I was first aboard Explora Journey’s new cruise ship. Does it beat the competition? Life&Style A first-look at the newest luxury hotel-at-sea cruise ship concept by Explora Journeys You join me on a horizontal skyscraper in the Mediterranean. This is the newest cruise ship in the world. The paint has barely dried. Not a scuff or blemish can be found anywhere along her 268 metres and 14 storeys. She is [...]
Forget France and Germany – why Spain is ideal for a river cruise Life&Style Elevate your European river cruise by taking the waterways to Spain I must admit I hadn’t read through the full itinerary of the last day of our Croisi river cruise. So, it was a revelation coming face to face with three life size replicas of the ships that took Christopher Colombus to the New World. [...]
Aboard the Celebrity Cruises ship with Gwyneth Paltrow partnership Life&Style Riding a floating cocktail bar and raving at a blood pumping silent disco with Dr Ranj may not be the first images that spring to mind when taking to the sea, but as I discovered on board Celebrity Cruises’ 2022-launched luxury vessel, Celebrity Beyond, they’re absolutely possible. With nineteen-time World Champion and seven-time Olympic Medalist, [...]
Belfast Harbour to welcome world’s largest cruise ships with £313m project January 21, 2025 Belfast Harbour has unveiled a £313m, five-year plan to help it welcome some of the world’s largest cruise ships. The strategy, which is entitled Advance Regional Prosperity 2025-2029, has also been designed to position the hub as a key player in the development of offshore wind energy port capacity in the UK and Ireland. A total of [...]
Like it or loathe it, DP World’s £1bn investment is vital to UK shipping October 13, 2024 The government narrowly avoided a major setback after DP World, the owner of P&O Ferries, threatened to pull £1bn in investment from London Gateway port.
Viking River Cruises: Record UK profit as sales recover to pre-Covid level September 20, 2024 The UK arm of Viking River Cruises has achieved its highest revenue figure since the Covid-19 pandemic while its profit hit a new record. The London-headquartered division has reported a revenue of £119.9m for 2023, up from the £94m it achieved in 2022, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The last time Viking River [...]
Disney’s Magical Cruise Company sails ahead as Disneyland parks struggle July 24, 2024 According to recently filed accounts, Disney’s cruise line sailed past the £1.6bn ($2bn) revenue mark in 2023 for the first time in its 25-year history, thanks to a surge in demand as it emerged from the pandemic. Disney’s filings in the United States don’t disclose the results of all of the businesses it owns and [...]
Carnival sails ahead as cruise demand grows June 25, 2024 Carnival has posted record operating income and revenue despite the closure of Baltimore port following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Global Ports Holding: Record number of cruise passengers heading to Norway June 14, 2024 One of the world's largest cruise port operator, Global Ports Holding, has seen a record number of cruise ship passengers pass through its hubs, with visitors to Malta and Italy outstripping their pre-pandemic levels