P&O announce the return of Adonia
I am really pleased to hear the news that the Adonia will be returning to sail for P&O Cruises UK after leaving in 2015 to work for Project Fathom. Project Fathom were operating cruises for “volunteer tourism” which meant that passengers would sail to locations enabling them to do volunteer work for local communities […]
Read MoreAmsterdam to move Cruise Terminal
Amsterdam is a popular cruise destination and has plenty there to see and do. Although I have visited many times I have only sailed into Amsterdam twice, once on the Fred Olsen Balmoral and once on the Azamara Quest. One of the great things about Amsterdam cruise terminal is that it is so close […]
Read MoreFred Olsen announce Multi Million Pound refit for the Black Watch
The Fred Olsen Black Watch isn’t the most modern ship at sea, in-fact she was originally launched in 1972, although she was not taken over by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines until 1996. I am not sure when she last had a major refurbishment but it is good to hear that Fred Olsen want to […]
Read MoreFirst Cruise ships to return to Tunisia since the 2015 attacks
We all know what awful events happened on a beach in Tunisia in 2015 as well as a gunman killing 21 people at a museum in Tunis. Cruise lines stopped sailing to Tunisia because of this and I completely agree that was the right choice. A ship has now returned to Tunisia, the MS Europa […]
Read MoreAngry Protesters in Venice block cruise ships
There has been a lot of controversy regarding cruise ships being able to sail in and out of Venice for a good while now and there have been reported protests already this year. I am now reading news reports about demonstrators taking the law into their own hands again as lots of them yesterday […]
Read MoreP&O Announce a new ship
P&O Cruises have just announced that they are building a new ship set to launch in 2020 and she will be larger than any previous ships they have had built. In fact the new ship will be 180,000 tons and will accommodate approximately 5200 guests. This new ship is set to be one of […]
Read MoreP&O Oriana refurbishment announced, about time too
The most common feedback I get from P&O Oriana is that she needs a bit of tlc in some areas, which of course is second to that the ship has a base of elderly clientele, this should’t be a surprise though on an adult only, traditional, British mid-sized ship sailing out of Southampton. P&O Oriana was […]
Read MoreSilversea announce a $170m Fleet refurbishment program
Silvesea Cruises are a Six star ultra luxury inclusive cruise line competing in the same market with cruise lines such as Regent, Seabourn and Crystal Cruises. Feedback from my clients on Silversea has always been good apart from a number of my clients have told me that they felt some of their ships are […]
Read MoreCelebrity move the Equinox from Med to Caribbean for 2017
The Celebrity Equinox had itineraries in place for the summer of 2017 sailing around the Mediterranean but it seems that Celebrity Cruises have had a change of heart. They have now cancelled all of these sailings and have announced that the Equinox will instead be sailing round the Caribbean all-year round basing her sailings out […]
Read MoreCruising like a Norwegian on the Jade
The Ship The Norwegian Jade is a medium sized ship holding around 2200 guests. She was originally launched in 2006 as the Pride of Hawaii but was pulled from there in 2008, renamed to the Jade and brought over to Europe. This is very evident when you are walking around the ship as a large […]
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