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The Cruise Ships You Won’t Believe Star In These Movies (And We Don’t Just Mean Titanic)

If you’re a proud cruise geek, you’ll surely admit to getting excited at the mere sight of a ship, whether you’re about to board it or not. So, what about if you found out that some of the old classics used a few as their movie sets? It’ll feel something like when you spot someone you know on the TV, that familiar face… We’re not just talking about Titanic here either, we’re talking about your 21st century comedy favourites, timeless gems and the ones you least expect. You’ll never watch these films the same way again… 1 – The Parent...

Cruise Lines Act On Professional Advice By Getting Rid Of Turkey And Seabourn’s Story Continues

It has just been announced that all calls into Turkey by P&O Cruises and Cunard ships have been cancelled for the whole of 2017. The sister lines have confirmed that ports of call to Turkey have been replaced with Greece and Albania. A joint statement from the Carnival UK brand have revealed their intentions: ‘After careful consideration, we have taken the decision to remove Turkey from all itineraries in 2017 for both Cunard and P&O Cruises, based upon various sources including advice given by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office. ‘The Turkish ports have been replaced with either Greek ports of call or Sarande which is in Albania.’ Turkey has been a targeted destination for numerous terrorist attacks this past year, including at Istanbul airport in June which caused numerous deaths. After this, the country had been deemed arguably unsafe, resulting in certain cruise lines removing Turkey as a port of call as a mere precaution. Additionally, Crystal Cruises, Disney Cruise Line and MSC Cruises dropped port calls in Turkey this year. As well as this, Holland America also announced that they will be pulling out of Turkey in 2017. In a statement the line said: “Holland America Line has made the decision to cancel all scheduled port calls to Turkey through 2017 based on guest preferences for alternate ports.” “Ten departures in 2017 are affected and booked guests and...

Construction Begins On Next MSC Ship And Cruise Line Exclusively Teams Up With BBC

This week has brought several discoveries to the attention of cruise fans, from exciting fleet additions to cruise lines collaborating with famous companies and exciting itinerary additions. It has just been announced that on the 28th of November, MSC Cruises held a traditional steel cutting ceremony at STX France in Saint Nazaire to mark the official commencement of the construction of MSC Bellissima. The second of the Meraviglia generation of ships will come into service in 2019 and has been designed to operate in all seasons to call to most of the world’s international cruise ports. MSC Bellissima will be...

Rainy Day Cruising: The Top 10 Indoor Attractions

There’s a crazy cruise misconception that all cruise holidays are sunshine holidays. Not so. As well as the Mediterranean and Caribbean cruises that will always be popular with the sun-seeking set you’ve also got Baltic, Transatlantic and Alaskan cruises, cruises down the Norwegian Fjords and even cruises around our own British Isles – plus much more. It’s pretty much a case of, if you can get to it by water, you can cruise to it, with sunshine cruises being only one type of holiday out of the many available. Of course, no cruise can guarantee wall-to-wall sunshine alongside the all-inclusive dining and West End style shows; even cruises to the Caribbean, Mexico or the Indian Ocean could find themselves hit by unexpected showers, especially during rainy season (hence the name!). So what is there to do on a cruise ship if the sun loungers and swimming pools are out of bounds? Don’t worry, you won’t be confined to your cabin with your kindle (unless you want to be) – there’s plenty going on undercover on the average cruise ship, so you can keep busy even when the rain won’t go away. Here are www.CRUISE.co.uk’s top ten ‘no umbrella needed’ cruise liner attractions… Catch a Movie Is there anything better on a rainy day than settling down with a bag of popcorn and bucket of cola in front of a...

Passport Control At Port Set To Be Replaced By Mobile Phone App

Passengers visiting Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale can officially say goodbye to the dreaded long customs line they are more than familiar with facing once their cruise has come to an end. The port will introduce a Mobile Passport Control (MPC) programme that means cruisers will be able to use a mobile app to breeze through customs and complete their U.S customs declaration paperwork on their smartphone. The app is aimed at U.S citizens re-entering the country post-cruise and requires travellers to input biographic information where the app can then provide an encrypted code. The code is all that...