Destinations - Page 10

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…

With scenery in spades, a world-famous flower festival and a seal of approval from Sir Winston Churchill, the dessert wine isn’t the only thing that is sweet about Madeira. The sub-tropical Portuguese island of Madeira sits just a little over 300 miles from the African coast, meaning year-round sunshine and…

Naples might not make the best first impressions on its visitors but there’s more to this gritty city than meets the eye. Head up and you’ll find yourself in the chic shopping streets of sophisticated Vomero, wander along the waterfront and you’ll come across the majestic Castel Nuovo, and delve…

Discover what to do in Madeira, exploring Funchal, whale spotting and hiking levadas. Find out where cruise ships dock in Madeira and plan your perfect day.

With Princess Cruises set to offer four ships sailing out of Sydney in its Australia 2022-2023 cruise season – including Royal Princess and Majestic Princess for the first time ever – we decided there could be no better time to delve down under. Because nowhere else do you find hip…

A Mediterranean cruise offers destinations rich in ancient history, forever marked by the great civilisations of antiquity: Greece and Rome. Visitors to the region will find an array of classical attractions, so we’ve put together a list of the best antiquated sights in the Med – whether you’re an Ancient…

From classical Greek masterpieces to contemporary Spanish surrealism, the Mediterranean is one of the most artistically-rich regions on earth. Here are three great Mediterranean cruises that will feed the soul of any art lover. THE CLASSICAL CRUISE Costa Cruises: 25 November 2014, 11 Nights Savona (Ita); Olympia, Santorini (Gre), Izmir,…

The Mediterranean was the birthplace of several of the world’s most influential civilisations. The Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans and the Moors are among the many societies that have left a lasting imprint on the Med, and the whole region is peppered with reminders of the past. Here are five…

In our second instalment of ‘this Christmas is going to be a quiet one but next year’s going to be amazing’ we’re spreading the cheer on Christmas market cruises. They’re one of our favourite ways to get into the Christmas spirit and between frantic shopping, a whirlwind of parties, not…

Norway has a way of turning first-time cruisers into lifelong ones. Between Fjords carved by ice over thousands of years, harbour towns that feel like nowhere else in Europe and the Northern Lights overhead, it is easy to see why so many of our guests come back and call it…

Amsterdam is a law unto itself, in some ways quite literally, and no other cruise destination is both traditional and liberal in such equal measure. Nowhere else in the world is gabled Dutch architecture illuminated with the scarlet glow of unadulterated vice in all of its forms. But this isn’t…

There are many reasons why Palma proves such a tempting proposition as the departure point for Mediterranean itineraries. The sun warms the sandstone of its historic old town almost year-round and the harbour is never empty of boats, both owned by fishermen and chartered by those seeking solace on the bluest…