All aboard the Maud – the perfect ship for today’s expedition
While the Danes have their hygge – a sense of cosiness and comfort – Norwegians call it koselig. Things that are koselig include warmth, ...
Lessons from cruising in Europe: what you need to know to be prepared and be flexible
The rollout of COVID vaccinations in Europe and beyond has brought new freedom to cruise fans, but cruising is far from ‘normal’. Here are ...
Video review: Bulgari masks and a temperature check with your G&T
It could have been a normal summer’s day in Southampton, Britain’s busiest cruise port. Five big ships were checking in, including P&O Cruises’ shiny ...
“I’m trapped by COVID on an ultra-luxe SeaDream ship in Barbados” – Cruise Passenger writer
SeaDream Yacht Club’s ‘Barbados bubble’ has burst, temporarily at least. I’ve been on board SeaDream 1 since Saturday, sailing the Caribbean. This is the ...
Masks on a plane, temperature checks and QR codes – the new way to travel
It’s a brave new world, and Sue Bryant is happy to be back on Europe’s waters. If you’d told me a year ago that ...
Which lines are cruising in Europe – all you need to know
While much of the world remains firmly closed to leisure travel, or is still in the grip of COVID, Europe’s cruise industry is emerging, ...
The amazing, courageous Swan Hellenic – a cruise line launched in a COVID era
The much-loved cultural cruise line Swan Hellenic, which folded in January 2017, is to make a comeback in 2021 with new owners and two ...
Vale CMV – and farewell to the best curry at sea
The demise of Cruise & Maritime Voyages this week sees the end of an era of affordable, locally-based cruising. The British line’s ships may ...
The new world of cruising: why we will see a rise of small ships
There was a time a couple of years ago when cruise ships seemed destined to get bigger and bigger. The 6,000 passenger mark had ...
European ports open giving hope for some sailings later this year
As countries in Europe tentatively ease the toughest of lockdowns and thoughts turn to salvaging at least the back end of the summer season, ...
The first review of Richard Branson’s new lady: the Scarlet Lady
The wait is over. Virgin Voyages’ relentlessly hyped Scarlet Lady has made her debut, calling at the British port of Dover on a grey, ...
Take to the skies with the Sky Princess
The high-class, high-tech Sky Princess has finally launched, and Sue Bryant is a fan. More than four decades since The Love Boat soap made ...
Celebrity Edge Ship
Possibly the most hotly anticipated – and hyped – ship of 2018, Celebrity Edge ship delivers everything that was promised – and more. Features ...
Exclusive: First pictures of the nearly finished Celebrity Edge
In the build-up to a new ship launch, it’s all too easy to wonder whether the final result will match the hype. Having toured ...
First look inside Symphony of the Seas
Royal Caribbean’s new Symphony of the Seas is officially the world’s biggest ship (just) – it eclipses sister Harmony of the Seas by 39 ...
Crystal Bach
European river cruising is throwing off its dowdy image once and for all thanks to Crystal Cruises’ new-build river ships which Sue Bryant discovers ...