Cruise Ship Captain Fined £88,500 For Using Dirty Fuel.
Following on from my blog of October 9th regarding the case of the cruise ship captain being charged with pollution offences by a Marseille court, it has been reported that the captain (and his employers) have been found guilty. The captain, accused of burning fuel with excessive sulphur levels has been fined £88,500, the first such […]
Read MoreFeel Like Trying Something A Little Different? – Star Clippers.
I felt compelled to write this week following a very interesting conversation with a very good, regular client of mine. For the purposes of this blog, I’ll refer to him as Scott (not his real name!). Now Scott is a regular booker with me and cruise.co.uk and has in fact booked well over 20 cruises […]
Read MoreGet Inked With Virgin Voyages.
Get Inked With Virgin Voyages…..sounds like a bizarre strapline for a cruise operator, but from 2020 the option will be there if you want it. While many current cruise operators are introducing incredible ‘firsts at sea’, such as cantilevered restaurants and jaw-dropping water slides, Virgin Voyages will be offering an altogether different first – the […]
Read MoreCruise Ship Firsts.
These days the cruise holiday industry is littered with ‘Mega Ships’ offering incredible innovations at sea such as glow-in-the-dark decking, cantilevered restaurants and 10 deck high waterslides with 100ft drops, it wasn’t always this way! I thought it would be fun to check out some of the previous ‘cruise ship firsts’ of yesteryear. The tradition […]
Read MoreP&O Captain In The Dock Over Pollution Allegations.
The issue of cruise tourism and pollution is an emotive subject and one that is currently under much scrutiny in France. The American captain of a P&O cruise ship is on trial in Marseille accused of using fuel with sulphur levels above permitted European limits. The Azura, capable of carrying more than 3,000 passengers, is one […]
Read MoreP&O CRUISES ALL INCLUSIVE DRINKS PACKAGE TRIAL – ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON!
Back in July P&O Cruises decided to trial an All Inclusive Drinks Package, for a short while only to see how this would be received and also to see if their product has the capacity and indeed the requirement for such a move. So, a trial was run on Azura only from the 21st July 2018 for a 1 month period […]
Read MoreThe Brand New P&O Cruises Iona On Sale Now.
The brand new Iona is finally here, brand new itineraries sailing Norway and the Norwegian Fjords throughout Summer 2020. So what’s all the fuss about? Here are some interesting facts about P&O’s newest and largest ship. She was named after a small Scottish Island in the Inner Hebrides which interestingly enough has a population almost […]
Read MoreIS AIRLINE LUGGAGE ALLOWANCE PROHIBITIVE FOR FLY CRUISERS?
I’ve been inspired to write this week following a recent conversation with regular Cunard cruiser. We were discussing a potential fly cruise holiday for himself and his wife for next year, and while being happy with both the price and the itinerary of the potential cruise holiday he had chosen, he decided in the end […]
Read MoreTHE TOP 5 SAFEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO VISIT (4 OF WHICH YOU CAN VISIT ON A CRUISE).
With the world the way it is these days, and cruise lines sadly boycotting certain destinations/areas in the interest of public safety, I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the safest places in the world. These have been ranked by their Global Peace Index (GPI) rating. The GPI measures the […]
Read MorePolar Bear Shot Dead After Attacking Cruise Ship Worker.
In a tragically unfortunate incident, it has been reported a Polar Bear has been shot dead by a cruise ship employee who was leading tourists off a ship last Saturday on an Arctic archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The incident occurred during a 10-day cruise on the MS Bremen, a member of the Hapag-Lloyd fleet. […]
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