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Royal Caribbean Secret River Cruise Trial – Revealed

The www.CRUISE.co.uk team can exclusively reveal that Royal Caribbean have been involved in a secret trial involving a new ship – Resonance of the Rivers – along several of Europe’s largest waterways. River cruising has been growing in popularity for years now (as we recently reported here) with more and more people making the jump to river cruising. In fact Viking cruises famously announced last year (you can read the full article here) that they’d gotten so popular they’d decided to also offer ocean cruising as well. Up until now though none of the ‘Big Players’ within the ocean cruising market has offered...

First Rivers, Next The World!

Viking are now preparing to launch their highly anticipated first ocean vessel, the Viking Star, in April but it would appear that plans for future ocean ships are already in the works! Speaking from a news conference aboard the one of Viking’s twelve new river ships, the Viking Skirnir, Viking chairman Torstein Hagen announced Viking’s plans to build another six river cruise ships for 2016 – half the amount they introduced this year! One of Hagen’s reasons for the smaller amount of river ships being introduced is that Viking are very excited about expanding into ocean cruising; “We’re making...

Make a Splash on your Next Cruise: Top 13 Perfect Cruise Pools

If the sea that surrounds your cruise liner is a little too choppy for you and the opportunities to snorkel, dive and paddle offshore don’t float your boat, why not choose a cruise liner that makes a splash with an impressive on-board swimming pool? Quench your thirst for swimming, splashing and sliding by diving into our top thirteen… 13. Seabourn Quest Plunge Pool As elegant as those who sail on this luxury line, the Seabourn Plunge Pool doesn’t boast any extravagant bells and whistles. There’s no slides or water coasters. What you get is a simple but stylish...

The Definitive Guide to Dining on a Cruise Ship

Ask anyone that’s ever been on a cruise to describe cruising and we’re sure one of the first things they’ll mention is the food. It’s what everybody always say’s and you know what…? They should! The dining experience (and the food in general) is one of the biggest (and best) parts to cruising and once you get past the luxury of the ship and the amazing destinations you’ll visit, it’s probably one of the things you’ll remember the most! It’s with that thought in mind that the www.CRUISE.co.uk team put together this guide on all things food related on your cruise….. What to Wear to Dinner – Before they even get to dinner many people get hung up on what they’ll need to pack and wear on a cruise. That’s why we put together this helpful guide comparing all the different cruise lines dress codes so you can see at a glance what you might need. Cruise Line Dinner Menus – Have you ever wondered if you’d like the food on a cruise ship? (Obviously you will!) If you’re a fussy eater though we’ve helpfully collected all the menus from every ship we’ve been on so you can see what the food is like before you even book! Restaurant Comparison – Gone are the days when you’d just eat in the main restaurant on your cruise ship....

US Issues Egypt Security Message

Following the Arab Spring – the series of anti-government protests, riots and civil wars that spread across the Middle East in early 2011 – security measures in Egypt still remain strict, meaning port stops in the country are a sensitive proposition. Such measures have left some cruise lines with no choice but to completely cancel any stops in the country. This saw Seabourn Cruises remove its stops scheduled for April in Safaga, Sharm el-Sheikh and Sohkna on-board Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Odyssey. At the same time, Holland America also announced the cancellation of April stops in Safaga, Sharm el- Sheikh and Alexandria, replacing them with calls to Israel instead. The cancellations come after the US government’s security message on the 6th of March, which revealed an increase in the number and frequency of incidents that have occurred in Cairo, Egypt. What’s more, two bombs exploded on Sunday the 8th of March in Alexandria, making the city a no-go zone for tourists. The initiative has had a detrimental effect on Egypt’s tourism rates, which had been experiencing positive rebound rates in 2014. Figures released by the Financial Times showed that tourist arrivals were up by 70 per cent over the 2014 autumn season, in comparison to the same period in 2013. However, some river cruise companies have planned to place the Nile River back on the map, scheduling it into...