Cruise Blogs - Page 27

We’ve covered Australia’s hip cities and cosmopolitan capitals in our blog here, but now we’re saying g’day to its beaches and barbies and looking at Australia’s red outback sands and the Great Barrier Reef. Australia’s assets are as vast as its size and it’s no coincidence that cruise lines including…

A major construction milestone in the future of British cruising has been marked as P&O Cruises cuts the first piece of steel for new ship Arvia. The sister ship to Iona is being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The company’s second LNG-powered Excel-class ship, Arvia will…

If there was ever a more delicious way to use up any leftover bread than this classic British dessert dish, we’re yet to find. Full of spice and dried fruit, this Viking recipe is what every rainy Sunday evening needs. INGREDIENTS: 1 day-old loaf of white bread, cut into 8-10…

One of the current buzzwords in the cruise industry right now is the term Future Cruise Credit, also known as FCC. If like so many others you are a little lost at sea in knowing what this actually means, we’ve got you covered in our FAQs on Future Cruise Credits….

With Princess Cruises set to offer four ships sailing out of Sydney in its Australia 2022-2023 cruise season – including Royal Princess and Majestic Princess for the first time ever – we decided there could be no better time to delve down under. Because nowhere else do you find hip…

The launch of a second ship set to join the Scenic luxury oceangoing fleet will be postponed to 2023, it has been confirmed. Scenic Eclipse II is currently under construction at the Maj 3 shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia, and was expected to enter service later this year. The vessel will…

P&O Cruises has revealed it is to call its second LNG-powered Excel-class ship Arvia. Arvia, meaning ‘from the seashore’, will join the fleet in December 2022 and become sister ship to Iona. Following the announcement of the name behind the new P&O Cruises ship, Paul Ludlow, P&O Cruises president, said:…

Oceania is the foodie’s cruise line and this decadent French dessert, best served in Jacques with an ocean view lingering just outside the window, is the quintessential way to round off dinner for two. 5 Servings Ingredients: 65g granulated sugar 3 egg yolks 1 large egg 155g 70% dark chocolate…

We may be waiting for Iona with baited breath, but the Norwegian adventure has already begun for our Iona Insider, Nina Sands. A little while ago, she headed to Norway for a first-hand experience of some of the Norwegian shore excursions P&O Cruises Iona will offer once she launches. It’s time…

Silversea has launched its 2023 World Cruise. Entitled ‘South Side Story’, the Silversea World Cruise 2023 will deliver guests in ‘door-to-door comfort’ to 66 destinations in 34 countries over its 139 nights. The sailing on the recently refurbished Silver Shadow will feature 40 destinations that have not been visited on…