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Shipmonk voted best blogger at Cruise International Awards

Top award for Dave Monk

Spectacular views of western Canada on a pre-cruise Titan Travel trip

Photos of stunning scenery

Wondering if that’s Rob Brydon’s real wife in the P&O Cruises ad? Here’s the answer

It's the question some viewers have been asking...

My top ten Wow factors about Quantum of the Seas

This is a fuller version of a piece I wrote for a Royal Caribbean advertorial in Metro newspaper, UK.

Days of Rhine and poses: Recreating the adventure of my cycling trip as a 17-year-old in Germany by taking a Viking river cruise

‘This story I am about to write is the strangest true tale I can recount. To think we two youths,...

A love story that shaped a city: The amazing piece of history hidden in Fort Lauderdale

Driving along the sprawling freeways past vast developments towards the towering ocean-front hotels of Fort Lauderdale, it’s hard to imagine...

Jamie Oliver: I’d like to teach children to cook on Quantum and Anthem of the Seas

Dave Monk chats to Jamie Oliver about his plans for his first restaurants at sea

Historic rare newspapers from transatlantic liners are published online

Papers used to be printed on the voyage

Breathe easy – there’s a very low risk you’ll catch anything through a cruise ship’s air-con system, says study commissioned by Royal Caribbean Group

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on February 26, 2021
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Scientists studied Oasis of the Seas

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A shipload of love with a Scarlet Lady: Virgin Voyages is giving away 2,021 cruises to the world’s ‘unsung heroes’

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on February 11, 2021February 14, 2021
  • New ships

Your chance to nominate someone for a free holiday

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Enjoy a taste of the future as Rob the humanoid robot serves up cocktails on MSC Virtuosa

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on February 11, 2021
  • New ships

He’ll be the star of the new Starship Club

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Will the ‘new’ Azamara buy a fifth ship? And what role, if any, will Orlando Ashford play?

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on January 26, 2021January 27, 2021
  • News

Small fleet is already expanding

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Royal Caribbean agrees to sell Azamara brand to private equity group for $201million

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
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Group will now focus on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Silversea

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Britain’s busiest cruise port of Southampton to get a £55million fifth terminal next year

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on November 25, 2020
  • News

‘Green’ building will allow cruise ships to plug into the grid

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Spirit of the ocean: Marabelle Gin will the first ever to be made at sea on P&O Cruises ship Iona

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020
  • New ships

30 bars and restaurants on board

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SeaDream cancels sailings for rest of 2020 after seven guests and two crew test positive for Covid on first Caribbean cruise

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020
  • News

Ship was forced to return to Barbados

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Why SeaDream crew aren’t wearing masks – and why this ship is the first to sail in the Caribbean since the cruise industry shutdown

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on November 8, 2020November 17, 2020
  • News

Line’s Executive Vice President answers criticism

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Gin – and tonic. P&O Cruises boss talks about Iona’s distillery and remains upbeat about a safe return to the seas next year

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on November 3, 2020November 3, 2020
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Bookings remain strong, says Paul Ludlow

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    Breathe easy - there's a very low risk you'll catch anything through a cruise ship's air-con system, says study commissioned by Royal Caribbean Group
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    New P&O Cruises ship Iona will retain formal nights - and have its own gin distillery
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    Sir Michael Parkinson reveals his best and worst interviews ever, ahead of his guest spot on two Cunard ships
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    Wondering if that's Rob Brydon's real wife in the P&O Cruises ad? Here's the answer

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