Cruise News Archive

P&O Cruises' Dingle receives CBE
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Carnival UK chief executive David Dingle has received a CBE in this year’s New Year’s Ho...


Royal Caribbean adds early Oasis sailings
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Royal Caribbean International is adding two sailings at the start of Oasis of the Seas’ inaugu...


NCL to build only one F3-class ship
Friday, December 19, 2008

NCL will now build only one F3-class cruise ship following the resolution of a dispute between NCL a...


MSC launches flagship Fantasia in Naples
Friday, December 19, 2008

MSC Cruises launched its new flagship vessel in Naples yesterday.  MSC Fantasia, described by t...


Ace 2009 registrations to open on Monday
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Registration for the 2009 Association of Cruise Experts’ UK Cruise Convention is to open on De...


Thomson Destiny rescues Atlantic sailors
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Thomson Destiny has staged a dramatic rescue of a sinking yacht off the coast of Portugal, saving th...


Crystal Cruises cancels 2009 surcharges
Monday, December 15, 2008

Crystal Cruises has dropped its fuel surcharge for 2009 cruises to reflect the fall in oil prices. &...


P&O Cruises unveils 'Every Day' adverts
Monday, December 15, 2008

P&O Cruises has unveiled a multimillion-pound advertising campaign to drive bookings in the new ...


Silversea buoyed by 2009 bookings
Thursday, December 11, 2008

Bookings for discounted second cruises for former Silversea passengers have helped the luxury line e...


NCL suspends fuel surcharges
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

NCL will suspend fuel surcharges on its 2009 cruises from tomorrow, following similar moves by Royal...


P&O Cruises offers agents 31 prize sailings
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

P&O Cruises will raffle off 31 seven-night cruises for agents next month and is offering an extr...


NCL 'makes it easier to book groups'
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Norwegian Cruise Line has brought in a new policy for selling group bookings.The line claimed Groups...


Oceania and Regent axe fuel surcharge
Monday, December 08, 2008

Prestige Cruise Holdings, owner of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, has removed fuel s...


Royal Caribbean names Peters as PR chief
Monday, December 08, 2008

Briony Peters is the new PR manager for Royal Caribbean in the UK and Ireland.The role includes resp...


Royal Caribbean drops fuel surcharge
Monday, December 08, 2008

Royal Caribbean has suspended fuel surcharges on bookings with Royal Caribbean International, Celebr...


Cunard launches sale on 2009 bookings
Monday, December 08, 2008

Just like there is “only one Harrods sale”, there is now “only one Cunard sale&rdq...


Ace returns to Dover for 2009 convention
Monday, December 08, 2008

The Ace Cruise Convention will return to Dover next year and the association has confirmed TTG will ...


Royal Caribbean boosts Gold service
Friday, December 05, 2008

Royal Caribbean is making it easier for customers to depart its ships and stay aboard for conse...


Royal Caribbean sets up office in Australia
Friday, December 05, 2008

Royal Caribbean is establishing an Australian office by purchasing the Sydney-based cruise operation...


Carnival sues Rolls-Royce
Friday, December 05, 2008

Carnival Corporation is suing Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer of the Queen Mary 2's engines. The corpo...


Arcadia gains new cabins and a cinema
Wednesday, December 03, 2008

P&O Cruises ship Arcadia is being fitted with more staterooms and a cinema.The vessel is docked ...


Cruise lines react to pirate attacks
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

The increased risk of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia and last week’s terrorist atroci...


Deilmann appoints new UK head of sales
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Peter Deilmann River & Ocean Cruises, the luxury cruise brand, has appointed a UK head of sales ...


Cook sets up consumer cruise club
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Cruise Thomas Cook has kicked off its big sales push for the coming year by launching a cruise club ...


Ocean Village calls for continued support
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Ocean Village bosses have appealed to the trade to continue backing the brand during its final two y...


Luxury cruise ship outruns pirates
Monday, December 01, 2008

A luxury cruise ship carrying British passengers on a voyage from Rome to Singapore was attacked by ...


Carnival admits prices may have to decrease
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Carnival UK chief executive David Dingle says its brands might have to lower prices next year in ant...


Azura will pander to UK tastes
Thursday, November 27, 2008

An Indian fine-dining restaurant, a wine-tasting bar, singles and groups cabins, a "classy"...


Viking plans to sail on the Nile
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Viking River Cruises is planning to enter the Nile cruise market and is in discussions with a local ...


Cook report highlights cruise trends
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Cruise Thomas Cook has launched its inaugural annual cruise report, revealing that over half of cust...


Ocean Village blames costs for UK exit
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The cost of fuel and flying was to blame for the decision to transfer Ocean Village out of the UK cr...


P&O fixes Ventura teething problems
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

P&O Cruises is increasing the sunlounger capacity onboard Ventura and introducing new software t...


P&O Azura recruits celebrity foodies
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

P&O Cruises has teamed up with Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar (left) to create an India...


MSC Cruises offers £1 cruises
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

MSC Cruises is offering passengers the chance to cruise for £1 in 2009.For each adult who make...


Royal Caribbean's Oasis floats out
Monday, November 24, 2008

The largest cruise chip ever built, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, has been floated out ...


Costa UK sales drive for 2009
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Carnival-owned Italian line Costa Cruises has promised no let-up in its activities aimed at the UK i...


HAL picks up Responsible Tourism award
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Holland America Line was named Best Cruise or Ferry Operator in the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tour...


EasyCruise to sell through Amadeus
Thursday, November 20, 2008

EasyCruise will be available to sell through Amadeus Cruise by next February as it seeks to build re...


Celebrity Eclipse to call Southampton home
Friday, November 14, 2008

Southampton is to become the home port of its Celebrity Cruises' newest ship, Celebrity Eclipse, in ...


Ace launches Ambassador scheme
Friday, November 14, 2008

The Association of Cruise Experts is to launch a new accreditation scheme to recognise agents who ex...


Princess Cruises rolls out more giant screens
Thursday, November 13, 2008

Princess Cruises will add large poolside screens to most of its ships by 2011.The "Movies Under...


A memorable farewell to the QE2
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Hundreds of well-wishers are bidding an emotional farewell to the QE2 as it docks in Southampton in ...


Princess Cruises launches Ruby Princess
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Port Everglades in Florida was bathed in a sea of red as invited guests attended the naming of Ruby ...


WTM: Costa to maintain UK strategy
Monday, November 10, 2008

Carnival-owned Italian line Costa Cruises has promised no let-up in its activities aimed at the UK i...


NCL to boost UK agents’ training
Friday, November 07, 2008

Norwegian Cruise Line is promising to improve the training and support it offers agents by taking th...


NCL cancels fuel surcharges
Monday, November 03, 2008

NCL has cancelled fuel surcharges on its future cruises.No surcharge will be applied to bookings mad...


Carnival UK to ditch Ocean Village brand
Thursday, October 30, 2008

The informal Ocean Village cruise brand is to be ditched by its parent company, Carnival UK. The lin...


Liberty axe will cut overcapacity
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Carnival’s decision to cancel Carnival Liberty’s Dover programme next year will not affe...


Cruise agents criticise ASA ruling on adverts
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Cruise agents have hit back at claims that press advertising stating brochure prices is misleading, ...


Lowcostbeds to buy Ideal Cruising
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Lowcostbeds.com has signed an agreement in principle to buy specialist cruise agent Ideal Cruising.T...




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