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Good News for Solo and Family Cruisers

The much-anticipated new Holland America ship will boast both family and single rooms onboard. These custom-built rooms on ms Koningsdam will tap into the growing solo cruiser market, as well as those wanting to go away as a family. What’s more, the stateroom categories that are already available will be expanded, with passengers having a greater range of sizes and configurations to choose from. The ship will have 32 family staterooms that are between 222 and 231 sq ft. Boasting ocean views, they will be on Deck 1 and have two lower beds that convert into a queen, a...

Win a cruise a year For LIFE With Carnival!

You have the chance to win a free cruise EVERY YEAR for the rest of your life! Sounds to good to be true you say? Well read on…… To tie in with its first ever multi-brand marketing campaign, Carnival Corp is encouraging the public to get involved by offering this lucrative offer. To be in with a chance of winning you need to choose your favourite television advert from a shortlist. Simply head to the revamped website WorldsLeadingCruiseLines.com and choose your favourite. What’s not to love? There’s also going to be a competition on Twitter where you’ll be asked to share your cruising stories – and you could win prizes! Instant rewards are available for those who tweet at certain milestones, one person could also win 100 days of cruising on any of Carnival’s nine brands for them and a friend. Carnival’s brands include Carnival Cruises Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Cunard, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK). The aim of the upcoming campaign is to persuade more people to consider cruises when planning their holidays and highlight their benefits – and then enable them to decide which of the nine brands can offer them the perfect vacation. Carnival also wants to dispel some of the negative associations with big ship cruising and wants to get lots of first-time cruisers on board with the...

The Curious Case of the P&O Arcadia and Cunard’s Queen Victoria

When you’re trying to decide on a cruise ship for your next holiday it can seem like the variety on offer is never-ending. Big ships, small ships, fun ships, formal ships – the choice can become overwhelming! However, many cruise liners are closer in style and have a more interlinked history than you might imagine. The fact that many of our best known cruise lines actually fall under the same umbrella company means plenty of crossover between fleets, where ships may have been re-allocated or re-purposed throughout their cruising career. One great example of this is the...

Top Ten Cruise Ship Freebies

One of the best things about cruising, amazing destinations aside, is the fact that it’s an ‘all in’ kind of holiday. Once you step foot onboard that ship, the majority of what you see is included in the price you’ve already paid. Of course, there are exceptions – alcohol, for one, is rarely included, unless you’re setting sail on a luxury all inclusive cruise. Still, whilst you might have to put your hand in your pocket for your pina coladas there are enough cruise ship freebies up for grabs to make it not quite so painful – some of them a welcome surprise! Here’s our top ten cruise ship freebies that we feel go above and beyond the ‘all in’ remit and provide that extra special touch that can make a good cruise great: ‘Surprise!’ Welcome Gift on Carnival The average cruise includes top notch dining, expert-led activities, spa facilities, sports facilities and a ton more – so why is it that we get excited at the Carnival in-cabin welcome gift, which could typically include toothpaste, travel pills and money off vouchers? It’s possibly the element of surprise that makes it such a great freebie. Will you hit the jackpot and get chocolate or will it be another tiny tube of hand lotion or a razor that’s far inferior to what you usually use? Either way, we’re always...

Carnival bans smoking on balconies

From autumn onwards, smokers will no longer be able to enjoy a cigarette on their balconies due a blanket ban on all Carnival Cruise Line ships. The new rules come into effect as of October 9th 2014 and will mean passengers will be prohibited from lighting up on their balconies, as well as banned from smoking in their cabins. Vance Gulliksen, a spokesperson for Carnival, said the aim of the fleet-wide ban is to respond to “the preferences of a majority of our guests”, rather than to just cater to a minority. The cruise line is not the first to introduce these kind of smoking regulations, as the changes to the rules will bring the company in line with most other firms’ policies. When October 9th arrives, Norwegian Cruise Line and Holland America Line will be the only mainstream cruise lines to permit passengers to smoke on their balconies. For those who do smoke, there will still be areas on the ship where they can go to light up, including designated deck areas, in the nightclubs and within certain spots in the casino. Passengers who disregard the new rules will be fined a $250 (£146) cleaning fee to freshen up the room and remove any ashes. Are you a smoker? Do you agree with Carnival’s decision to ban smoking on balconies? Why not discuss this topic...