Cruise News Archive - Page 33

Antigua is a smidgen of a place, pure paradise stretching a miniscule 14 miles long by 11 miles wide. 365 sandy flecks dapple that tiny island coastline, some hidden – others a highlight, but Antigua’s appeal doesn’t start and end at its seascapes. From the uber-luxurious to the hedonistic, the…

Things to do in Valletta As a mere slip of a city, and a very walkable one at that, Valletta invites you to cram a lot into your time here. Excursions can take you north to Gozo and the Blue Lagoon but you have a whole itinerary of beautiful Mediterranean…

Greece is back on the agenda and its most hedonistic isle is right at the top of our holiday wish list. Mykonos embodies everything we love about the Mediterranean and a Greek Isles cruise. It’s charming, stacked with culture, delicious wherever you dine – at the beach or up in…

We love all travel and after more than a year without a foreign holiday, we’ll never again take a destination for granted. That said, there are some tourist attractions that just fall a tiny bit short of the mark. Whether it’s iconic artworks overshadowed by camera-toting crowds or questionable statues…

With scenery in spades, a world-famous flower festival and a seal of approval from Sir Winston Churchill, the dessert wine isn’t the only thing that is sweet about Madeira. The sub-tropical Portuguese island of Madeira sits just a little over 300 miles from the African coast, meaning year-round sunshine and…

The new P&O Cruises ship  has finally arrived after a year of delayed anticipation and Iona’s virtual VIP christening in Southampton is the light on the horizon for cruise lovers. We have spent the last three years building up to this moment and as the P&O Cruises experts, there’s nothing…

She the Dame of the high seas and Jane McDonald is returning to our screens tonight for a seventh season of ocean-bound escapades and high jinks. The first episode of this season’s Cruising with Jane McDonald sees the sailing songstress head to the Caribbean. We’ll be cruising vicariously through her…

Naples might not make the best first impressions on its visitors but there’s more to this gritty city than meets the eye. Head up and you’ll find yourself in the chic shopping streets of sophisticated Vomero, wander along the waterfront and you’ll come across the majestic Castel Nuovo, and delve…

MSC Cruises has revealed entertainment guests can expect aboard MSC Virtuosa when she sails from Southampton next month. A special series of British Isles sailings from 20 May 2021 will debut the new MSC Cruises ship, starting with a special maiden voyage. Guests joining any of the MSC summer ‘staycation’…

Discover what to do in Madeira, exploring Funchal, whale spotting and hiking levadas. Find out where cruise ships dock in Madeira and plan your perfect day.

Slow travel is set to see a renaissance once we’re free to roam again, as we seek to travel longer, more leisurely, without compromising on an ounce of quality. If there’s one such trip that ticks all the boxes – with the finest Swiss fountain pen, we assume – it’s…

One of the current buzzwords in the cruise industry right now is the term Future Cruise Credit, also known as FCC. If like so many others you are a little lost at sea in knowing what this actually means, we’ve got you covered in our FAQs on Future Cruise Credits….