Le Commandant Charcot

Construction of Ponant’s polar exploration vessel, Le Commandant Charcot, begins

Construction of Ponant’s polar exploration vessel, Le Commandant Charcot, has begun with the traditional steel cutting ceremony at the Vard shipyard in Romania. Delivery of the new flagship, the most ambitious ever designed both in terms of travel experience and respect for the environment, is scheduled for 2021. The vessel bears the name of the great

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English National Ballet to keep QM2 transatlantic guests on their toes

In a ground-breaking partnership, the world renowned English National Ballet will join Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 for a unique voyage from Southampton to New York from in August 2019. Guests on the seven night transatlantic crossing will get the chance to meet the leading dancers from the British ballet company, including lead principal Erina Takahashi and first

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270-degree Sky Suites among new features on Enchanted Princess

The first wave of new features on the 3,660-guest Enchanted Princess have been unveiled by Princess Cruises. The vessel will hold its naming ceremony in Southampton in late June 2020, making it the first Princess Cruises ship to be named in the UK since Royal Princess in 2013. Enchanted Princess will feature two 270-degree panorama Sky Suites centrally located

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Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve

MSC Cruises’ exclusive Caribbean private island paradise turns over a new leaf … literally

MSC Cruises has entered the final phase of work on Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, its exclusive private Bahamian island that will welcome the first guests in November 2019. It has celebrated a major milestone in the transformation of the former industrial sand extraction site into a flourishing marine reserve and private island destination with

‘New cruise era upon us’ as Celebrity Edge arrives at her T25 homeport in Florida – with VIDEO

The day has finally arrived. Celebrity Edge officially came to life in her new home at Port Everglades’ Terminal 25 (T25) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, today, following the ship’s first-ever, 15-day transatlantic crossing. And Richard D. Fain, chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruises, proclaimed “a new era is truly upon us”, adding: “The arrival of Celebrity Edge today

Designer Adam D Tihany promises something different for new Cunard ship

The world-renowned designer Adam D Tihany has been appointed creative director of Cunard’s as yet unnamed new ship which will be joining the Cunard fleet in 2022. Widely regarded as one of the world’s most talented designers, Tihany will oversee the entire interior design process and is already promising plenty of surprises.Adam D Tihany is

Symphony of the Seas blazes a gigantic trail into Miami – see the video

  Lit up from bow to stern for all the world to see, Symphony of the Seas, the world’s largest ship, has blazed a trail into Miami ahead of tomorrow’s naming ceremony and a new life in the the US. Having completed her inaugural Europe season, the 228,081-ton flagship of the Royal Caribbean International fleet sailed

Crown Princess

Princess Cruises to sail three ships from Southampton in 2020 in biggest ever Europe season

Princess Cruises will have three ships sailing from Southampton in 2020 in what will be its biggest ever Europe season. A total of 1.4 million cruise nights are on offer from the UK, an increase of 30 per cent on 2019, while overall European capacity increases by 15 per cent. And to further demonstrate further

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Scenic Eclipse - Image Credit - Roger Pimenta

Launch of Scenic Eclipse pushed back another three weeks by shipyard strike

Scenic, the luxury cruise and tour operator, has been forced to push back the launch date of its first cruise ship, Scenic Eclipse, by a further three weeks as problems continue to beset its construction. Originally set to arrive in August this year, a wide range of issues at the Uljank shipyard in Croatia have meant

Changing the guard at Hapag-Lloyd Cruises with next year’s arrival of HANSEATIC inspiration

Ulf Wolter, current captain of the EUROPA 2, will be heading off on a new adventure at the helm of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new, international expedition ship HANSEATIC inspiration when she takes to the water in October 2019. And Jörn Gottschalk, until now captain of MS BREMEN, is moving to EUROPA 2. Ulf Wolter, abovel left, becomes captain of HANSEATIC inspiration