Marella Cruises, TUI’s UK cruise line, has announced new cruises for winter 2026 featuring some first-time visits and long-awaited return ports of call including La Goulette (for Tunis), Tunisia; Vigo (for Santiago de Compostela), Spain; Lexios (for Porto), Portugal and Tangier, Morocco. All winter 2026 sailings will go on sale Read more
Sailing one step closer to its debut, Royal Caribbean’s highly anticipated Star of the Seas has taken to the open ocean for the first time. This week, the next combination of the best of every vacation embarked on a series of sea trials, marking a key construction milestone before the new Icon Class ship Read more
Seabourn, the leader in ultra-luxury cruising and expedition travel, has elevated its onboard entertainment experience with the introduction of “The Seabourn Six,” a new series of original production shows now featured across the line’s entire fleet of ultra-luxury ocean ships, Ovation, Encore, Sojourn, and Quest. Produced exclusively by Belinda King Read more
TUI Airways will launch a new direct flight from Birmingham Airport to Budapest International Airport, Hungary. The inaugural flight will take off on 4 May 2026 offering travellers in the Midlands convenient access to Hungary’s capital city. Sitting on the Danube, Budapest is the first port of call on selected Read more
On Friday, May 23rd 2025, the ESG Shipping Awards were presented in Athens (Greece). AIDA Cruises, the leading company in the German cruise industry, received two of the prestigious awards: In the “Technology Leader” category, the company received recognition silver for its use of biofuels. In the “Community Leader” category, Read more
Princess Cruises has unveiled its new 2026-27 South America and Antarctica season, now open for sale, offering guests epic landscapes and extraordinary adventures—from the birthplace of the tango to the home of playful penguins. New for the 2026-27 season, the 3,560-guest Majestic Princess makes her debut. Princess Cruises is a member Read more
AIDA Cruises has unveiled its 2027 summer cruise program. It’s time to start planning the next vacation, and the options are plentiful. More than 470 AIDA voyages are now available for booking, with departure dates ranging from March to October 2027. The voyages in summer 2027 will take you to Read more
MSC Cruises have signed two new orders for their globally successful World Class ships. The order with French ship builder Chantiers de l’Atlantique, will see the total number of World Class ships in the MSC Cruises fleet expand to six. The two new ordered vessels – currently referred to as Read more
SeaDream Yacht Club’s mega-yacht SeaDream II made its maiden call in London Wednesday, sailing past the city’s iconic Tower Bridge before docking alongside HMS Belfast. The 112-guest yacht will remain in London until 24th May when it starts SeaDream Yacht Club’s Norway and Northern Europe season, setting sail on a seven-night Scandinavia Read more
MSC Cruises is thrilled to announce that the stunning MSC Virtuosa will be featured in the latest Channel 5 series ‘Cruising with Susan Calman’. Airing on 23 May 2025, this episode will follow presenter and comedian Susan Calman as she sails through the Caribbean aboard MSC Virtuosa, visiting some of the region’s most Read more
With its largest fleet yet and its new exclusive destination, Celebration Key, set to open in The Bahamas, Carnival Cruise Line is ready to deliver more summer fun than ever this year. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Carnival will sail nearly two million guests on its 29 ships and make more than 1,200 visits to Read more
Crystal, the leader in exceptional cruise experiences, announced today the debut of its newest original production show, “Club Nights,” which premiered aboard Crystal Serenity to enthusiastic World Cruise guests and will unveil on Crystal Symphony in late November 2025. Replacing ‘Crystal on Broadway, The Show,’ this vibrant, high-energy musical journey Read more