Seven Seas Prestige rendering

Arriving in 2036! Regent Seven Seas’ fourth Prestige-Class ship

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has signed an agreement with Fincantieri to construct a fourth vessel in its Prestige‑Class series, pictured left, scheduled for delivery in 2036. It will follow the debut of Seven Seas Prestige in December this year, marking Regent’s first new ship class in 10 years. The second and third Prestige‑Class ships are scheduled

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Full sun eclipse

Sundowners! Holland America Line offers twin 2027 total solar eclipse cruises

Holland America Line has launched two new solar eclipse cruises departing in summer 2027. The total solar eclipse will occur on 2 August with the path of totality crossing mainly over Northern Africa and two ships, Nieuw Statendam and Oosterdam, will be positioned off the western coast of Morocco and eastern coast of Tunisia for

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Celebrity River Cruises

Celebrity Cruises to launch river vacations across Europe in 2027

Celebrity Cruises is to launch river cruising across Europe in 2027 following the arrival of the first of ten new vessels. “Celebrity River Cruises will bring the quality and sophistication of our Edge Series ocean ships to the most iconic rivers, starting with Europe,” said Laura Hodges Bethge, Celebrity’s president. The ten transformative ships will

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Disney Fantasy

Disney Fantasy leads revival of short cruises from the UK in 2025

The Disney Fantasy will be setting sail from the UK for the first time ever in summer 2025 with the revival of the line’s popular programme of 3-, 4- and 5-night sailings from Southampton. Fantasy makes its European debut with visits to the sun-kissed shores of Spain, the charm of France or the picturesque beauty

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Ambience of Ambassador Cruise Line

Ambassador unveils 2026/27 season featuring 84 itineraries and ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ offer

Ambassador Cruise Line’s 2026/27 season features 84 itineraries on its two ships, Ambience and Ambition, calling at 146 ports, 27 of them new, in 48 countries across three continents. The new season will see longer durations to the Mediterranean to European city breaks, themed cruises to sailings that take in the Northern Lights and a

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Crystal Mozart in Budapest

Worst European flooding in 30 years threatens river cruising

Many European river cruises were under threat today after Storm Boris unleashed the worst flooding in the region for 30 years. The area around Vienna was declared a disaster area, while the Czech Republic and Hungary were struggling to cope with the extreme rainfall. Hungary. A state of national disaster has also been declared in

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Budapest with Riviera Travel

Riviera Travel freezes 2026 departures at 2025 prices until December

Riviera Travel is offering its largest-ever river cruise programme for 2026, with 428 sailings on 13 river ships to destinations across Europe and further afield. The season features 31 dedicated solo departures. The company has also frozen 2026 departures at 2025 prices until 15 December this year. As well as traditional destination favourites such as

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Crystal Symphony

Crystal to mark D-Day 80th anniversary with special 8-night cruise

Crystal is to mark the 80th anniversary year of D-Day tracing the path of Allied forces during World War II with a special eight-night voyage from Dover. Crystal Symphony’s immersive journey from 18 to 26 September will bring together a remarkable group of special guests and lecturers who will offer exclusive insights into one of

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Riviera Travel returns to Ireland

Riviera Travel has re-opened its European river cruise and select touring product to the Irish market. The 2024 and recently-launched 2025 river cruise programmes are now on sale to Irish holidaymakers, covering Europe’s main waterways including the Seine, Rhone, Rhine, Douro and Danube. Dedicated departures for solo travellers are available, along with newly-introduced themed cruises

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Sky Princess

Princess provides all the ingredients for a perfect culinary cruise

Princess Cruises is taking the iconic Good Food Show and hosting it onboard Sky Princess next year. The BBC show, which was live at the Birmingham NEC last week, will be onboard a 14- night sailing to Spain & Portugal in November. The Good Food Show team, alongside a line-up of well-known chefs, will transform

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