Celebrity Travels: Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver, BBC2’s Coast presenter, reveals the destinations close to his heart I have just… [more]
Duchess of Cambridge names Royal Princess
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has named Princess Cruises' Royal Princess at a glittering… [more]
Culture Club: Azamara’s Destination Immersion
Azamara’s new cruise concept lets you stay a little bit longer – and discover more, says Liz Jarvis It’s… [more]
Cruise Review: Dutch Waterways
Deborah Stone discovers the enchanting waterways of Holland I wake up and look out of the French… [more]
Into the Blue: Norwegian Fjords Cruise Review
In less than two hours from the UK you can be in Oslo, for Bergen, gateway to the glorious Norwegian… [more]
Latest News
Duchess of Cambridge names Royal Princess
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has named Princess Cruises’ Royal Princess at a glittering ceremony in Southampton. Standing on the naming ceremony platform with the ship’s Captain Tony Draper, The Duchess pronounced, “I name this ship Royal Princess. May God bless her and all who sail in her.” She then cut the rope [...]
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Crystal Cruises to redesign Crystal Serenity
Crystal Cruises is planning a $17-million redesign of Crystal Serenity this November. The cruise line will makeover Crystal Serenity’s butler-serviced Crystal Penthouses and Lido Deck, the indoor/outdoor Trident Grill, Tastes restaurant and Lido café. As with Crystal Symphony, Crystal Serenity’s Lido café will be redesigned with modern food islands replacing long buffet counters, more tables [...]
Royal Princess interior shots
We’re super-excited about the Royal Princess naming ceremony by the Duchess of Cambridge on Thursday. We’ll be bringing you full coverage of the event but meanwhile, here’s a peek inside Royal Princess, with highlights including the Seawalk, The Sanctuary Pool, the Lotus Spa, Sabatini’s, Movies Under The Stars and the absolutely stunning Piazza. *All [...]
Port Guides
Riga Port Guide
An Art Nouveau-lovers delight, the Latvian capital of Riga is packed with stunning architecture,and home to golden sands and woodland walks
Incheon Port Guide & Seoul
Incheon is just an hour outside Seoul and originally opened as a port in 1883. Its position on the West Sea helped it to flourish due to its trade with China and sea links to the rest of the world. Incheon What to see and do Today Incheon is a buzzing, cosmopolitan city but in [...]
Korea Cruise Guide: Complete Asian Cruising
Ancient palaces surrounded by skyscrapers; giant shopping malls selling the latest designer goods and electronics; unspoilt countryside with breathtaking mountain scenery; bustling street markets selling everything from ginseng to antiques; the high tech existing in harmony with the ancient and traditional; 5,000 years of history sitting comfortably side by side with cutting edge technological advancement; [...]
Blogs
Stylish, elegant and classy: Royal Princess is a triumph
The first time I saw Royal Princess was at the shipyard in Italy, when the ship was still a shell, cables and wires everywhere. But as Princess Cruises Executive Vice President of Fleet Operations Rai Caluori told us about the vision for the ship, it became clear that this was to be something extraordinary. And [...]
Best River Cruise Line – The Expert’s View
River cruise operators can’t build ships fast enough these days. The minute a new vessel launches, it’s sold out. But no matter – another one is usually following hot on its heels. The shortlisted cruise lines in our Best River Cruise Line category don’t do things by halves, either. Viking River Cruises set a Guinness [...]
Avalon Expression: River Cruise Ship Features
The latest addition to Avalon Waterways’ fleet, Avalon Expression, is a sleek Suite Ship with itineraries along the Rhîne, Main and Danube rivers. Here we take you through the new cruise ship’s features Avalon Expression has an elegant and contemporary design throughout, with wall-to-wall panoramic French balconies in each suite allowing guests to relax beside the [...]
Expert Advice
Ask the Expert: Cruise Weddings
Thinking of tying the knot on a cruise? Andy Harmer explains why a cruise wedding is easier than you think Getting married on a cruise ship is very easy and I think it must be one of the most stress free and affordable ways of tying the knot. It’s also the ideal way to combine [...]
Top 10 Wine River Cruises
Vineyards pour down the valley sides as cruise ships pass through some of Europe’s top wine regions. Nick Dalton raises a glass to the best wine river cruises 1. Delights of Bordeaux Bordeaux is the holy grail of wine regions, home to Saint-Émilion and the surrounding sun-drenched slopes that produce more great wines than Oz Clarke has [...]
Family Cruise Tips
Cruise International gathers mum bloggers’ top tips for family cruises Tempting the teens “If you’ve got a teenage vampire, encourage them out into the sunlight by booking an adventure excursion on shore. No teen can resist the temptation of a jetski. And take time to check out the list of the next day’s activities that’s left [...]
Cruise Reviews
Culture Club: Azamara’s Destination Immersion
Azamara’s new cruise concept lets you stay a little bit longer – and discover more, says Liz Jarvis It’s early evening in the pretty seaside town of Sète, France, and we’re watching a traditional display of water jousting performed by two teams of men – including the captain of our ship, the Azamara Quest. Their [...]
Cruise Review: Dutch Waterways
Deborah Stone discovers the enchanting waterways of Holland I wake up and look out of the French windows to see the sun glancing off the sea. It’s going to be a wonderful day… Hang on a minute, when I went to bed I was on a river cruise, sailing through the Netherlands past tall townhouses, [...]
Into the Blue: Norwegian Fjords Cruise Review
In less than two hours from the UK you can be in Oslo, for Bergen, gateway to the glorious Norwegian Fjords aboard a Hurtigruten ship – as iconic as the astonishing geographic landscape you are about to enter, says Anna Gizowska From the moment the MS Richard With cruises into the navy crystal waters of [...]
Celebrities
Celebrity Travels: Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver, BBC2’s Coast presenter, reveals the destinations close to his heart I have just come back from filming Coast Australia and I was able to take my family out there for six weeks. We explored Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, but the stand out experience was in Darwin – famous for its salt water crocodiles. The kids have [...]
Hollywood Godmothers
A-list stars are lining up to name cruise ships – here are four of the most glamorous godmothers around… Sophia Loren Ship: MSC Preziosa, and the rest of the fleet The Oscar-winning star and Hollywood legend, Sophia Loren, said at the launch of MSC Preziosa that “no one else is going to be an MSC godmother [...]
Interview with Russell Watson
The People’s Tenor reveals his love of big ships, his favourite places and why he always has time for his fans I’m very lucky that I get to travel the world and sing. I’ve performed at the Vatican for Pope John Paul II, toured Japan and had dinner with the Emperor at the Imperial Palace, and [...]
