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P&O Cruises Iona has finally set sail on its maiden voyage, leaving Southampton on Saturday 7 August. The departure comes almost a year after its original date scheduled for May 2020. Sailing at just 50 per cent capacity in line with government guidelines, around 2,500 passengers and 1,300 crew, the…

Iona has arrived. After years in the making, the new P&O Cruises ship has debuted here on our very own shores ahead of her maiden voyage. We spent the week getting to know Iona before she welcomes you, her very first holidaymakers, and it’s safe to say she’s worth the…

MSC Group, Fincantieri and Snam have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a study that will assess the feasibility of building the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship. Over the course of the next 12 months, the three companies will study key factors including accommodating the ‘H2′ hydrogen technologies…

New Saga ship, Spirit of Adventure, has been named in a traditional bottle smashing ceremony at Portsmouth International Port. The vessel is the first to be named at Portsmouth. The recently retired Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service, Commodore Inga J. Kennedy, was on hand to name the ship….

Anthem of the Seas is in Southampton for a summer of staycations and boy, what a summer she has in store for you.  Here are ten things you (probably) never knew you could do on Anthem of the Seas – or ten reasons why you should join the Royal Caribbean…

MSC Virtuosa’s naming ceremony is to take place at Dubai’s Port Rashid on 27 November, a day ahead of its maiden Gulf voyage. The event will also coincide with the UAE Golden Jubilee. Helal Saeed Almarri, director general for Dubai Tourism, was quoted as saying: ‘A partnership with a cruise…

Virgin Voyages has celebrated a double milestone, taking delivery of its second ship, Valiant Lady, and floating out its third, Resilient Lady. The events took place at Genoa’s Fincantieri shipyard, where all four of the Virgin Voyages ships are to be built. Valiant Lady will make her debut with Mediterranean voyages…

Celebrity Cruises celebrated today as the newly-revitalised Celebrity Silhouette arrived at her home port of Southampton, ready to welcome her first British guests in over 15 months. Celebrity Silhouette will spend the summer season sailing a series of six to eight-night itineraries around Britain’s coastline. From greeting the sunrise with yoga…

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has revealed that its new ultra-luxury cruise ship will be named Seven Seas Grandeur. The 750-passenger vessel, scheduled to debut in autumn 2023, will be the sixth ship in the Regent fleet and the third new build for the cruise line in recent years. “The culmination…

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…