MSC Cruises’ innovative new ship – MSC World Europa – has arrived in Europe to commence her first summer season in the Mediterranean. Delivered in October 2022 by French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique, MSC World Europa is MSC Cruises’ largest vessel and the first to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). MSC World Europa is Read more
The Italian company Costa Cruises is offering five Mediterranean cruises during the Easter holidayperiod. Big news then in spring-summer, with the return of the flagship Costa Toscanato the Mediterranean, the re-entry into service of Costa Diadema after major restylingwork, and Costa Fortuna’s itineraries between Greece and the Balearic Islands. Genoa, Read more
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo will transition to Vice Chair, External Affairs for Royal Caribbean Group, effective May 1 2023. Laura Hodges Bethge, currently executive vice president, shared services operations, will become the next brand president. “Lisa has been instrumental in transforming the Celebrity Cruises brand to what it is today,” said Jason Liberty, president and Read more
So, who am I? I am a 61 year old civil servant who spent 21 years at sea in the Royal Navy, visiting many parts of the world. My love of the sea has stayed with me. Married to Lisa, we started cruising in 2017 with a Caribbean Cruise with Read more
This was on our ‘bucket list’, not least because we have a niece in Brisbane and a nephew in Sydney who we haven’t seen for quite a few years. We had the added bonus of meeting up with our lovely cruise buddies, Colin and Janet, who we met on a Read more