Construction begins on MSC Meraviglia
Construction begins on MSC Meraviglia
MSC Cruises has revealed the name of their first ‘Vista Project’ mega ships as MSC Meraviglia, Italian for “wonder”. The announcement was made at a steel cutting ceremony which saw construction work on building the new 167,600 gross ton cruise ship officially begin. MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago said “MSC Meraviglia will be the
April 2015
Royal Caribbean names Anthem of the Seas in Southampton
Royal Caribbean names Anthem of the Seas in Southampton
On Monday Royal Caribbean hosted a naming ceremony for their latest ship Anthem of the Seas while she was docked in Southampton. Emma Wilby, the Godmother of Anthem of the Seas, officially named the ship in a ceremony attended by over 1,300 guests. The ceremony started with a procession of VIP’s before DJ Womso took
April 2015
NCL drops cover charges for many Asian dining venues across their fleet
NCL drops cover charges for many Asian dining venues across their fleet
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that they have dropped the charge for many of their Asian dining venues across the fleet. Guests can now dine at a range of Asian dining venues across the fleet on a complimentary basis. According to Norwegian Cruise Line the cover charge and à la carte pricing for many Asian
April 2015
Splendour of the Seas to become Thomson Discovery in 2016
Splendour of the Seas to become Thomson Discovery in 2016
Thomson Cruises has revealed that they will be renaming Splendour of the Seas to Thomson Discovery when the vessel joins their fleet next year. The ship will undergo re-branding and a refurbishment programme when she is transitioned from Royal Caribbean to the Thomson Cruises fleet. The family-friendly ship will have a capacity of 1,830 passengers
April 2015
PICTURES: World’s third largest cruise ship sails into Southampton
PICTURES: World’s third largest cruise ship sails into Southampton
Royal Caribbean has released a series of photographs showing their latest Quantum-class cruise ship Anthem of the Seas sailing into the port of Southampton. The photographs show the world’s third largest cruise ship sailing into the port of Southampton. Gigi the giraffe can be seen next to the rock climbing wall on Deck 15. At
April 2015
Maiden memories for the first privileged passengers aboard Britannia
Maiden memories for the first privileged passengers aboard Britannia
Passengers were prepared to pay top dollar and book a year or more ahead just to get the chance to be first on board… and editor John Honeywell was fortunate enough to be able to join them for part of the journey. Britannia’s maiden voyage to the Mediterranean left Southampton just four days after the
April 2015
Life On-Board with Anthem of the Seas’ Cruise Director Joff Eaton
Life On-Board with Anthem of the Seas’ Cruise Director Joff Eaton
Joff Eaton is the launch Cruise Director on Anthem of the Seas, arriving in Southampton for the first time in April, and sailing from the UK throughout the summer. Originally from Chichester, in West Sussex, he has worked in entertainment for 25 years and has been at sea since 1993. His wife, Amber, travels with
April 2015
Saga announces its 2016 cruise itineraries
Saga announces its 2016 cruise itineraries
Saga has announced its 2016 cruise itinerary revealing its plans to make inaugural calls to destinations across the UK, Croatia, Denmark, France, Spain and the Caribbean. On 8 July 2016 Saga Pearl II will sail from Dover on a cruise around Britain making a maiden call at Southwold, Suffolk, a town no other cruise ship
April 2015
Unveiled: Anthem of the Seas animal artwork is a giraffe
Unveiled: Anthem of the Seas animal artwork is a giraffe
There has been much in the way of speculation but it has finally been revealed that the animal artwork installed on Anthem of the Seas is a giraffe. Rumours were rife with some believing it would have been a replica of Lawrence Argent’s “From Afar” polar bear on sister-ship Quantum of the Seas, others thought
April 2015
EXCLUSIVE: Secret plan to slim down cruise ship food waste
EXCLUSIVE: Secret plan to slim down cruise ship food waste
Plans are being drawn up in secret to cut back on food waste aboard cruise ships and to discourage obesity, World of Cruising can reveal. Passengers will be supervised in self-service buffets to prevent them putting too many servings on one plate, and dining room waiters are to be instructed to refuse requests for second
April 2015
Katy Howard wins a Mediterranean cruise in our student journalist competition
Katy Howard wins a Mediterranean cruise in our student journalist competition
Congratulations to Katy Howard who is the winner of our student journalist competition organised in collaboration with MSC Cruises. She is the winner of our competition for student journalists who had never been on a cruise ship. Her entry was the unanimous choice of a panel of judges consisting of MSC’s Giles Hawke, CLIA (UK
March 2015
Cruise cut short by a day as gales disrupt Oriana’s return
Gale-force winds which have buffeted Britain caused chaos today for cruise ships in Southampton. P&O Cruises’ Oriana was unable to dock as scheduled at Ocean Terminal this morning, and was diverted to a berth adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth II Terminal. The two tugs assisting could not prevent the 1,870-passenger ship from making a “heavy landing,”
March 2015
Carnival plans to order nine new cruise ships
Carnival plans to order nine new cruise ships
Carnival Corporation has signed two memorandums of agreement for nine cruise ships to be built by Fincantieri and Meyer Werft. The agreement will see space at the shipyards occupied as nine vessels are built and launched over a four-year period between 2019 and 2022. The agreements are subject to several conditions, including satisfactory financing, but
March 2015
Cunard announces 2016 itineraries with five maiden calls
Cunard announces 2016 itineraries with five maiden calls
Cunard has announced its 2016 main programme of cruises which includes five maiden ports of call and ten overnight calls. Cunard has calculated that between May and December the fleet will travel over 205,000 nautical miles touring Europe and destinations around the world, calling at 100 destinations in 34 different countries. The five maiden ports
March 2015