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A Big Day For Cruising As It Goes Mainstream With Passenger Count Set To Hit Two Million

The cruise industry has just broken through the glass ceiling as it has finally become known as a mainstream holiday. With the number of UK cruise passengers set to hit two million by 2020, there are a lot of important milestones for cruisers to look forward to. Despite the devastating hurricanes, 2017 was described as a “perfect year” for the industry in terms of performance by the three leading cruise companies, and 2018 is set to surpass it. David Dingle, deputy chairman of CLIA, stated: “I genuinely feel we have broken through the ‘glass ceiling’ at long last. I...

Ovation Of The Seas Prioritises Alaska While Other Royal Mega-Ships Make Their Move

Royal Caribbean has just announced it is sending one of its newest, biggest vessels, Ovation of the Seas, to Alaska for the summer of 2019. The news has created a battle of the mega-ships after rival Norwegian Cruise Line prepares to send a giant ship, Norwegian Bliss, to the state also. The cruise line has revealed where the fleet will be sailing through the summer of 2019 and 2020: Ovation holds the title of the world’s fifth largest cruise vessel, holding almost 5,000 passengers, and Norwegian Bliss is expected to be roughly the same size when it debuts in April. The...

An Important Guide To The Record-Breaking Amount Of Ships Currently On Order

Today marks the day when cruise lines officially have a record number of cruise ships on order over the next ten years with the major brands having over 40 new ships to enter service by 2026. The list includes the game-changing Celebrity Edge and the world’s next largest cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, so here is every ship you have to save for, look forward to and book in the near and distant future! Carnival Carnival has the most cruise ships in their fleet than any other cruise line in the world with 25 ships under their belt. The line has...

Cruising In The Hurricane Aftermath: Which Caribbean Ports Are Still Closed

September of this year saw devastation in the Caribbean following Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, some of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. Most cruise lines have since had to re-schedule, alter or even cancel itineraries in the region altogether with some Caribbean ports still remaining closed for the near future. Below is a port by port guide of which Caribbean destinations are open and closed… Closed Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas was devastated by Irma and is closed to cruise ships for now, but Carnival won’t return until January 9th...

A Guide To NCL And The Dining That Changed The Face Of Cruising

Norwegian Cruise Line are known for introducing all sorts of new concepts that became iconic staples in the cruising industry: from the fastest racetracks at sea to the only ice bar on the waters, from Alaska-themed hull art to the introduction of freestyle dining. When they introduced freestyle dining, it arguably changed the face of cruising. It gave cruisers the ultimate dining freedom that allowed them to choose between sushi, Italian, buffet-style, dining alfresco and more (at any time of the day that suits them!) And in April this year, NCL went all-inclusive on every cruise, for the first...