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Harmony of the Seas: Enjoying big-ship thrills with Royal Caribbean There are big ship experiences, and then there’s Harmony of the Seas. Gary Peters reports from a short three-night sailing on the Royal Caribbean ship. Dancing is the perfect antidote to stress. I’m no professional – and if there were a cruise-themed series of… Read more Star Legend: The ultimate small ship experience with Windstar Cruises Windstar Cruises’ Star Legend is fresh from a multimillion-dollar makeover. Colette Doyle boards the 312-guest vessel for the ultimate small ship experience. The word “transformation” may initially conjure up thoughts of some dubious makeover on a rating… Read more Viking Jupiter: The perfect home for a week-long Icelandic adventure Vicky Mayer discovers gushing geysers, black volcanoes, bubbling hot pools and baby pufflings on a voyage on Viking Jupiter. On a sunny day in August, the view from the beach on the island of Vigur is one of vast blue skies and friendly Eider ducks. Situated h… Read more Amadeus River Cruises: Thoughts from a fam trip on Amadeus Queen Amadeus River Cruises recently hosted a number of UK travel agents on a fam trip, highlighting its flexible excursion packages and solo-friendly river cruising. Jeannine Williamson reports. A total of 90 agents, including six from the UK, joined the seven-nigh… Read more Celebrity Cruises: Sailing on the revolutionised Celebrity Silhouette On board Celebrity Silhouette for her first cruise in 15 months, Vicky Mayer enjoys a fantastic UK trip where fun is the order of the day. It’s been 15 months since I stepped on a ship and now the day has come – I’m booked on a six-night UK cruise on Celebrity… Read more The ideal family holiday: Cruise agent reports back from time on MSC Virtuosa Cruise1st cruise sales manager Lee Ashton recently joined MSC Cruises for a British Isles cruise on MSC Virtuosa. He explains to CTN why the ship represents the ideal family holiday. After two years of staying at home, with a total of four holidays cancelled, … Read more Life on board Scarlet Lady – and how Virgin Voyages is supporting the trade Virgin Voyages is officially sailing, so what can guests expect when cruising with this distinctive new cruise line, and how is Virgin Voyages working with travel agents? Few lines have created the buzz that has surrounded Virgin Voyages since it signalled it… Read more Celebrity Silhouette: Top-class cuisine on Celebrity Cruises’ revolutionised ship You could win your own slice of luxury as part of the Celebrity Cruises and Cruise Trade News prize giveaway. There are 250 prizes up for grabs, including the chance to win one of four cruises for two on Celebrity Silhouette. Celebrity Silhouette is the four… Read more Tradewind Voyages: Inside Golden Horizon on a cruise from Dover New cruise line Tradewind Voyages has made waves with the head-turning Golden Horizon, which recreates the golden age of sailing. Cruise expert Jeannine Williamson joined the inaugural round-trip Dover cruise to experience the ship first hand. Cruise Trade New… Read more Royal Caribbean: Back from a shakedown cruise on Anthem of the Seas Cruise Trade News was recently on Royal Caribbean International’s Anthem of the Seas for a shakedown sailing, as the ship begins its series of British Isles cruises. The time has come – Royal Caribbean is once again sailing from the UK, with a promise to deliv… Read more MSC Virtuosa: Smooth sailing on domestic cruise from Southampton A domestic cruise on MSC Virtuosa marks something far more significant than just the debut of a new ship. The UK cruise sector can now say it is back. Gary Peters reports. Standing on a staircase for a photo opportunity is not particularly ground-breaking or e… Read more MSC Virtuosa: Back on board as cruise returns Cruise Trade News editor Gary Peters reports from on board MSC Virtuosa, as he joins MSC Cruises for a four-night domestic cruise. Well, what an experience it has been so far. It’s just under 24 hours since I boarded MSC Virtuosa and I must say, my first feeli… Read more Silversea’s Silver Origin: Designed for the Galápagos Islands Isabella Sullivan examines what guests can expect to find when they set sail on Silver Origin, the new Galápagos-bound ship from Silversea. Not even a global health crisis has stopped luxury cruise line Silversea from launching its highly anticipated purpose-b… Read more Lady in red: On board Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady Anticipation has been building for years and now Virgin Voyages has officially joined the cruise sector with its first ship, Scarlet Lady. As Richard Branson himself says: “I pinch myself every day I am on this ship.” That statement can be applied to all who t… Read more Cry me a river: Looking into the past aboard American Song There are many stories to tell while sailing along the Snake and Columbia rivers on American Song, as Dave Monk discovers. They don’t call them rapids for nothing, especially while skimming over them in a jet boat. As bursts of spray drench my face, I cling on… Read more Seven Seas Splendor: Inaugural sailing of Regent’s luxury new ship CTN steps aboard Regent Seven Seas’ luxurious new Seven Seas Splendor for a taste of the high life on the high seas… Day 1: Aboard Seven Seas Splendor With a name like Splendor, Regent has certainly set expectations high when it comes to the newest addition to… Read more AmaWaterways’ AmaMagna: Discovering the Danube One of the privileges of working in travel (and more specifically, cruise), is getting to explore the new river and ocean-going ships, which is why I was so excited to sail on AmaWaterways’ beautiful AmaMagna on the Danube. Launched last year, AmaWaterwaysR… Read more Far Horizon Tours launches longest Kerala backwaters cruise CTN joined the first fam to preview an all-new itinerary on the waterways of southern India. Women in jewel-bright saris wash clothes at the water’s edge and children wave from the bank. A distinctive white-chested brahminy kite soars silently overhead and aro… Read more Spirit of Chartwell: The royal treatment aboard the Queen’s Jubilee barge A former royal barge, Titan Travel’s Spirit of Chartwell offers a unique way to sail along the Douro river. Sitting in a plush red chair with a gold crest beneath a portrait of the Queen, I’m certainly feeling like royalty as a waiter offers me a glass o… Read more Hanseatic Inspiration: Where expedition cruising meets world-class luxury When you step onto a ship for the first time and simply gasp with joy, you know you’ve found something special. Sue Bryant reports from Hapag-Lloyd’s new expedition ship, Hanseatic Inspiration. Everything I touch on Hanseatic Inspiration is finished in natural… Read more

Cruise News Top Stories

Harmony of the Seas: Enjoying big-ship thrills with Royal Caribbean

There are big ship experiences, and then there’s Harmony of the Seas. Gary Peters reports from a short three-night sailing on the Royal Caribbean ship. Dancing is the perfect antidote to stress. I’m no professional – and if there were a cruise-themed series of…

Read more
Star Legend: The ultimate small ship experience with Windstar Cruises

Windstar Cruises’ Star Legend is fresh from a multimillion-dollar makeover. Colette Doyle boards the 312-guest vessel for the ultimate small ship experience. The word “transformation” may initially conjure up thoughts of some dubious makeover on a rating…

Read more
Viking Jupiter: The perfect home for a week-long Icelandic adventure

Vicky Mayer discovers gushing geysers, black volcanoes, bubbling hot pools and baby pufflings on a voyage on Viking Jupiter. On a sunny day in August, the view from the beach on the island of Vigur is one of vast blue skies and friendly Eider ducks. Situated h…

Read more
Amadeus River Cruises: Thoughts from a fam trip on Amadeus Queen

Amadeus River Cruises recently hosted a number of UK travel agents on a fam trip, highlighting its flexible excursion packages and solo-friendly river cruising. Jeannine Williamson reports. A total of 90 agents, including six from the UK, joined the seven-nigh…

Read more
Celebrity Cruises: Sailing on the revolutionised Celebrity Silhouette

On board Celebrity Silhouette for her first cruise in 15 months, Vicky Mayer enjoys a fantastic UK trip where fun is the order of the day. It’s been 15 months since I stepped on a ship and now the day has come – I’m booked on a six-night UK cruise on Celebrity…

Read more
The ideal family holiday: Cruise agent reports back from time on MSC Virtuosa

Cruise1st cruise sales manager Lee Ashton recently joined MSC Cruises for a British Isles cruise on MSC Virtuosa. He explains to CTN why the ship represents the ideal family holiday. After two years of staying at home, with a total of four holidays cancelled, …

Read more
Life on board Scarlet Lady – and how Virgin Voyages is supporting the trade

Virgin Voyages is officially sailing, so what can guests expect when cruising with this distinctive new cruise line, and how is Virgin Voyages working with travel agents? Few lines have created the buzz that has surrounded Virgin Voyages since it signalled it…

Read more
Celebrity Silhouette: Top-class cuisine on Celebrity Cruises’ revolutionised ship

You could win your own slice of luxury as part of the Celebrity Cruises and Cruise Trade News prize giveaway. There are 250 prizes up for grabs, including the chance to win one of four cruises for two on Celebrity Silhouette. Celebrity Silhouette is the four…

Read more
Tradewind Voyages: Inside Golden Horizon on a cruise from Dover

New cruise line Tradewind Voyages has made waves with the head-turning Golden Horizon, which recreates the golden age of sailing. Cruise expert Jeannine Williamson joined the inaugural round-trip Dover cruise to experience the ship first hand. Cruise Trade New…

Read more
Royal Caribbean: Back from a shakedown cruise on Anthem of the Seas

Cruise Trade News was recently on Royal Caribbean International’s Anthem of the Seas for a shakedown sailing, as the ship begins its series of British Isles cruises. The time has come – Royal Caribbean is once again sailing from the UK, with a promise to deliv…

Read more
MSC Virtuosa: Smooth sailing on domestic cruise from Southampton

A domestic cruise on MSC Virtuosa marks something far more significant than just the debut of a new ship. The UK cruise sector can now say it is back. Gary Peters reports. Standing on a staircase for a photo opportunity is not particularly ground-breaking or e…

Read more
MSC Virtuosa: Back on board as cruise returns

Cruise Trade News editor Gary Peters reports from on board MSC Virtuosa, as he joins MSC Cruises for a four-night domestic cruise. Well, what an experience it has been so far. It’s just under 24 hours since I boarded MSC Virtuosa and I must say, my first feeli…

Read more
Silversea’s Silver Origin: Designed for the Galápagos Islands

Isabella Sullivan examines what guests can expect to find when they set sail on Silver Origin, the new Galápagos-bound ship from Silversea. Not even a global health crisis has stopped luxury cruise line Silversea from launching its highly anticipated purpose-b…

Read more
Lady in red: On board Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady

Anticipation has been building for years and now Virgin Voyages has officially joined the cruise sector with its first ship, Scarlet Lady. As Richard Branson himself says: “I pinch myself every day I am on this ship.” That statement can be applied to all who t…

Read more
Cry me a river: Looking into the past aboard American Song

There are many stories to tell while sailing along the Snake and Columbia rivers on American Song, as Dave Monk discovers. They don’t call them rapids for nothing, especially while skimming over them in a jet boat. As bursts of spray drench my face, I cling on…

Read more
Seven Seas Splendor: Inaugural sailing of Regent’s luxury new ship

CTN steps aboard Regent Seven Seas’ luxurious new Seven Seas Splendor for a taste of the high life on the high seas… Day 1: Aboard Seven Seas Splendor With a name like Splendor, Regent has certainly set expectations high when it comes to the newest addition to…

Read more
AmaWaterways’ AmaMagna: Discovering the Danube

One of the privileges of working in travel (and more specifically, cruise), is getting to explore the new river and ocean-going ships, which is why I was so excited to sail on AmaWaterways’ beautiful AmaMagna on the Danube. Launched last year, AmaWaterwaysR…

Read more
Far Horizon Tours launches longest Kerala backwaters cruise

CTN joined the first fam to preview an all-new itinerary on the waterways of southern India. Women in jewel-bright saris wash clothes at the water’s edge and children wave from the bank. A distinctive white-chested brahminy kite soars silently overhead and aro…

Read more
Spirit of Chartwell: The royal treatment aboard the Queen’s Jubilee barge

A former royal barge, Titan Travel’s Spirit of Chartwell offers a unique way to sail along the Douro river. Sitting in a plush red chair with a gold crest beneath a portrait of the Queen, I’m certainly feeling like royalty as a waiter offers me a glass o…

Read more
Hanseatic Inspiration: Where expedition cruising meets world-class luxury

When you step onto a ship for the first time and simply gasp with joy, you know you’ve found something special. Sue Bryant reports from Hapag-Lloyd’s new expedition ship, Hanseatic Inspiration. Everything I touch on Hanseatic Inspiration is finished in natural…

Read more