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On Sunday 1 September Hurricane Dorian hit the northern Bahamas with winds of up to 185mph and battered the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama for two days before moving towards the US. The official death toll currently stands at 30, however, this expected to rise further. The International Red Cross…
Read More Keep ReadingAwards season is here, and last night the winners of the British Cruise Awards 2019 were announced at an impressive ceremony at the House of Lords attended by Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE. Earlier this year we received the news that we’d been shortlisted for two categories in the 2019 British…
Read More Keep ReadingThe Caribbean Tourism Organisation has launched a hurricane relief appeal after the destruction of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas with the death toll caused rising to at least seven. Cruise lines pledge support to hurricane relief appeal Royal Caribbean has dedicated more than $1 million to Bahamas relief efforts and…
Read More Keep ReadingThe long-awaited Liverpool cruise terminal has been given the go-ahead. The 10,000 sq.m terminal will span two floors and will be built on a suspended deck on steel piles in the river. A baggage hall will be situated on the ground floor along with a passenger lounge, cafe and check-in…
Read More Keep ReadingWith the launch of APT’s new Asia 2020 – 2021 brochure, the river cruise line is introducing two new river cruise ships, RV AmaMekong for APT and RV Apsara for APT Travelmarvel. New APT River Cruise Ships RV AmaMekong RV AmaMekong will be a brand new ship on the Mekong…
Read More Keep ReadingHurtigruten, who last week shared they would transform three of their vessels to premium hybrid-powered expedition ships, today announced that one of these ships, the MS Maud to-be, would spend its Winter exploring the Norwegian coast, sailing from the UK. Expedition Norway Hurtigruten’s brand new programme, ‘Expedition Norway’, features all…
Read More Keep ReadingThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a travel alert for islands in the eastern Caribbean as Tropical Storm Dorian was forecast to hit on Tuesday 27 Aug 2019. Storm Dorian The FCO has amended its travel advice for a string of islands as the Caribbean enters its annual hurricane…
Read More Keep ReadingThree Hurtigruten vessels will be transformed to premium, hybrid-powered expedition cruise ships. Equipped with battery packs and other green technology, the three ships will operate year-round expedition cruises along the Norwegian coast from 2021 on yet to be disclosed itineraries. As they are transformed into full-fledged premium expedition cruise ships,…
Read More Keep ReadingPrincess Cruises has revealed details of its newest production show, ‘Rock Opera’. Created exclusively for Princess Cruises, Rock Opera will feature avant-garde inspired costumes, a musical soundtrack spanning classic rock, musical theatre and opera. Songs will also be performed in a variety of languages – English, Spanish and Latin, and…
Read More Keep ReadingCelebrity Cruises has announced that new Edge-class ship, Celebrity Apex, will launch ahead of schedule and enter service in April 2020. A special four-night preview sailing will depart Southampton on 1 April 2020, calling at Bruges and Amsterdam. The cruise will mark the beginning of a mini-season of five sailings…
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