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Right now, somewhere just off the UK coast, MSC Virtousa is sailing the ocean blue with the sun overhead and dry land in her wake. The new MSC Cruises ship set sail back in May on some of the first post-Covid cruises from the UK. Since then, she has made…

Cruising has long been ahead of the curve when it comes to innovation and as ships return to sea post-Covid, cruise lines are turning to technology more than ever. From wearable technology and virtual assistants, to crowd-reducing virtual muster drills and even an app that lets you ‘shake for champagne’…

Yesterday was World Gin Day and avid Cunard cruisers will know that few cruise lines know this particular tipple quite so well. The Three Queens are notorious for serving the best G&T at sea, but they’re also on hand with a more saintly mocktail version that tastes just as good…

We love all travel and after more than a year without a foreign holiday, we’ll never again take a destination for granted. That said, there are some tourist attractions that just fall a tiny bit short of the mark. Whether it’s iconic artworks overshadowed by camera-toting crowds or questionable statues…

We’re desperately seeking sun and Arvia is set to light up our lives for a week or two with her Caribbean sailings. The new P&O Cruises ship will debut in 2022 and St Kitts is amongst the places she’ll be spreading a little sunshine. But how should her guests spend…

After months in the making, our return to sea dreams are coming true. Last month saw MSC Cruises become the first cruise line to kick off a summer season of staycation cruises. Since the 17th May, domestic cruising has seen cruise lines welcome UK guests back after a year-long hiatus,…

Tiramisu literally means ‘pick me up’ and nothing quite does that like the sweet, tangy taste of Italy. This Windstar recipe is the flavour of sun-drenched sojourns on the Riviera, but with only a handful of ingredients, it’ll round of a Sunday roast at home well too. INGREDIENTS 240g whipping…

The pioneering new Silversea ship, Silver Moon, is set to sail in less than a month’s time, when she’ll head for the Greek Isles, Israel and Cyprus. With the ship’s arrival comes S.A.L.T., a unique gastronomic experience created to connect travellers to their destinations through the lens of food and…

Each month, we’re joining P&O Cruises on the count down to Arvia, delving deep into Caribbean idylls to explore the ports of call that the ship designed to chase the sun will be showing us. This time around, we’re headed for Martinique. It’s sun-soaked and sandy, like any good Caribbean…

With scenery in spades, a world-famous flower festival and a seal of approval from Sir Winston Churchill, the dessert wine isn’t the only thing that is sweet about Madeira. The sub-tropical Portuguese island of Madeira sits just a little over 300 miles from the African coast, meaning year-round sunshine and…