Lin Arison, wife of Carnival Cruise Lines founder Ted Arison, has been named as the Godmother for the Carnival Sunshine during an official naming ceremony scheduled to be held on November 17. Formerly the Carnival Destiny, the Carnival Sunshine was renamed earlier this year after an extensive £100m makeover. Carnival president and chief executive Gerry […]
70 years since D-Day – A Memorial Cruise
You’re likely to see a number of different events in 2014 commemorating the history of the two World Wars, as the year marks a century since the beginning of the First World War and 70 years since the D-Day Landings in Normandy. A range of memorial ceremonies will be held across Europe including a number […]
Cunard extends Getaway fares to solo cruisers
Following feedback from both cruise agents and customers, Cunard has recently announced that it intends to offer its Getaway fares to solo passengers. Originally, when the line introduced its Vantage and Getaway fares last July, solo cruisers were unable to obtain Getaway fares, but they will now be made available on departures from September 1 […]
Arrrr pirates a threat to cruise ships? No
We have a strange attitude to pirates in the modern world. We’ve seemed to adopt an attitude of glamorisation, mainly due to the influence of the media. It’s not a recent thing caused by Cap’n Jack Sparrow, though Johnny Depp’s infamous character is certainly part of the phenomena. No, it’s something that’s been happening for […]
Carnival chief ‘optimistic’ about 2015 Europe return
Following on from the reports that Carnival Cruise Line will not be operating sailings from Europe and the UK next year, the US-based cruise giant’s Chief Executive Officer Gerry Cahill has declared the retreat temporary and that he’s hopeful that some of the line’s vessels could return in 2015. Cahill stated: “I’m optimistic it will […]
A new terminal at Hull?
There are murmurs and rumours of a new cruise port in the north of England to rival Southampton, with Hull proving to be a successful city for Cruise and Maritime Voyages. The idea was first mooted back in 2008 as part of a study into the feasibility of a terminal, and it has been again […]
Kill your speed, not a whale
There’s a new speed limit being enforced on the Alaska waves, but with good reason – a large population of whales that need protecting. Without wanting to sound all hippy, I think this is a smart move. Even just knocking a few knots off the limit will make a big difference and should hopefully see […]
Newest Carnival ship named
Carnival Cruise Line’s President and Chief Executive Officer Gerry Cahill recently revealed the name for what is to be the line’s 25th cruise ship, due to hit the ocean waves in the winter of 2016. Carnival Vista, as the 135,000 ship will be known, will cater for 4,000 passengers and will feature the line’s ‘Fun […]
Top 5 cruise ships we can’t wait to see
After a bit of a lull, when some of the major cruise lines decided to take stock or update their current fleet and not build anything new, in the past couple of years we’ve heard of a whole range of brand new cruise ships launching now and in the next few years. Some of them […]
The Love Boat – where is she now?
Back when cruising was still seen as a thing that ‘only rich people did’ and the majority of us had to be content with our cheap and cheerful week of sun on the Costa del Sol, The Love Boat sailed into our hearts (and living rooms) and refused to sail away again. For nine seasons. […]