Hurtigruten has launched 'Taste of the Arctic' voyage for 2013, offering passengers the chance to enjoy many of Norway's natural wonders and picturesque towns on a five-day voyage.
Viking River Cruises recently celebrated the launch of four new vessels in a lavish ceremony attend by one of the ships godmothers, actress Joanna Lumley.
Silversea Cruises 2013 itineraries are now on sale, with guests being offered a choice of some stunning cruise destinations including the Caribbean, Asia and Africa.
Celebrity Cruises new ship, Celebrity Reflection will make it's debut in autumn 2012 and will feature a range of luxury suites including the new Signature Suite.
Hurtigruten has announced they will be sending an extra ship to Spitsbergen due to the increased demand in experiencing the region as a result of the BBC's Frozen Planet series.
Oceania Cruises has announced that passengers travelling with them on selected sailings 2012 will now be able to add drinks packages to further enhance their cruise holiday.
Luxury cruise line Windstar Cruises has recently announced that all three members of their fleet will enhanced as part of an $18million upgrade project.
Luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises has unveiled an exciting program of theme cruises for 2012 that cover a variety of interests and pastimes including music, film, theatre, current affairs and golf.
Fans of the American rock band Weezer are being offered the opportunity to enjoy a 4- day music festival cruise in the company of their heroes, courtesy of Carnival Cruises.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises triumphed in the recent Cruise Critic Cruiser’s Choice Awards, with each ship on their fleet being awarded amongst the best at sea in the “Best Cabins, Small Ship” category.
A documentary film of a 6-day Hurtigruten cruise has proved massively successful in Norway with over half of the country’s population tuning into enjoy footage beamed back from the MS Nord-Norge.
Oceania Cruises has been announced as the small-ship cruise line that provides the highest level of customer satisfaction according to TravelAge West’s WAVE Awards 2011.
Azamara Club Cruises has announced that passengers will now be able to enjoy up to four of their cruises back-to-back with their new ‘Extended Voyages’ promotion.
Discover Egypt is amongst the operators intending to re-launch their Egyptian Nile Cruises later this month following an easing of the political unrest that has taking it’s toll on the country.
Oceania Cruises’ latest vessel, Marina, was christened in a stunning ceremony on Saturday, heralding the start of her service for the premium-luxury cruise line.
Royal Caribbean is believed to be on the verge of agreeing plans for a new ship following the successful launches of Oasis and Allure in 2009 and 2010.
Disney Cruise Line’s latest vessel, the much anticipated Disney Dream arrived in Port Canaveral last week ready to begin her maiden voyage of the Caribbean on 26th January.
Sky One, in conjunction with Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions are looking for people to take part in ‘Show Boaters’ a new television program aimed to find new cruise ship entertainers, who can sing, dance and act.
With Oceania’s Marina due to start sailing in January 2011, the cruise line have announced that the Canyon Ranch SpaClub onboard will be offering many signature spa experiences.
As both X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing come to an end, it is announced that there is a new type of reality programme on its way in the form of ‘Show Boaters’.
Yachts of Seabourn are renaming themselves ‘Seabourn’, the rebranding was announced at their Christmas party a couple of nights ago, which was held at the Ivy in London.
As the cruise onboard Royal Caribbean’s, Monarch of the Seas was coming to an end last week, a passenger spotted a raft drifting in the ocean carrying five men and a women.
Yachts of Seabourn will be offering regional departures for fly cruises in their 2012 to 2013 brochure. This should help to support growth of cruises from the midlands, and Scotland.
Royal Caribbean International have announced that many British guests, due to cruise on the lines new Allure of the Seas cruise ship, have booked the highest available accommodation.
In 2011 Crystal Cruises will be encouraging both crew and guests to give something back to different communities throughout the world, at some point during each of their cruises.
Royal Caribbean International’s newest cruise liner, Allure of the Seas, arrived at its home port on November 13th after a 13 day transatlantic cruise from Turku, Finland.
Royal Caribbean has opened a school in Haiti after the tragic earthquake which destroyed so much of the country. The school named ‘L’Ecole Nouvelle Royal Caribbean’ is one of the first to be built and opened in Haiti after the disaster.
Royal Caribbean International’s new mega-ship, Allure of the Seas, made full use of its Retractable funnels as it set sail for its home port on the 29th October 2010.
The Cruise Line will be launching the second edition of their popular ‘Adventure Cruise Collection’ at the Birmingham CRUISE show on the 16th and 17th October.
Royal Caribbean have announced that in 2011 they will be increasing the amount of departures from Spain, with five ships based out of Barcelona, Malaga and Mallorca.
The adventure cruise company, Cruise West, have stopped all operations of their 9 small ships travelling to destinations such as Alaska, the Galapagos Islands and Panama Canal.
Ocean Village cruises will finally be coming to an end this October after they announced 2 years ago that their cruise ships will be moving to join P&O Cruises Australia.
The voyage through the Northwest Passage took 15 days, the MS HANSEATIC covered more than 4,000 nautical miles and the cruise ends on 9 September in Nome/ Alaska.
After 14 years the ms Paul Gauguin has reached its highest ever results from a guest survey. Whilst sailing to the Tahiti and Society Islands in August 2010, the cruise liner was rated 98.9% excellent by guests.
It has been announced that the Queen will be naming Cunards new cruise ship, the Queen Elizabeth. On October 11th there will be a naming ceremony in Southampton for the new ship, a day before its’ maiden voyage.
Both the Crystal Symphony and the Crystal Serenity will be adorned with new festive decorations this coming season. The cruise ships will display different themes throughout as they sail the Caribbean and the Hawaiian islands.
Whatever appeals, be sure to make a date with The CRUISE Show, the UK’s only travel exhibition dedicated to cruising, which comes to Birmingham’s NEC in October.
Following the success of Celebrity Cruises ‘Qsine’ restaurant with its incredible iPad menus and wine lists, the cruise company are introducing a guided art tour using iPads as the tour guide.
P&O Cruises will be hosting GMTV for the week beginning Monday 26th July, the final of their search for culinary talent will be held on the popular Ventura cruise ship.
Cruise lines are always creating new ideas for venues onboard their ships and with ice bars, state of the art wine machines and elevator bars it’s definitely a battle of the cruise ships.
Holland America Line will be offering passengers a wide and wonderful selection of dining experiences for guests sailing on their newest vessel, the MS Nieuw Amsterdam.
Viking River Cruises are planning to bolster their fleet with the addition of 8 new ships over the next 3 years, with both the Viking Pakhomo and Viking Schumann being given refurbs.
Hurtigruten Cruises, the popular Norwegian cruise line have added more cruises around the Northern Light's as well as optional hotel stays at the Kirkenes Snow Hotel.
Celebrity Cruises are planning to refurbish four of their already superb Millennium Class cruise ships adding some fantastic luxury facilities that are already present on their Solstice Class vessels.
Passengers sailing on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas are in for an additional treat when the ship begins its' inauguaral season in December - thanks to a partnership with DreamWorks Animation.
The Yachts of Seabourn's latest vessel recently underwent her maiden voyage, setting off from the River Thames with a very special guest onboard, none other than iconic 60's supermodel, Twiggy.