MSC Magnifica will be undergoing a €130 million investment in 2021, upgrading public spaces and accommodation as well as extending the ship by 23 metres! The ship will go into the dry dock from March 2021 and set sail anew from May, offering a range of new itineraries including 24 from Southampton. New features and enhancements […]
Fred. Olsen to offer first world cruise from Liverpool
Fred. Olsen’s Black Watch will be setting sail on her first-ever world cruise from Liverpool in January 2021. The 112-night round-the-world sailing will depart from Liverpool on the 8 January, before returning on 29 April for guests to disembark. This will be the first time that a Fred. Olsen cruise ship has departed on a […]
MSC Cruises opens sales for new MSC Seashore
MSC Cruises have revealed that their 2021 ship, MSC Seashore, will be going on sale this week! Her inaugural season in June 2021 will set sail across the Western Mediterranean, opening with a seven-night itinerary to Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa, Naples, Messina and Valletta. She will be the first of a brand new class, Seaside EVO […]
Fred. Olsen’s Voyage of Remembrance: Commemorating 75 years since D-Day
Fred. Olsen set sail on a very special cruise this month, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Working alongside The Royal British Legion and Arena Travel, 300 D-Day veterans will visit ports on both sides of the English Channel in memory of the events which took place 75 years ago. The cruise takes […]
Cruise & Maritime’s ultimate world cruise experience in 2021
Cruise & Maritime Voyages has unveiled its latest world cruise, named Grand Round the World Cruise 2021. The voyage will explore 24 countries across five continents, with 38 ports of call and journeys along the Panama and Suez canals. It will span almost 35,000 nautical miles, starting in London on 6 January 2021. View the itinerary […]
Royal Caribbean introduces new Unlimited Dining Package
Royal Caribbean has replaced the Ultimate Dining Package with the Unlimited Dining Package this month, including the most speciality dining options of any of its dining packages. The cruise line made the package available to book pre-cruise from Friday 12 April, for guests to add-on to their forthcoming cruise. What’s included? The package will allow […]
Norwegian Cruise Line scraps Premium All Inclusive for new programme
Those who are familiar with Norwegian Cruise Line may have heard of its Premium All Inclusive fare option. This is a package including unlimited premium drinks, bottled water, service charges, gratuities and Wifi. The package was initially launched in 2017 to the UK and Irish market but is now being scrapped for the brand new […]
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Oasis-class ship
Announced earlier this month, Royal Caribbean has unveiled plans to build a sixth Oasis-class ship. The ship is planned to be delivered in 2023 by French shipbuilder, Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Current Oasis-class ships include the namesake, Oasis of the Seas, as well as Symphony of the Seas – the current largest passenger ship in the […]
Norwegian Joy to join sister-ship in Alaska
Originally built for the Chinese market, Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that Norwegian Joy will be repositioning to join her sister-ship, Norwegian Bliss in Alaska. The ship was initially built for cruises in Asia, with home ports of Shanghai and Tianjin. However, the cruise line has revealed that the ship will undergo an investment of […]
New Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows on MSC Bellissima
As we prepare for the launch of MSC Cruises‘ newest flagship, MSC Bellissima, there are plenty of things to be getting excited about. One of these things is the launch of two brand new Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows, exclusive to guests on-board MSC Bellissima. The shows will be called SYMA – Sail beyond Imagination […]