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Updated: 12 August 2022 P&O Cruises has announced a series of changes to its Covid vaccination and testing requirements, which will affect all sailings currently on sale. P&O Cruises Covid vaccination requirements All guests over the age of 12 embarking on a P&O Cruises sailing are required to be fully…

Hello and a warm welcome to my August update. This month’s update comes as I prepare for my first cruise holiday since before the pandemic. Along with my two children and their partners, my wife and I are about to venture along the French Riviera with Seabourn, a part of…

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced its 2024-25 collection of luxury voyages, which will feature 160 sailings, an increase of 21 on the previous season. The journeys range from seven nights, right up to the 150-night 2025 World Cruise. Four Grand Voyages are also on offer, including dozens of ports…

When Cunard’s new ship, Queen Anne, embarks on her maiden voyage in January 2024, she will do so with Captain Inger Klein Thorhauge at the helm.  She has already made her mark during her 25 years with Cunard, becoming the cruise line’s first female captain. We caught up with her…

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has officially received its latest ship, Norwegian Prima, at a handover ceremony in Venice. At the world-famous Fincantieri shipyard, the 3,100-capacity ship was handed to the cruise line, the first of six new ships scheduled through to 2027. Norwegian Prima features wide-open spaces and expansive deck…

Fred. Olsen will be welcoming war veteran Simon Weston CBE on board when Balmoral visits the Falkland Islands in 2023. He will be on the cruise for 14 nights for the South American leg of the epic 78-night voyage. The cruise from Southampton will depart on 5 January 2023 and…

P&O Cruises online check-in makes it easier to prepare for your holiday. All you need to do is enter a few key details and you’ll soon be sailing away to incredible destinations, knowing your embarkation has been as easy and stress-free as possible. Here’s a quick guide to answer all…

Silversea has announced it will be adding Silver Endeavour to its fleet, an expedition cruise ship due to launch in November this year. This will be the fifth expedition ship to join the ultra-luxury cruise line and she will replace Silver Explorer for the 2022/23 Antarctica season. Silver Endeavour will…

Try your hand at making this passenger favourite at home. It’s a hearty starter that’s great to share, based on traditional French onion soup recipes and enlivened with flavours of whiskey and Roquefort cheese. Serves 2 INGREDIENTS For the soup: ·         1 teaspoon olive oil ·…

Hello and a warm welcome to my July update. Last month, I brought you my update as I was driving through Europe on my annual Lads and Dads trip and this time, I have just returned from Cannes, the first post-Covid holiday my wife and I have enjoyed together. It…