Tag Archive: Cruise Blog
Fred. Olsen launches inaugural Balmoral cruise season from Edinburgh
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ flagship, Balmoral, will be commencing her inaugural cruise season from Edinburgh (Rosyth) on 16th May 2018, on a 10-night ‘Swedish Waterways & Cities’ sailing. 1,350-guest Balmoral will be offering a record nine sailings from Edinburgh (Rosyth) … Read more…
Silver Spirit greatly enhanced
Silver Spirit leaves Fincantieri Shipyard in Palermo 49 feet longer, following the completion of a complex lengthening and refurbishment project. Having been cut in half, lengthened with the insertion of a pre-built section, and renovated extensively, Silver Spirit was greatly … Read more…
Princess Cruises to air Royal Wedding across fleet
Princess Cruises is to air the forthcoming Royal Wedding live on all 17 of its ships. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s marriage on Saturday May 19 will be shown on the ships’ top deck cinema screens, in bar lounges and … Read more…
Celebrity Cruises partnership with Forbes Travel Guide
The industry-first partnership aims to elevate the brand’s already world-class service to new heights… With service like no other, Celebrity Cruises is raising the bar even further in a first-of-its-kind travel partnership with Forbes Travel Guide. A global authority on … Read more…
Norwegian Bliss makes U.S. debut in NYC
Norwegian Cruise Line debuted the highly-anticipated Norwegian Bliss, the sixteenth ship of the young and modern fleet, in New York City on Thursday, May 3. Amidst a sea of excitement and celebration, her arrival into the U.S. marks the beginning of … Read more…
Hurtigruten to ban single-use plastic by this summer
As one the first major companies, Hurtigruten bans all unnecessary single-use plastic. Already by 2 July 2018, everything from plastic straws and cups, coffee lids and plastic bags will be removed from all Hurtigruten ships. The goal is to become … Read more…
Princess Cruises reveals 2020 World Cruise onboard Pacific Princess
Destination lovers seeking new worldwide travel experiences need to look no further than Princess Cruises and the cruise line’s 2020 World Cruise. Offered on the intimate 670-guest Pacific Princess, cruisers will visit 42 destinations on five continents and come back holding … Read more…
Seabourn takes delivery of new ultra-luxury ship
Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury travel experience, has taken delivery of its newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, during an official handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Seabourn Ovation is the fifth ship in the line’s award-winning fleet and … Read more…
MSC Cruises announce Asia boost in 2020
On the occasion of MSC Splendida’s Maiden Call to Shanghai this week, MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise line as well as leading cruise brand in Europe and South America, announced that MSC Bellissima will be deployed in Asia in Spring 2020. She … Read more…
Ed Sheeran documentary filmed onboard Queen Mary 2 to be shown at festival
A documentary capturing Ed Sheeran recording his divide album onboard Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2 is being shown at a prestigious film festival, Tribeca. Ed Sheeran made the voyage from New York to Southampton while in the process of recording … Read more…