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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