Category Archives: The Cruise Blog
Princess Cruises To Name Newest Ship ‘Sky Princess’
Princess Cruises has announced that it’s fourth Royal-class ship is to be named Sky Princess. The sister ship to Royal Princess, Regal Princess and Majestic Princess is scheduled to be launched in October 2019, and will sail on a series … Read more…
Princess Cruises Announces Longest Ever Season Of UK Sailings
Princess Cruises has announced that 2019 will see its longest ever season sailing from the UK, with over one million cruise nights available on voyages from Southampton and Dover. Sapphire Princess, which can hold 2,670 guests, will spend 198 days … Read more…
MSC Takes Delivery Of Seaside + Announces 2 New Builds
MSC Cruises has taken delivery of its new flagship MSC Seaside at the Fincantieri shipyard. It is the second new ship to come into service in 2017 for MSC, and will homeport in Miami for Caribbean itineraries, and will be … Read more…
Princess Cruises Unveils 2018 UK Cruises Star Speaker Line-Up
Princess Cruises has revealed the first round of celebrities who will speak onboard Sapphire Princess, which will be one of its Southampton-based ships for spring and summer 2018. Following its introduction last year, this will be the second speaker programme … Read more…
Celebrity Cruises Announce Another New Ship
Celebrity Cruises have announced they will build a new ship which will be custom-made for sailing the Galapagos archipelago. With the capacity to carry 100 passengers, Celebrity Flora is set to debut on May 26th 2019. The vessel will be … Read more…
Regent Seven Seas Announces New Ship Name
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced the name of their brand new luxury cruise ship, which is set to debut in 2020. Seven Seas Splendor will be have a capacity of 750 passengers, and will be a twin-ship to Seven … Read more…
P&O Cruises Changes Alcohol Limits
In a slight change to its policies, P&O Cruises has introduced some new rules for all passengers which will restrict the amount of alcohol that can be brought onboard by passengers. Bottles of wine, Champagne, beer, spirits or any liqueurs … Read more…
MSC Cuts Steel For First Meraviglia Plus Class Ship
MSC Cruises’ latest ship, which will be the first in the line’s Meraviglia Plus Class has been announced as ‘MSC Grandiosa.’ The cruise line revealed the name at the ship’s steel cutting ceremony, which was held on Wednesday at the … Read more…
Carnival Horizon Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Horizon has successfully completed its final sea trials in the Adriatic Sea as anticipation builds for her inaugural cruise in April 2018. Horizon is in the final stages of construction at present, at the … Read more…
Fred. Olsen Announce Three Ship Refurbishment
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced that they will refurbish three of their ships within the next five months, giving them refreshed public spaces as well as new venues as part of the fleet-wide revamp which began last year. Braemar … Read more…