The sister vessel to Disney Wish and Disney Treasure is currently being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, where its keel-laying ceremony was held yesterday (March 20). Disney Destiny, which is scheduled to enter service in 2025, will have a heroes and villains theme, “drawing on the legacy of beloved Disney stories, characters and theme park attractions”, the line … [Read more...]

Reductions of up to 35 per cent are among the offers in Holland America Line’s new campaign which has been launched aead of its 151st anniversary on April 18.The line is also offering up to $300 onboard credit per cabin and low deposits on new bookings made between now and April 30. The promotion applies to select cruises departing from May 2024 to April 2025, including itineraries in the … [Read more...]

Celestyal Cruises has added two Heavenly Adriatic departures in March 2025 and three Desert Days sailings in February and March 2025 onboard the 1,260-guest Celestyal Journey.The additional round-trip seven-night Heavenly Adriatic cruises will depart from Piraeus, Greece, on March 22 and 29 2025 with fares starting from £499 per person. The cruise will call at Kefalonia (Greece), Dubrovnik … [Read more...]

Cunard has released a selection of the new deck games available onboard Queen Anne. The luxury cruise line has partnered up with 'PickleballENGLAND', the English governing body of the sport, and will have a dedicated Pickleball court onboard Queen Anne. As a combination of tennis, badminton and table tennis, Pickleball can be played alone or in pairs – indoors or outdoors. Archery is another deck … [Read more...]

Keep up to date with the latest cruise news with World of Cruising. Credit: Canva World of Cruising takes a look at the most recent happenings of the cruise industry... All the world's a stage Hitting the high notes as well as the high seas, Royal Caribbean International has joined forces with the Eurovision Song Contest. As the competition’s official partner for 2024 and 2025, the line … [Read more...]

The fate of SS United States now rests within the courtroom, but it doesn't sound good. Credit: Shutterstock/RRM SS United States appears to be facing eviction for her current home in Philadelphia. Once an iconic symbol of national pride, the cruise liner potentially requires new moorings - or faces an indignant end Originally commissioned by the United States government as North America’s … [Read more...]

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RSSC has partnered with the Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 Team. Credit: RSSC Sponsored by Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) The luxury cruise line has signed a multi-year partnership with the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One® Team The brands will collaborate to create exclusive experiences for luxury travellers – including driving experiences and exclusive tours, and unique Spotlight Voyages … [Read more...]

Spirit of the Moselle is the latest addition to Saga's river cruise fleet, set to launch in July 2025. The line states the new ship will bear resemblance to Spirit of the Rhine and Spirit of the Danube. New ship, Spirit of the Moselle will carry up to 182 guests in 95 cabins – with 73 of these possessing a French balcony. Saga's director of river product Sergej Tocili said: “We’ve reached another … [Read more...]

Author: Kaye Holland Published on: 16 February 2024 Updated on: 16 February 2024 A fourth Excel-class ship is to be built for Carnival Cruise Line The 6,400-passenger vessel is the first new-build order placed by parent company Carnival Corporation in five years. The ship, which like its sister ships will be powered by liquified natural gas, will be constructed by German … [Read more...]

Riviera Travel's two new ships are called Riviera Radiance and Riviera Rose. Riviera Radiance launches in March 2025 and holds 178-guests, the ship will have three full decks plus a sun deck. Launching in April 2025, Riviera Rose holds a lesser 114-guests and offers 57 cabins across three decks – including four balcony suites with outside seating. Information about itineraries will be revealed … [Read more...]

Avalon Waterways will offer new one, two and three-week sailings through Bordeaux with cruises on the Garonne and Dordogne, and combinations that also include the Seine, Saône, Rhône and Rhine.Pam Hoffee, president of Avalon Waterways, said: “Wine-lovers aren’t the only cruisers raising a glass to Avalon’s new Bordeaux itineraries.“Along the shores of the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers, we’re … [Read more...]

Stefani will attend the ship’s official naming ceremony in Galveston, Texas on February 24.Carnival Jubilee, the third of the line’s liquefied natural gas-powered Excel class ships entered service on December 23 and is based year-round at the port of Galveston. Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming Gwen Stefani onto Carnival Jubilee … [Read more...]

The company became the first to to dock in the US capital in more than 60 years in 2018. Starting in spring 2024, the line’s new American Revolution itinerary will depart from The Wharf in Washington DC and sail the Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River and York River. Ports of call include Annapolis, Norfolk and Mount Vernon as well as the ‘Historic Triangle’ of Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown.The … [Read more...]

Set onboard Douro Elegance, the first episode, which aired on January 26, was watched live by almost 900,000 viewers.Its consolidated number, which adds in viewers who watched it on catch-up over the following seven days, topped 1.1m.The second episode, which aired on February 2, was equally popular and overnight ratings confirmed it was also the most watched show on Channel 5 that day. In turn, … [Read more...]

The poll by cruise specialist, cruise.co.uk, which surveyed over 8,000 past passengers, found that more than half (53 per cent) of British cruise customers are “certain or very likely” to book an ex-UK itinerary this year.A further 24 per cent of Brits were “fairly likely” to opt for a domestic departure, representing an overall five per cent increase compared to 2023.Demand for fly-cruises also … [Read more...]

Scheduled to open in July 2025, Celebration Key and will feature on more than 500 itineraries via 18 Carnival ships sailing from nine US homeports. Up to two ships will able to dock at any one time.Carnival said the new destination will offer a “range of activities across five distinct areas” which they are referring to as ‘portals’.Upon arrival, passengers will walk through the Welcome Portal … [Read more...]

The 1,924-guest Noordam will operate 14-night voyages from November 2025 to March 2026, sailing roundtrip from Sydney, or between Sydney and Auckland. The Australia and New Zealand cruise will sail from Sydney to Auckland via Melbourne, Hobart and/or Burnie, Tauranga, Napier and Dunedin. Departures are available in November 2025 and February and March 2026 with prices from £2,769 per … [Read more...]

Queen Anne's naming ceremony will take place on the Mersey waterfront at Liverpool on June 3, 2024. The naming ceremony will take place during the ship's 14-night voyage around the British Isles. This '14-night British Isles Festival Voyage' will depart Southampton on May 24 with maiden calls to Edinburgh, Invergorden, Greenock, Belfast and Liverpool. Cunard's president Katie McAlister said: … [Read more...]

The promotion, which runs until February 12, is valid on select sailings on all four of the line’s ships, Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth and new ship Queen Anne, which is scheduled to enter service in May.Itineraries include transatlantic crossings, Alaskan sailings, Caribbean cruises and European voyages including a seven-night Mediterranean adventure onboard Queen Victoria, from … [Read more...]