Cruise news (UK-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages unveils inaugural cruise itineraries (2025-2026) for Brilliant Lady ship
Virgin Voyages has unveiled the itineraries for its 4th ship, Brilliant Lady, scheduled for launch in September 2025. Brilliant Lady's maiden...
May 2, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Cunard's newest liner Queen Anne arrived in homeport Southampton UK
Cunard's latest cruise ship MS Queen Anne has completed the relocation voyage to homeport Southampton England UK from Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard...
May 1, 2024 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America extends Nieuw Statendam ship's homeporting in Dover UK to 2026
HAL-Holland America Line has announced that its ship Nieuw Statendam will be homeported in Dover UK for a second consecutive year in 2026. This...
April 30, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Sailors are invited to join 2nd annual "Virgin Celebration Voyage"
Virgin Voyages is extending a special invitation to fans of the Virgin brand and loyal passengers/Sailors to partake in the company’s second...
April 27, 2024 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises' Britannia sets sail after extensive refurbishment
P&O Cruises UK's flagship Britannia left from Southampton on April 21st following an extensive multimillion drydock refurbishment. The company...
April 24, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri delivers Queen Anne ship to Cunard in Venice
In a ceremonial affair held today (April 19), the Queen Anne officially joined Cunard's esteemed fleet, continuing the lineage of distinguished...
April 19, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Cunard unveils stellar lineup: Three Queens to grace path of next Solar Eclipse
The recent celestial event of the solar eclipse has sparked anticipation for the next occurrence on August 12th, 2026. Cunard UK announced that...
April 18, 2024 - Cruise Industry
P&O UK unveils summer 2026 cruises with early booking discount
P&O UK has unveiled its summer 2026 program, accompanied by an enticing early-bird booking promotion. The itinerary collection encompasses 20...
April 17, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises UK homeports ship Explorer 2 in Dominicana (winter 2024-2025 Caribbean season)
Minister of Tourism David Collado recently announced that the UK-based Marella Cruises has designated the Dominican Republic, specifically La Romana...
April 13, 2024 - Accidents
Marella UK's Asia & Middle East cruises (ship Discovery 2) canceled due to Red Sea crisis
TUI has made the decision to cancel Marella Cruises UK's Asia and Middle East program from November 2024 to the end of April 2025. In a...
April 11, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveils 2025 voyages on Balmoral ship
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has unveiled 4 new voyages scheduled for 2025, featuring destinations such as Costa Rica, the Dominicana, and...
April 9, 2024 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises UK launches "Shine at Sea" seminars for travel agents (ship Iona)
P&O Cruises UK is set to host 100 agents on its inaugural seminars at sea for the year. The company has launched a fresh incentive program named...
April 8, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Port Cork (Ireland) starts 2024 cruise season with Ambassador Ambition ship
The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) inaugurated cruise season 2024 with the arrival of MS Ambition (operated by Ambassador Cruise Line) on Thursday...
April 6, 2024 - Accidents
Ambassador Ambience cruise ship involved in docking incident with cargo carrier in Cape Town (South...
In the early hours of Friday, April 5, the cruise ship Ambience, operated by the UK-based Ambassador Cruise Line, was involved in a collision with...
April 5, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Riviera River Cruises UK promotes solo cruise options by waiving single supplements on select...
Riviera River Cruises/fleet has expanded options for solo travelers this year by eliminating the single supplement from certain departures of 4 Rhine...
April 4, 2024