Things every cruise ship should have – those little details that make all the difference!
What do you think should be added to the list?
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
Line by line – the cruise companies which have cancelled sailings (and when they plan to restart)
Thousands of passengers affected
Ship by ship – how Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Azamara and Silversea have been affected by the pause in US sailings
123 sailings cancelled on 30 ships
Could you name a ship? TUI seeks two keen travellers to christen their new riverboats
You could be the star of the day
Dates announced for Gary Barlow performances on new P&O Cruises ship Iona
Star will be musical director of onboard club
Vikings head to the poles: Cruise line announces details of new expedition ships (with two submarines each)
The two vessels will debut in 2022
Gary Barlow to be new brand ambassador for P&O Cruises
Take That star to attend media event tonight
Gwyneth Paltrow brings ‘goop at sea’ to Celebrity Apex voyage in August
Hollywood star’s lifestyle brand will offer mind, body and soul sessions
Mood-changing cabins, virtual meet-ups and 4D restaurants – the future of ‘UHD’ cruising in 2030, according to MSC Cruises
But we’ll still want human entertainment, study predicts
All the exciting new ships for 2020
Read my Metro.co.uk article in the attached link