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Ever since the Pilgrim Fathers set sail aboard the Mayflower in 1620 bound for the New World, the importance of Southampton has been assured. This thousand year old city is situated on a peninsula where the Itchen and Test rivers flow into an inlet from the Solent known as Southampton Water - reputedly where King...Read More
Unveiled in June 2013, Royal Princess was the first of a new class of ship for Princess Cruises and enjoyed a high-profile launch in Southampton when it was christened by a heavily pregnant Duchess of Cambridge on her last solo outing before giving birth to Prince George. Royal Princess arrived with an enhanced range of...Read More
Fought over by invaders ranging from the Carthaginians to Napoleon, Malta’s strategic role in the Mediterranean has been a meeting point and melting pot for the three continents that surround it. As you sail into the sandstone-hewn Grand Harbour in the capital Valletta, its magnificence and significance unfolds – little wonder this became the headquarters...Read More
The magical isles that arc across 1,500 miles of the Pacific Ocean are sensuous and surreal. Each Hawaiian island is unique, but all are stirred by trade winds and scented by frangipani, illuminated by flaming sunsets and caressed by silvery moonrises. Nature has bestowed a romantic bounty; but it is the charismatic islanders who have...Read More
Flamboyantly retro yet state of the art, Celebrity Cruises’ Millennium-class and Solstice-class ships raised the bar by offering oodles of space. They appeal to a broad range of passengers who revel in the company’s unique take on luxury, as well as those seeking a cruise with lots of activities. One feature that immediately sets Solstice-class...Read More
Cunard’s flagship is a grand ocean liner in the classic sense: elegant and formal, her art deco flourishes, glittering chandeliers and elegant ballroom harking back to the golden age of ocean travel. Queen Mary 2 was built specifically to operate a transatlantic service and for much of the year, sails between New York and Southampton,...Read More
Bright and breezy – some might say cheap and cheerful – Carnival Cruise Line is the company that helped to give birth to the advent of modern day cruising. Having started life in 1972 with just a converted British-built ocean liner to its name and barely enough fuel for its debut sailing from Miami to...Read More
In over two decades of cruising, I’ve seen several people fall ill and be taken off the ship in a foreign port or even evacuated at sea by helicopter. While I have always hoped for their speedy recovery, I have also wondered if they had purchased travel insurance. It’s certainly tempting not to. How many...Read More
Remote, rugged and starkly beautiful, Iceland is a country where nature unashamedly calls the shots, and a cruise is one of the best ways to see it. Visitors can taste true wilderness at its most unadulterated in a tempestuous landscape that beats to the island’s volcanic pulse with steaming hot springs, vast smouldering lava fields,...Read More
The Costa del Sol, Spain’s sunniest corner, stretches out along the southern coastline of Andalucia. For centuries, the whole region was under Moorish occupation, the legacy of which remains today in glorious mosques, palaces, gardens and fortresses. As such, some of Spain’s biggest attractions are accessed from ports along the Costa del Sol. The Alhambra...Read More