Your Ship-By-Ship Guide To A Summer Back At Sea

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…

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Four Day Trips To Make From Naples That Aren’t Capri

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…

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Entertainment Revealed For MSC Virtuosa This Summer

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’…

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A Day In Madeira: Three Ways

We refuse to let Madeira be known for nothing more than cake and Christiano Ronaldo’s right foot. There’s so much more to this far-flung Portuguese port of call. So much so, in fact, that you’ll never see it all in a day, but don’t worry, you can always come back….

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Culinary Corner: Oceania’s Lemon Rissotto

We’d all love to be holidaying on the Amalfi Coast, plump lemons heavy on the trees and pebbly beaches showcasing lithe Italian limbs bronzed in the way only the Mediterranean summer sun can. Soon reader, soon. In the meantime, here’s a taste of the Italian Riviera courtesy of Oceania’s lemony and indulgently creamy risotto. Bellissimo!  …

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The Best Street Art In The World Is Here

Street art has the power to turn dilapidated neighbourhoods into thriving hipster hotspots, pulling in the tourists with a fee-free exhibition of work by some seriously talented artists from around the world. Pack your camera and join us on our tour of the world’s best street art spots. Berlin Berlin’s famous…

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Hurtigruten To Sail Six Expeditions From Dover This Summer

Hurtigruten has launched a series of summer 2021 cruises on MS Maud, with six British Isles – Picturesque Ports, Isolated Islands and Wonderful Wildlife – now on sale. MS Maud expedition sailings from Dover will see guests travel to stunning destinations including the Isles of Iona, Holyhead, Isles of Scilly…

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Viking Takes Official Delivery Of Viking Venus

Viking Venus has joined the Viking fleet of ocean ships, after the cruise line took official delivery of the 930-passenger ship. Built at the Italian Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Viking Venus becomes the eighth ocean cruise ship for Viking. Following delivery, the ship began its voyage to the UK ahead…

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P&O Cruises Arvia Special: St Lucia Shore Guide

Arvia is officially ON SALE to Caribbean, Baltic and Ligurian tier members of the P&O Cruises Peninsular Club, with general sale available from tomorrow. We’re celebrating 2022 / 2023 holidays on the new P&O ship by getting beneath the surface of the places she’ll sail, thanks to the shore experience…

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