This week marked a first for exploration cruise company Hurtigruten and a first for the industry in general, as Hurtigruten’s MS Roald Amundsen became the first cruise ship to sail exclusively on battery power. The ship, which is a hybrid …

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It’s every traveller’s nightmare: you’ve painstakingly researched and booked your trip, forked out thousands of pounds and are counting down the days until you set sail – only to find at the last minute that your holiday has been cancelled.  …

Thousands of holidays ruined after technical fault leaves cruise ship stuck in Barcelona Read more »

Richard Branson’s latest venture, Virgin Voyages, hasn’t hit the seas yet, but the cruise line is already out to prove it knows how to throw a great party. Over the weekend, Branson and his Virgin Voyages crew celebrated WorldPride in …

Richard Branson Celebrated Pride in NYC and Announced a New LGBTQ+ Sailing on Virgin Voyages (Video) Read more »

Passengers due to travel have angrily taken to Twitter. One wrote: “what the hell?!? You cancel the cruise 2 days before sailing???? I already flew Miami, Florida to Italy… now what? …. Norwegian Pearl out of Rome July 5 now …

Norwegian Cruise Line ship stuck in Barcelona with thousands of passengers – latest news Read more »

Caption Close Did the Trump administration’s recent restrictions on travel to Cuba throw a wrench in your vacation plans? It screwed things up for cruise lines, too, many of which had sold trips with stops in the Caribbean country but will …

Some Caribbean cruises on sale for $60 per day as unexpected side-effect of Cuba travel ban Read more »