Millward's Maritime Matters

Can you believe it? So relations with Cuba and the States have improved, but equally there has been such a surge in tourism they may run out of beer! Because of the trade and travel sanctions been lifted the increase of visitors to Cuba has grown.  Cuba received 3.5 million…

Silverseas are a very good luxury cruise line, however, in the past couple of years my own personal feeling is they have “rested on their laurels” a bit. There is so much competition in the luxury cruise market, with the likes of Regent Seven Seas and Seabourn to name a…

Is this the start of the era of affordable supersonic travel? I read this week that Richard Branson is set to order 10 supersonic boom jets. These will reach New York from London in just three and a half hours!  Everything planned seems to be reducing the noise, improving fuel…

Looking through our fantastic "bucket list" brochure I saw the wonderful trip to Rio, Iguazu Falls, Buenos Aires, Falkland Islands, and Chile to name a few destinations which are all wonderful in there own right, but for me the creme de la creme has to be the included trip to…

I have just read an article about "turnaround" days on the Royal Princess. You do tend to forget as a passenger just how much work goes on below stairs as it were. With the new TV programme on now following the Regal Princess you will get a glimpse of what…

Are you one of the lucky people cruising from Los Angeles down the Pacific coast this year (or even next!) Are you staying somewhere before the cruise? I guess most of you will say yes, and it will probably be Vegas or Los Angeles itself.  Do not get me wrong,…

The Brazilian airline Tam, has just announced a new Disney themed Boeing 767 in collaboration with Walt Disney World. They are calling it "the plane of dreams" - it has a number of the famous character faces all over the outside of the plane. 9000 square feet of prints, which…

How many times do you sit and make a list of questions you must ask your cruise consultant? Or how many times do you "google" a question because you don't know the answer? If you are nodding your head just now then how about checking out our website?  Okay, I…

I make no secret of the fact that I love Leonardo DiCaprio, and I do think he is a great actor. I am sure on the 28th of this month he will win the Oscar that he so richly deserves. Which leads me onto the Cruising Industry Oscars. These are…

Are we all panicking about going to various holiday destinations with all the turmoil in the world? After all, this is not new is it?  Latest statistics show that bookings to Turkey have fallen by 40% due to the bombings in Istanbul. What a shame, a beautiful country.  I speak…