Cruise News

Jane McDonald Cruises Cuba with Celestyal Cruises

Cruising royalty Jane McDonald is back doing what she does best – taking her audience with her on the high seas to explore cruising life in the second series of the hotly anticipated ‘Cruising with Jane’. The final episode airs tonight at 9 pm on Channel 5 and sees Jane fall in love with Cuba on the

September 2017

Value for Money – Saga Cruises

Tot up the extras and a Saga Cruise is a real bargain. Once guests have cast off with Saga Cruises for the first time on a high seas adventure, they’re very likely to return. Indeed, 99 percent of passengers rate their cruise experience as good or excellent. I have sailed many times on both of

September 2017

The Wave Awards 2018 Public Voting shortlist announced

Companies, individuals and destinations from across the cruise holiday sector are named in The Wave Awards Public Voting shortlist for 2018. Members of the public have been voting since July for their favourite cruise lines, cruise agents, cruise destinations and cruise bloggers. The companies on the shortlist have secured the most votes so far and

September 2017

Farewell to Saga Pearl II

Epic cruise to South Africa will be the final voyage for a much-loved favourite that holds many memories. There will be much to celebrate in 2019 with the arrival of Saga Cruises’ first new-build ship, Spirit of Discovery. But there will be sadness, too, as the much-loved Saga Pearl II sails off to a new

September 2017

Star on board – Roger McGuinn

With songs like Mr Tambourine Man and Eight Miles High, Roger and his band The Byrds helped provide the soundtrack of the Sixties. Now 74, he still loves to tour – especially if it involves a cruise with his wife Camilla. When was your first cruise? Back in 2009 I had a show to play

September 2017

Spirit of Discovery: Boutique and Unique

Whether sipping a cocktail and socialising to your heart’s content, dining in grand style and splendour or relaxing on your private balcony, Saga’s first new-build ship will meet your every cruising wish… The countdown has begun for Saga Cruises’ brand new ship. Launching in summer 2019, Spirit of Discovery heralds a new era for the

September 2017

Athens: 1 Day, 3 Ways

From ancient wonders to cutting-edge cuisine, the Greek capital is a feast for all the senses

September 2017

Top 10 cruise itineraries that stay in port overnight

Live like a local and make the most of your days ashore with cruise itineraries that stay in port overnight. There are cruise holidays, and then there are inclusive cruise holidays. There are port calls and then there are overnight stays. Saga Cruises has them all – and is stepping up the quality even further

September 2017

Sail with the world’s greatest living explorer

He was the first to reach both the North and South Poles by surface travel, is the oldest Briton ever to conquer Everest and has broken countless endurance records. But over the course of his two-night stay aboard Saga’s all-inclusive Jewels of the Canary Islands cruise, Sir Ranulph Fiennes will present himself firstly as raconteur,

September 2017

Star on board – Dean Andrews

Dean, 53, made his name as DS Ray Carling in Life on Mars and Robbie in Last Tango in Halifax. But his first love is singing, and he is a regular cabaret performer in The Limelight Club aboard P&O’s Britannia What is your first holiday memory? Going to Majorca and jumping off the rocks into

August 2017

Cruising the Inner Hebrides with the Majestic Line

Cruising comes in all shapes and sizes – but the Inner Hebrides and 12-passenger Glen Etive make a combination that’s hard to beat. It was one of those priceless moments when everything comes together just as you click the shutter. Woken at 7.30am by the sound of a generator starting up, I had climbed one

August 2017

Lovely Lucca – a perfect alternative to Florence

“Did you love Florence?” I asked my parents the day they returned from their Italian cruise this month. “We stayed on the ship,” my dad replied. “We’ve been there twice before, and there’s nothing new.” As a huge Florence fan, this was always going to be like a stab to my heart, (or my cuore

August 2017

Tauck’s Sweet sensation

US travel company Tauck is making waves on Europe’s rivers – and MS Sapphire’s new Scottish chef, Gavin Ness, has got everyone talking. Used to the very best, Tauck’s river cruise passengers aren’t easy to impress. But MS Sapphire offers them a double wow-factor – not just a brand-new look after a major refurbishment, but

July 2017

Secret bars and ‘ruin pubs’ on the banks of the Danube

When the ‘Iron Curtain’ fell across Europe in the late 1940s, the Danube became a river divided. Its infant waters flowed through democratic West Germany and Austria, yet this mighty waterway also coursed through Soviet satellite states Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine, along with the independent but communist-run Yugoslavia. In those latter countries,

July 2017

Scenic launches virtual reality tour

Scenic’s new virtual reality tour will give you the full Scenic Space-Ship experience before you get on board. Travel agents and guests can tour Scenic Diamond, which exclusively cruises the waterways of Bordeaux. After extensive renovations earlier in the year, Scenic Diamond was filmed in April this year. Scenic’s UK Brand Manager Nichola Absalom stated

July 2017

MS Serenade 1

MS Serenade 1 – exclusively chartered by Titan Travel – offers a stylish but affordable way to cruise Europe. Do you get what you pay for, asks John Honeywell. Pinkies extended, a party of ladies takes tea in the lounge. There are dainty sandwiches and fondant fancies, and as waitresses hover and a pianist gently tickles the

June 2017