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The World’s Longest Waterslide At Sea Will Feature On Royal Caribbean’s Navigator Of The Seas
24 Jan 2019
Royal Caribbean has revealed plans to install the world’s longest waterslide at sea on Navigator of the Seas. Longest Waterslide at Sea The Blaster, an 800 foot aqua-coaster, will propel a two-person raft through more than 800 feet of hills, drops and straightaways including a section that extends over the side…
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New Guest Chefs Join The Line Up In Britannia’s Cookery Club
23 Jan 2019
P&O Cruises has announced four new guest chefs will join the lineup in Britannia’s Cookery Club this year. Guest Chefs Joining Britannia’s Cookery Club Matt Tebbutt, host of BBC’s Saturday Kitchen; chef and author Sabrina Ghayour; award-winning chocolatier Paul A Young and Michelin-starred chef Robert Thompson will travel with P&O…
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Princess Cruises Announces Expansion of Medallion-activated Ships
22 Jan 2019
Princess Cruises has announced that Royal Princess, Crown Princess and Sky Princess are to be fully Princess Medallion-activated. A total of five ships in the Princess Cruises fleet will feature the award-winning technology. Medallion-activated Ships The Medallion will be available on Crown Princess in July as she sails the British…
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Saga Announces Suites Names For Spirit of Discovery
21 Jan 2019
Saga has announced that Spirit of Discovery’s suites will be named after British Isles Shipping Forecast areas, Bailey, Fair Isle, FitzRoy, Hebrides, Humber, Lundy, Thames and Trafalgar. A nod to Saga Cruises’ heritage also sees the ship’s four top suites honour inspiring names including company founder Sidney de Haan OBE….
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MSC Cruises Reveals Details Of The Guest Experience Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve
21 Jan 2019
MSC Cruises reveals more details of Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, this one-of-a-kind island experience that will welcome its first guests from 9 November this year. Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve With Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, MSC Cruises is transforming a former industrial sand extraction site into a flourishing marine…
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Virgin Voyages Reveals Suites on Scarlet Lady
17 Jan 2019
Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady, will feature 78 RockStar Suites, inspired by mega yachts and rock and roll style icons like Grace Jones, when she launches in early 2020. Real leather finishes, marble-clad bathrooms and Terrazzo flooring will feature in the suites, alongside a vinyl turntable and the “best view that…
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises Announces Order For Third Explorer-Class Ship
16 Jan 2019
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced an order with Italy’s Fincantieri to build a new luxury cruise ship that will continue to set the standard for defining elegance at sea. Third Explorer-Class Ship Scheduled for delivery in late 2023, the new luxury ship will be a sister ship to the…
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UK Cruise Industry Growth Continues and Brexit Advice for Cruise Passengers
15 Jan 2019
CLIA UK & Ireland is expecting to confirm more than two million British travellers took a cruise last year for the first time. The total number of cruises taken between January and September rose to 1,338,000 in 2018 from 1,310,000 in the same period the previous year. Full-year figures for…
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Princess Cruises Announces 2020 Japan Programme
14 Jan 2019
Princess Cruises full 2020 Japan programme is now on sale and available to book. Diamond Princess will sail roundtrip from Tokyo and Kobe on over 50 departures to more than 50 destinations in 11 countries throughout the year. Tony Roberts, Princess Cruises’ vice president UK and Europe, said: Guests sailing…
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Steakhouse at The Verandah Rolls out on the Cunard Fleet
11 Jan 2019
After a successful trial on Queen Mary 2, Cunard Line’s steakhouse dining option, Steakhouse at The Verandah has rolled out fleetwide. The extra-fee venue has been housed on QM2 since summer 2018 and has now become a permanent feature on sister ships, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. Josh Leibowitz, Senior…
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