Singapore Solutions
Singapore is now a major cruise port and the main embarkation point for exploring Vietnam, Thailand and the rest of the Far East. However a wonderful week or two of sightseeing and relaxing can be easily spoilt by the final day as unfortunately the majority of flights heading back to the UK depart late into the […]
Read MoreThe ship that looks like a train. Your thoughts please.
Richard Branson’s woes have increased this week after CAD images of his new Virgin Cruise ships were leaked to the press after they were presented in court. The ship looks decidedly like one of his Virgin Trains and personally I am not convinced by the design. I am all for sleek modern looking ships […]
Read MoreIs this the end of norovirus?
I have just had an amazing night on board P&O’s new flagship Britannia. She far exceeded my expectations and I am looking forward to selling her. However she did have a few strange features on board which I was not altogether convinced by. Namely the lack of anti bacterial gel and instead the installation of […]
Read MoreThe Fjords in 5 nights from the UK
Fred Olsen have just announced their 2016 itineraries and are offering something a little bit different with 5 night sailings to the Fjords from Newcastle. The problem with Fjords sailings from the UK is that they generally originate from Southampton and it takes a full day at sea at either end of the cruise to […]
Read MoreViking River Cruises to sail the Mississippi
Viking River Cruises have this week announced that they are going to be sailing along the Mississippi from 2017. They are initially going to base 2 ships from New Orleans and aim to expand the fleet to 6 by 2019. This is really exciting for British cruisers, currently there are very few ship sailing the […]
Read MoreHave your luggage delivered from your home to the ship
At Cruise.co.uk we are now offering a luggage delivery service to make getting to the port easier for you or to enable you to take more luggage on board than you can normally get there by plane on a fly cruise. We are now working with Luggage Mule and can arrange for your bags to […]
Read MoreNew Southampton to Sydney sailings.
Fred Olsen have this week added some World Cruise sectors to Black Watch’s 2016 world cruise and are now offering 2 Grand Voyages. The first is a 56 night sailing from Southampton to Sydney and she sails out via the Caribbean and South America Southampton ~ Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores ~ Bridgetown, Barbados ~ […]
Read MoreDon’t you deserve the best?
Regent Seven Seas Cruises have certainly raised the bar on luxury with the Regent Suite on board their new ship Seven Seas Explorer. Billed as the ‘most luxurious ship ever built’ the ship sails her maiden voyage on the 20th July 2016 and her showcase suite is 3,875 square feet. The average family home in […]
Read MoreWell done Fred. Olsen
We have all read the reports of Boudicca’s engine room fire on her recent Cape Verde & the Canaries cruise. The fire occurred at 4am just off the coast of Morocco and passengers were plunged into darkness. The ship listed hard as the engines were cut but fortunately no one was injured and after about […]
Read MoreBye Bye Mr Bump.
P&O have announced that the Mr Men characters will no longer be featured on their cruise ships which is a real shame. They have not stated why and have not announced any replacement, just that by the end of this month all Mr Men will have been removed from the ships. I think this […]
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