Princess Cruises revealed its elegant Royal Princess has been named ‘World’s Best Culinary Cruise Ship’ by the prestigious World Culinary Awards, celebrating the very best in global gastronomy. Voted on by the culinary community, industry experts and consumers from around the world, the awards celebrate and reward excellence in the culinary industry Read more
It’s a celebration seven days a week as Royal Caribbean marked the first of many milestones for the seventh Oasis Class vacation in the fleet. The first piece of steel was cut for the next in the revolutionary Oasis Class lineup of game-changing ships that first redefined the industry more than a decade ago. Read more
Celebrity Cruises have taken delivery and welcomed its newest ship – Celebrity Xcel – and announced the name of its sixth Edge Series ship – Celebrity Xcite – as the ship’s first piece of steel was cut and construction commenced at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. Celebrity Xcite is expected to set sail in 2028, Read more
Explora Journeys, the luxury ocean travel brand of the MSC Group, has announced an exclusive opportunity for select guests to be the very first to experience EXPLORA III ahead of her official launch and Maiden Journey. ‘A Mediterranean Prelude to EXPLORA III’, a preview sailing from 24 to 29 July 2026, Read more
American Cruise Lines has announced brand new 15-Day Northwest National Parks cruises operating roundtrip from Tacoma, Washington in September 2026. This bucket-list itinerary explores the Pacific Northwest’s most spectacular parks and ports, featuring 7-days of guided exploration through Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades National Parks followed by 8-days cruising throughout Puget Sound, Friday Harbor, Read more
Viking today announced the naming of its nine newest river ships—including the company’s 100th ship—during a simultaneous ceremony in Basel, Switzerland. Of the nine new river ships, the Viking Annar, the Viking Dagur, the Viking Eldir and the Viking Honir will sail Viking’s most popular itineraries along the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers. The Viking Nerthus, the Viking Read more
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has unveiled exciting plans to further elevate its onboard entertainment offering through a new partnership with global entertainment leaders, RWS Global. By actively listening to guests’ verbal and written feedback, Fred. Olsen is evolving its entertainment programme to better reflect what guests want and expect. This Read more
Vadim Novikov has been promoted to Captain of Star Clippers’ Star Flyer, 11 years after joining the company as a Deck Cadet. The 36-year old Russian-born Master is the youngest Captain of the fleet, having joined the company following a sighting of Star Flyer whilst training as a cadet on Read more
TUI River Cruises, TUI UK’s river cruise line, is expanding its Egyptian excursion programme with six new offerings allowing customers a chance to visit the famous Agatha Christie Old Cataract Hotel and experience Cairo’s Giza Pyramids. With the brand’s second river cruise ship, TUI Bahareya, set to make its maiden Read more
Carnival Cruise Line celebrated 25 years of sailing from Galveston with a festive event aboard its flagship, Carnival Jubilee. As the first cruise line to homeport in Galveston in 2000, the event highlighted Carnival’s quarter-century of growth – including more than 10 million guests through the port and elevating Galveston as a premier cruise destination. Read more
Ambassador Cruise Line has again partnered with Greatest Hits Radio to launch an incredible themed cruise that will transport fans of the-most listened-to commercial radio station across Europe with some of their favourite presenters. Building on the tremendous success of the inaugural and award-winning 2024 campaign, this renewed partnership will Read more
Miami turned up the heat last night as Virgin Voyages threw a star-studded celebration to welcome its newest ship, Brilliant Lady, to the city. The glittering red-hot event drew more than 2,000 guests — including DJ Khaled, rapper Swae Lee, Selling Sunset’s Polly Brindle, actors Agustina Palma and Lilimar Hernandez, Read more