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Fred. Olsen — Britain's Most Underrated Cruise Line

Fred. Olsen Jr and all of his Captains may be Norwegian, but Fred. Olsen Cruise Line have become a quintessentially British cruise experience. Last week I stepped foot onto one of their most iconic ships, Black Watch, and departed on a mini-cruise to Rouen. When I was first asked about

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Destination Focus: World Cruises 2014

Today marks the beginning of P&O Cruises and Cunard Line's 2014 World Cruises going on sale. The brochures have long been printed, posted and stacked on shelves, and in little over 48 hours we will be able to get our mitts on all the best deals

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Wi-Fi And Roaming — Staying In Touch On Your Cruise

Updated October 2017 Mobile Phone Data Roaming In The EU As of June 2017 the European Commission announced an end to roaming charges in the EU. Meaning that mobile phone users travelling in the EU will now pay the same price that they pay at home, with no extra or

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All Inclusive Drinks Packages, Are They A Good Thing?

All-inclusive drinks packages are becoming increasingly popular onboard ships as cruisers look to keep tabs on their spending. But, are these packages value for money and good for cruising? We now live in a society where responsible drinking is encouraged and getting legless on holiday is seen as crass, inappropriate

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Cruising With A 6 Month Old On P&O Cruises

Updated July 2019 Our Head of Global Supply, Simone Clark, decided to find out for herself just how child-friendly P&O Cruises really are, by holidaying onboard with her six month old baby! Here's what she had to say on the experinece: For my very first family

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Celebrity Reflection Float Out

Celebrity Reflection enjoyed her float out from the Mayer Wreft ship yard on Monday afternoon as part of the final preparations for her launch later this year. The ship will join the Celebrity Cruises fleet in October '13 and already looks like a stunning addition.

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Princess and Celebrity's Battle Of The Spas

The past few days have seen a couple of new spa related announcements from Princess Cruises and Celebrity Cruises, who regularly battle it out for the affordable-luxury crown. Celebrity Cruises really stepped up the game when they launched the Solstice class ships, boasting one of the best equipped spas at

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Carnival Breeze... The New Buzz Word For Fun

Updated May 2019 One of our Sales Team Leaders, Tracy, was lucky enough to be onboard Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Breeze's debut cruise. Read on to find out what she thought of the ship and the Carnival experience in general. My Carnival Cruise Line experience was

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P&O Cruises & Cunard To Look After Early Bookers

Britain's most famous and most loved cruise lines, P&O Cruises and Cunard Line, have announced plans to introduce a new pricing scheme which — in theory — should mean everyone onboard has benefitted from the same level of value. The new Vantage Fare, as the cruise lines have

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Robin's Trip To Csmart

Robin Jones, one of our cruise experts, was recently given the opportunity to visit the Centre for Simulator Maritime Training (Csmart) facility just outside Amsterdam. Csmart is the main training facility for officers on Carnival’s fleet (which includes P&O Cruises). It’s an accurate simulation of a

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Destination Focus: Taking An Astronomy Cruise

Cruises to the Northern Lights have increased in popularity in recent years, with more ships to the region and more lectures about the subject taking place onboard. And where better to see the Northern Lights, than onboard with the Norwegian coastal specialists, Hurtigruten? As cruise ships seem to get bigger,

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Watching Euro 2012 Onboard

With barely two weeks until the European Championships kick-off, I thought I'd take a took at which cruise lines have announced they are showing the games and where the best places to watch the matches onboard will be. As football, and this summer's main tournament Euro

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Destination Focus: St. Petersburg

Cruises are fast becoming the most popular way to visit the stunning city of St. Petersburg, and with the trip often taking in the rest of the Baltic's highlights as well as covering your visa requirements — as long as you take the cruise line's organised excursions

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Royal Caribbean 2013 UK Departures Launch Today

Royal Caribbean's 2013 ex-UK sailings have gone on sale to the general public today. The cruises on offer include Independence of the Seas' first ever trip to the Norwegian Fjords, along with her popular Med sailings, and the new to the UK, Adventure of the Seas. Highlights:

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Celebrity Cruises Summer 2013 Goes On Sale Today

Celebrity Cruises summer 2013 cruises go on sale today, with the 5* luxury cruise line concentrating on their two UK based ships, Celebrity Eclipse and Celebrity Infinity, a first for the cruise line. Another first going on sale today is the Celebrity Solstice's 2013 Alaska programme — the first

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Carnival Legend: The Answer To Ocean Village?

Updated May 2019 Since the loss of Ocean Village to the world of cruising, we have heard many accounts about the popular cruise line being missed by many. Ocean Village offered a British-style cruise, but in a very informal and relaxed way and with great sun-filled destinations. Ever since the

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Destination Focus: Cruising To A Wizarding World Of Fun

Family holidays are becoming harder and harder to plan, not due to a lack of options, new places to visit or adequate entertainment for the whole family, but quite the opposite. You can lay on a beach for a week and let the kids run riot, head on a cruise,

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Last Year In Cruise...

This Week in Cruise has temporary jumped ship from the news to our blog to take a look at cruising in 2011. From diet cruises to cruise ship rescues, here's the best of last year's cruise news. The Boats Ships The last few years have followed

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This Week's Top 10 Cruise Deals — 28 Dec '11

Merry Twixtmas! Here’s the rundown on our seasonal top 10! Here’s a brand new, fresh out the oven deal to get us started – It’s the first sector of the Arcadia world cruise, sailing for 16 Nights from Southampton through the Suez Canal to Dubai. This now has

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This Week's Top 10 Cruise Deals — 21 Dec '11

This Week's Top Ten should help you get into the festive spirit and may offer a few last minute requests from Santa. As always, Dave Mills, the man who handpicks the deals, takes you through the Top Ten. Here's a quick festive rundown of this weeks

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Star Clippers... Across The Caribbean

Updated August 2018 Iglu Cruise's Head of Commercial, Dave Mills, was shipped off to the Caribbean for a week with Star Clippers. Here's what he got up to while the rest of the team were back in Wimbledon, working hard... Star Clippers is a cruise-cum-sailing experience

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This Week's Top 10 Cruise Deals — 14 Dec '11

Dave Mills appears to be filling most of our column space at the moment with his Top Ten blogs and his recent Star Clippers. Today he takes us through to top cruise deals on the site. Here’s the low down on the penultimate Top 10 before we break for

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Destination Focus: Alaska And The Rocky Mountaineer

Updated October 2017 The Alaskan coastline is one of the most stunning and awe-inspiring pieces of Mother Nature's jigsaw. The rugged coastline is filled with fir trees, moving glaciers, and snow-capped mountains that extend to up to 2000 metres high. If you are looking for a holiday that

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This Week's Top 10 Cruise Deals — 9 November 2011

It's that time of week again as our Head of Commercial, Dave Mills, takes us through this week Top Ten Cruise Deals. This week’s selection of mouth watering cruise deals kicks off with an exclusive offer on Black Watch from Fred Olsen at £799 pp. This cruise

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Cruising For Yourself

Whether it's due to a lack of travelling companions, circumstance or the desire to spend some time alone, with a good book, some good food and in a welcoming environment, solo cruising  can make for a fantastic holiday. Cruise lines are slowly coming around to the idea that