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Saga Count On Their Spirit Of Discovery

Saga Count On Their Spirit Of Discovery

By on 12/07/2019 in Cruise Info, Cruise News, Cruise Photos, Saga Cruises

When Sidney De Haan was casting around for ideas to keep his Folkestone hotel in business in the 1950s, he wasn’t thinking about global brands, disruption marketing, direct sales or any other fancy terminology used in the travel business today. The WWII war hero was simply trying to find ways to keep the Rhodesia Hotel […]

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The Worlds Greenest Cruise Ship

The World’s Greenest Cruise Ship

By on 04/07/2019 in Adventure cruises, Cruise Info, Cruise News, Expedition Cruises, Hurtigruten

This week, we’re taking a look at what makes Hurtigruten’s MS Roald Amundsen a contender for the title of The World’s Greenest Cruise Ship… Here’s a question for you – what if you could cruise with minimum addition to your carbon footprint, sailing the seas without adding to the pollution plaguing the world’s oceans and […]

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Rock Star Cruising With Virgin. What A First Class Idea

Rock Star Cruising With Virgin? What A First Class Idea!

By on 28/06/2019 in Cruise Info, Cruise News

  We have a bit of a conundrum for you this week, darlings: When is First Class travel not, actually, First Class travel? You would think the cruise world would be ideally placed to answer this particular puzzle, seeing as how it was based on a multi-class experience for more than 100 years. Travelling First […]

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All Hail Celebrity’s Revolution!

All Hail Celebrity Cruises’ Revolution!

By on 21/06/2019 in Cruise Info, Cruise Reviews

It used to be the case, not so long ago, that a ship would have to go quite a few years before it saw anything other than basic maintenance and updates – the occasional dry-dock, a few minor modifications and some soft furnishings, maybe, but generally nothing terribly major for 20 years or so. Not […]

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Camp Nou Barcelona

Top 10 Reasons To Cruise From Barcelona

By on 14/06/2019 in Cruise Destinations, Cruise Info

So you want to cruise from Barcelona? Good choice. This iconic Catalan city on Spain’s north-east coast has more ship options than anywhere in the Mediterranean and is one of the most vibrant and accommodating metropolises in Europe. It boasts dozens of compelling attractions, as well as a unique culture, and great food (especially the […]

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Best Cruises For Solo Travellers

Best Cruises For Solo Travellers

By on 06/06/2019 in AmaWaterways, Cruise Info, Cunard, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Silversea, Solo Travel

For an aspect of the travel industry with more than 150 years of history and tradition behind it, cruising sometimes gives the impression it remains pretty traditional and hidebound. But nothing could be further from the truth. The amazing development of the modern cruise ship, with its overflowing array of features and amenities – many […]

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Stop The World (Wide Web) We Want To Get Off

Stop The World (Wide Web), We Want To Get Off!

By on 30/05/2019 in Cruise Funnies, Cruise Info

We quite enjoy technology. After all, it gets us going in the morning (the fancy iHome gadget that doubles as an alarm clock and iPhone charger at the same time); it provides the entertainment on our Smart TV (certainly smarter than the shop assistant who tried to explain how it works); and it powers our […]

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Top Ten Baltic Excursions

Top 10 Baltic Shore Excursions

By on 23/05/2019 in Cruise Destinations, Cruise Info

By Simon & Susan Veness From Norway to Russia, and Finland to Germany, there is a region of the world that is so steeped in maritime history it has become renowned for culture, landmarks and natural beauty in abundance. So much so, in fact, that the Baltic is now the third largest cruise region in […]

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When Silver becomes Gold

Silver Shadow Renovation: When Silver Becomes Gold

By on 16/05/2019 in Cruise Info, Cruise News, Silversea

  By Simon & Susan Veness Michael Jackson tried to blame it on the Boogie. Michael Caine wanted to blame it on Rio. And Nick Mancuso certainly blamed it on the Night. In reality – and all music and film reference aside – blame might not be the right word here, as far as Silversea […]

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