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P&O Cruises Iona has finally set sail on its maiden voyage, leaving Southampton on Saturday 7 August. The departure comes almost a year after its original date scheduled for May 2020. Sailing at just 50 per cent capacity in line with government guidelines, around 2,500 passengers and 1,300 crew, the…

Iona has arrived. After years in the making, the new P&O Cruises ship has debuted here on our very own shores ahead of her maiden voyage. We spent the week getting to know Iona before she welcomes you, her very first holidaymakers, and it’s safe to say she’s worth the…

New Saga ship, Spirit of Adventure, has been named in a traditional bottle smashing ceremony at Portsmouth International Port. The vessel is the first to be named at Portsmouth. The recently retired Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service, Commodore Inga J. Kennedy, was on hand to name the ship….

Oceania Cruises has revealed the design and décor elements of the Veranda Staterooms, Penthouse Suites, Oceania Suites and Vista Suites aboard its newest ship, Vista, due to debut in early 2023. “As with every one of our ships, our goal is for guests to feel instantly at home from the…

MSC Virtuosa’s naming ceremony is to take place at Dubai’s Port Rashid on 27 November, a day ahead of its maiden Gulf voyage. The event will also coincide with the UAE Golden Jubilee. Helal Saeed Almarri, director general for Dubai Tourism, was quoted as saying: ‘A partnership with a cruise…

Virgin Voyages has celebrated a double milestone, taking delivery of its second ship, Valiant Lady, and floating out its third, Resilient Lady. The events took place at Genoa’s Fincantieri shipyard, where all four of the Virgin Voyages ships are to be built. Valiant Lady will make her debut with Mediterranean voyages…

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has revealed that its new ultra-luxury cruise ship will be named Seven Seas Grandeur. The 750-passenger vessel, scheduled to debut in autumn 2023, will be the sixth ship in the Regent fleet and the third new build for the cruise line in recent years. “The culmination…

Saga Cruises will welcome two new Captains for sister ships ‘Spirit of Discovery’ and ‘Spirit of Adventure’ ahead of a return to the seas this summer. The cruise line also announced the return of a familiar face set to take the helm of brand-new ‘Spirit of Adventure‘ on her inaugural…

Europe’s biggest river cruise ship, AmaMagna, was christened at a ceremony in Austria. At 22 metres wide, AmaMagna is almost twice the width of standard river ships and will only sail cruises on the Danube. The ship’s godmother, US travel television host Samantha Brown, broke a champagne bottle against the…

Viking Cruises welcomed seven new ships to its river fleet, during a celebration on the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland. Of the seven ships, six are Viking Longships – Viking Einar, Viking Sigrun, Viking Sigyn, Viking Tir, Viking Ullur and Viking Vali – which will be deployed on Viking’s most popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers….