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P&O Cruises is pushing hard to attract new-to-cruise customers as it prepares to fill Iona, according to the line’s senior vice president.
Iona, which joins the fleet in 2020, will sail to the Norwegian Fjords for her inaugural season. It will be joined by…
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Nieuw Statendam, the newest ship from Holland America Line, has successfully completed two sets of sea trials.
The ship, the second Pinnacle-class in the fleet, underwent tests on its systems, engines and machinery, before returning to Fincantieri’s Marghera s…
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Azamara Club Cruises’ new vessel, Azamara Pursuit, has been officially christened in Southampton.
The 702-guest vessel, the third in the Azamara fleet, previously sailed with P&O Cruises as the Adonia, before undergoing an extensive refurbishment.
It featu…
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Dive researchers onboard with One Ocean Expeditions – which provides expedition cruises to the Antarctic and Arctic – are wrapping up a trip to the High Arctic this week.
The research, part of a partnership between One Ocean Expeditions and Ocean Wise, focuses…
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AmaWaterways has revealed that travel expert and television host Samantha Brown will serve as godmother of the AmaMagna.
Brown, who has hosted a range of travel television series for The Travel Channel, will christen the ship during a ceremony in Vilshofen, Ge…
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The SkyDome on P&O Cruises’ new ship, Iona, will ‘raise the bar’ when it comes to entertainment at sea, according to the cruise line.
The two-deck SkyDome, on decks 16 and 17, will include a swimming pool that transforms into a stage at n…
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CLIA has a range of events, social media campaigns, exclusive content, promotions and offers in the pipeline to help boost cruise sales throughout September and October.
It has also announced a ‘cruise takeover’ of social media on Friday 24 August,…
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Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises has held the keel laying ceremony for its first “game-changing” luxury expedition yacht.
The Crystal Endeavor ceremony was held at MV WERFTEN’s Stralsund shipyard, Germany, and attended by German chancellor Angela M…
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Princess Cruises has revealed that its fifth Royal Class ship will be called Enchanted Princess.
The ship is due to launch in June 2020 and is currently under construction at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in Italy.
It is the sister ship to the Royal …
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Hurtigruten has extended its free roundtrip flight offer on select 2019 cruises until 31 August 2018.
Travellers can experience the Falkland Islands, cruise among the Chilean Fjords, and discover Patagonia, on a number of itineraries taking in Antarctica.
Appl…
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G Adventures has added a fifth yacht to its fleet of chartered vessels for the Galapagos Islands.
The 16-passenger Eden will join the four other touring vessels in January 2019, following drydock this autumn.
Eden will have six different itineraries around the…
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The 2019 CLIA UK & Ireland conference will take place on 15, 16 and 17 May in Southampton.
The three-day event, the largest travel agent event in the UK, will include a trade fair, a full day of conference sessions and gala dinner, including entertainment.…
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Princess Cruises has installed tea and coffee making facilities in all staterooms on the 2,670-guest Sapphire Princess.
Guests can, however, continue to order complimentary tea and coffee in their stateroom via the onboard 24 hour room service.
Sapphire Prince…
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Celebrity Cruises has revealed the entertainment options that will be onboard its new ship, Celebrity Edge.
There is a focus on creating more immersive experiences at The Theatre, which has four stage areas and three moving projection screens. The main stage h…
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P&O Cruises is running a series of educational quizzes to provide agents with more information about its new ship, Iona.
The 5,200-passenger Iona enters service in May 2020 with an inaugural season to the Norwegian Fjords.
Between 16-30 August 2018, agents…
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Oceania Cruises has announced big plans for the next step in its evolution with the OceaniaNEXT initiative, which will begin with a $100million refurbishment of the line’s four 684-guest ships, Regatta, Insignia, Sirena, and Nautica.
Bernard Carter, SVP …
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Oceania Cruises has launched the OceaniaNEXT initiative, an array of enhancements to upgrade ships and improve the overall passenger experience.
The first part of the project is a $100 million investment in the line’s four 684-guest ships, Regatta, Insignia, S…
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Norwegian Cruise Line has completed refurbishment work on the Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Star.
The work was part of the line’s Norwegian Edge programme.
The Norwegian Breakaway, built in 2013, now has an American rock ‘n’ roll bar …
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P&O Cruises has announced that its new ship Iona will sail exclusively to the Norwegian Fjords for its inaugural season.
The 180,000-ton ship will set sail in May 2020, leaving from and returning to Southampton. Cruises go on sale in September.
P&O Cru…
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MSC Cruises is giving away 2,000 places for the christening of the 4,500-passenger MSC Bellissima in Southampton on 3 March 2019.
The incentive is to celebrate the launch of the cruise line’s new online training platform, MSC Masters, which goes live thr…
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