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In the week of World Cocktail Day, we’re sharing an interview with Cunard’s Head Mixologist, Claudia Carrozzi. The high-priestess of potent tipples is behind the infusions responsible for many an evening in the Commodore Club, not to mention the hazy heads that tend to follow. She also made history last…

The new P&O Cruises ship  has finally arrived after a year of delayed anticipation and Iona’s virtual VIP christening in Southampton is the light on the horizon for cruise lovers. We have spent the last three years building up to this moment and as the P&O Cruises experts, there’s nothing…

New MSC Cruises ship, MSC Virtuosa, has arrived in Southampton ahead of its maiden cruise around the British Isles. The ship will signal the start of a summer of UK staycation sailings by 12 cruise lines when it departs Southampton on 20 May. MSC Virtuosa has become the third ship…

Norwegian Cruise Line has revealed the name of its newest ship, with Norwegian Prima set to debut in summer 2022. The first of six Prima-class ships will hold 3,215 passengers, making the new class smaller than the Breakaway and Breakaway-Plus class that became the most recent additions to the NCL…

She the Dame of the high seas and Jane McDonald is returning to our screens tonight for a seventh season of ocean-bound escapades and high jinks. The first episode of this season’s Cruising with Jane McDonald sees the sailing songstress head to the Caribbean. We’ll be cruising vicariously through her…

Steamed mussels are the taste of summer and we might be eating ours in Cornish coves or Highland hideaways this year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t taste as incredible as ever with a hunk of crusty bread, salty butter and a sea view. This saffron-infused version by Viking Ocean,…

Keep your BLT – we’re getting creative with our sandwiches this summer, thanks to Carnival. Choc-chip cookies, ice cream and a profusion of toppings makes for a treat that’s as fun to make as it is tasty. INGREDIENTS: Serves 6 115g butter, softened 70g brown sugar 70g granulated sugar 1…

It’s been a year, and it’s felt like a lifetime, but the time has finally come; the seas are restarting.   This month marks the beginning of the return to cruising we’ve all waited for. Staycations, Seacations, English Coastal Cruises and Summer Soirees; whatever you choose to call them, summer sailings around the…

Naples might not make the best first impressions on its visitors but there’s more to this gritty city than meets the eye. Head up and you’ll find yourself in the chic shopping streets of sophisticated Vomero, wander along the waterfront and you’ll come across the majestic Castel Nuovo, and delve…

MSC Cruises has revealed entertainment guests can expect aboard MSC Virtuosa when she sails from Southampton next month. A special series of British Isles sailings from 20 May 2021 will debut the new MSC Cruises ship, starting with a special maiden voyage. Guests joining any of the MSC summer ‘staycation’…