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Celebrity Cruises will take passengers to a Caribbean concert by US singer Demi Lovato. The event is scheduled for December 28 on St Maarten in the first of a concert series to be run by the cruise line. The gig is being featured as part of the itineraries of four…

Proud British Airways secured a PR coup this morning as the airline flew the triumphant Team GB home from the Rio Olympics. The successful athletes landed at Heathrow this morning on a gold-nosed Boeing 747 aircraft appropriately named ‘VictoRIOus’ by the public. The most successful Olympics for over 100 years,…

Carnival Horizon is the name given to a new Carnival Cruise Line ship due to for delivery in March 2018. The 133,500-ton vessel will be the line’s second Vista-class ship and the 26th ship in the fleet. Carnival Cruise Line president, Christine Duffy, said: “The name Carnival Horizon not only…

Two US cruise lines cancelled calls in Nice in the wake of the terror attack. Royal Caribbean International said that its 3,114-passenger Navigator of the Seas would spend the day at sea instead of visiting Nice as planned. Celebrity Cruises' 2,038-passenger Celebrity Constellation was spending Saturday at sea instead of…

Fire-affected ship Black Watch is expected to return to service in five days time after one cruise was curtailed and another cancelled. Operator Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has to fly almost 700 passengers home from Madeira last week after the engine room fire on the 44-year-old ship during a 13-night…

Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 sailed into Southampton last Thursday, following a 25-day refit costing around £90 million.   The so-called ‘remastering’ of the 12-year old ship sees 50 new cabins added, including 15 for single travelers. Ten additional kennels have been added for passengers taking their pets on transatlantic sailings,…

Thomson Cruises launched its newest ship, TUI Discovery, at a glittering ceremony in Palma, Majorca.   The show-stopping evening commenced with keynote speeches from; Managing Director of Thomson Cruises, Helen Caron, TUI UK & Ireland Managing Director Nick Longman and TUI Discovery Captain, John Westgarth-Pratt. On board deck 9 there…

Royal Caribbean International faces accusations from passengers that construction work was still taking place on board the world's largest cruise ship during its first sailing. Harmony of the Seas left Southampton for Rotterdam on a four-night cruise on Sunday, but the first paying passengers complained about closed attractions and ongoing…

Thanks to Travel2 I was lucky enough to be chosen to go on an amazing "FAM (Familiarisation) Trip" to Sydney. We were due to fly from London Heathrow early on 5th May, so being from the North West, I decided to fly the day before from Manchester, along with 2…

Fred Olsen has released an exciting new 2017/18 itinerary  to the Indian Ocean. Fred Olsen's ship Boudicca will be in the Indian Ocean from  30th November 2017, with flights being offered from London or Manchester. The stunning 15 night itinerary, called "Islands of the Indian Ocean"  is as follows; Port…