Spirit Of Discovery Completes Conveyance Along The River Ems In Germany
30 May 2019
Spirit of Discovery completes conveyance along the River Ems in Germany, from the Papenburg shipyard. Leaving Papenburg, Spirit of Discovery passed through the River Ems sea lock marking the official start of her journey towards her home port of Dover, England. Spirit of Discovery was towed along the River Ems,…
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2019 British Cruise Awards Shortlist
28 May 2019
We’ve just received the news that we’ve been shortlisted for two categories in the 2019 British Travel Awards. This year we are up for Best High Street Cruise Agency and Best Online Cruise Agency. 2019 British Cruise Awards The British Cruise Awards are the most prestigious consumer awards celebrating the very best…
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Hurtigruten Confirms Switch To Fuel From Dead Fish
24 May 2019
Expedition cruise line Hurtigruten has confirmed plans to power ships with fuel made from dead fish and other organic waste. Hurtigruten aims to replace conventional engines with gas-powered engines and large battery packs on at least six of its ships by 2021. The hybrid ships will run on a combination…
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises Introduces Plant Based Meals
24 May 2019
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is debuting an extensive array of plant-based meals on menus across their fleet. More than 200 plant-based selections will be offered at breakfast, lunch and dinner. These new menus have already been implemented on Seven Seas Explorer and Seven Seas Navigator and will be implemented on…
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Cunard Returns to Alaska
22 May 2019
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth kicked off its return to Alaska with a maiden call to the homeport of Vancouver. Queen Elizabeth will sail four ten-night roundtrip voyages out of Vancouver in 2019, and ten voyages in 2020. To celebrate this inaugural season, Captain Inger Klein Thorhauge, Master of Queen Elizabeth, along…
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Virgin Voyages Expands Entertainment
21 May 2019
Virgin Voyages announces a series of exciting updates for its Scarlet Lady 2021 sailings. Virgin Voyages Expands Partnership with Mark Ronson Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning artist and producer Mark Ronson who will join the company’s Creative Collective, it was announced earlier today. Ronson will be creating a series of pre-voyage and…
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Spectrum of the Seas Royal Reporter
16 May 2019
Our very own Cruise Expert Poppy Outram has been chosen to be Royal Caribbean’s ‘Royal Reporter’ on Spectrum of the Seas inaugural sailing. Back in April Royal Caribbean initiated a search to find a travel agent to name ‘Royal Reporter’ in its campaign celebrating the launch of Spectrum of the…
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Fred. Olsen Partners with Marine Wildlife Charity ORCA
16 May 2019
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has teamed up with ORCA for an inaugural Iceland sailing on Boudicca in Summer 2019, as part of a new partnership to monitor whale and dolphin numbers and to help to conserve and protect the seas as a safe environment in which these species can live…
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Silversea’s Silver Shadow To Undergo Major Refurbishment In 2019
14 May 2019
Silversea’s all-suite, 388-guest Silver Shadow is set to undergo an extensive refurbishment in November 2019. Silver Shadow Refurbishment The renovation will include the creation of a new Atrium area on deck 5, and major enhancements to all guest suites, corridors, and many public spaces. Part of Project Invictus, the comprehensive…
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Spirit of Discovery Floats Out of the Shipyard
13 May 2019
Saga Ocean Cruises‘ first-ever new-build ship, the hotly anticipated Spirit of Discovery, took to the water for the first time today ahead of her inaugural sailing this July. Spirit of Discovery, constructed in the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Germany, will now undergo a range of sea trials before her keel…
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