. Always happy to pose for the camera and you have to admit she is VERY camera friendly! Celebrity Silhouette coming alongside her berth…
The Thrill Of Embarkation Day
I love embarkation day and not for the obvious reason! For me it’s about other people’s excitement as well as my own! Have you ever sat on deck at sailaway and overheard a couple of first time cruisers talking about how amazing the ship is? How big she is? That they still can’t believe they…
Solo Cruising With P&O Cruises
My last trip was another solo cruising adventure and I wanted to highlight that a little more today. I don’t feel like I touched on that aspect too much when I was actually onboard and I know a few of you will appreciate something a little more in depth about the experience. My Canary Islands…
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