Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: The best ships for a Nile cruise. The old-fashioned glamour of a river cruise through
Bullish: Virgin Voyages chief executive Tom McAlpin with Sir Richard Branson He’s very excited, he’s been waiting a long time to launch this business,’ says Tom McAlpin, chief executive of the new Virgin Voyages cruise line. McAlpin is referring to Sir Richard Branson,
Celebrity Cruises has unveiled its latest Edge series ship, Celebrity Beyond, which it claims ‘defies imagination’. The ship will embark on her maiden voyage from Southampton in April 2022 and guests onboard will enjoy a vast array of features. Some of the
So many cruise lines are offering short breaks from British ports this summer that a canny traveller can enjoy six voyages with less than a fortnight’s leave from work. By basing their trips around weekends, cruisers can savour the maiden voyages of
Those who love a cruise have spent a year wondering when they will once again be able to swap the view of their living room for that of a sparkling sea — and now it’s about to happen. Cruise lines have announced
I have been trying for more than a year to obtain a refund after my cruise was cancelled – it was the infamous Diamond Princess Cruise which was due to travel around Japan but was cancelled due to an outbreak of Covid-19.
UK cruises: Foreign jaunts may be tricky – so take one of these new voyages around the British coast
It was the news we’d been waiting for – holidays can start again on May 17. And cruises are included, as long as they stay close to shore. Simone Clarke, of specialist agency Iglu Cruise, says: ‘Given ongoing uncertainty around international travel,
Cruises will be back on from next month as Royal Caribbean launches its own vaccine passport scheme – but they’ll be swapping the Bahamas for Belfast with UK destinations only. The company, which usually sails to far-flung destinations in the tropics, will
It was the height of the Roaring Twenties and crowds jostled on New York’s Pier 54 to catch a glimpse of the renowned cruise liner RMS Laconia as it embarked on its inaugural voyage. Dressed in furs and flapper dresses, female passengers
Royal Caribbean and its sister line Celebrity Cruises have both announced they are relaunching their services in June – but say passengers can only travel if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The move ends a yearlong forced hiatus following the outbreak