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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…

These golden, nutty, syrupy pieces of Greek goodness epitomise that contented holiday feeling of finishing the last of your wine, looking out over the water and all being right with the world again. In celebration of Silversea releasing their new 2023 itineraries early, including a 10-night Athens to Athens sailing aboard Silver…

Right now, somewhere just off the UK coast, MSC Virtousa is sailing the ocean blue with the sun overhead and dry land in her wake. The new MSC Cruises ship set sail back in May on some of the first post-Covid cruises from the UK. Since then, she has made…

Cruising has long been ahead of the curve when it comes to innovation and as ships return to sea post-Covid, cruise lines are turning to technology more than ever. From wearable technology and virtual assistants, to crowd-reducing virtual muster drills and even an app that lets you ‘shake for champagne’…

Yesterday was World Gin Day and avid Cunard cruisers will know that few cruise lines know this particular tipple quite so well. The Three Queens are notorious for serving the best G&T at sea, but they’re also on hand with a more saintly mocktail version that tastes just as good…

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…

MSC Cruises has revealed details of its new luxury cruise line brand, Explora Journeys. The new cruise line will introduce four new all-suite and all-balcony ships, with the 922-passenger Explora I set to be the first to launch in spring 2023. The remaining ships will debut in 2024, 2025 and…

Modern luxury becomes apparent in the tiniest details. You’ll notice it in the marble bathrooms and spacious walk-in wardrobes in your suite, the way the crew ensure that your drink of choice materialises the moment you step aboard, the privileged access to quaint and lesser-visited ports. Not only this, but you’ll…