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NCL has named the last of its six Prima ships, and she’s coming to Europe

Ordered in 2018 and nameless ever since, the sixth and final Prima-class ship is Norwegian Bella. Her first season is…

Holland America’s new heritage bar is built around a royal christening, and Arcadia is on the list for one

A two-storey bar with a three-metre tulip, 200 objects from the line’s past and a cocktail named after a christening…

Torvill and Dean and Ken Bruce are sailing to the Canaries this December

The skating champions are giving talks and taking questions on a 15-night Canaries cruise from Portsmouth. They’re not the only…

I’m a Cruise Director and these are my top tips for first time cruisers

Scott Sanders, Cruise Director from Marella Cruises, TUI's UK cruise line, has revealed his top tips for first time cruise…

Latitudes: the NCL points system explained – how to earn them, how to use them and how to climb faster

Sail NCL once and you're a member whether you asked or not. Where the loyalty scheme starts paying properly, the…

No-Fly or Fly-Cruise? The Real Cost of a Week in the Sun for UK Cruisers

Sail from Southampton or fly out and join the ship in the Med? We did the maths, and the honest…

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NCL’s biggest ship is running early, and her new first cruise is the better deal

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Arcadia’s farewell starts with a 126-night world cruise and ends with one last summer

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P&O is getting a five-year-old Queen. Arcadia is going to the line that ordered her

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Know a grandparent who deserves a cruise? Ambassador is giving one away

Ambassador's search for the Great British Grandparent is back for a fourth year. Nominations close in mid-November, and the winner…

A Strictly legend is premiering his new show on a Canaries cruise from Portsmouth

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Dozens of jobs are going at P&O and Cunard’s Southampton HQ. Here’s what it means for your cruise

Carnival UK says a "single-digit percentage" of its staff will go when a new structure starts on 1 November. What's…

Marella is sailing to a Greek city it has never visited, and most British cruisers haven’t either

Patras joins the Corfu programme from July 2028, Explorer 2 goes back to Malaga, and four one-way repositioning cruises open…

Whales, icebergs and Québec: Fred. Olsen is sailing to Canada again, and the ship leaves from Liverpool

Thirty-nine new sailings for 2028 and a 19-night Canada voyage from Liverpool you can book today. Plus the small print…

Ambassador has found its fourth ship. British passengers won’t be sailing her

The ship Oceania sold without naming a buyer has a new owner, and it's a British line. But Ambella will…