Start spreading the news – she’s leaving today. Norwegian Cruise Line’s new ship Breakaway is heading for her home port of New York after wowing British fans in Southampton. From the colourful Manhattan skyline on […]
Prepare to experience Free Fall! The steep drop Some of the water slides View of the water slides from the pool Dare you walk the plank? The rock-climbing wall Me with SpongeBob SquarePants On the […]
It’s not often a hardened hack like me uses the word ‘excited’. It’s very much a PR/marketing/corporate word, most often misused when people say they’re ‘excited’ about making a mundane announcement. So what is it […]
I’ll be aboard the exciting new Norwegian Breakaway as it sails from Rotterdam on Sunday for inaugural celebrations in Southampton next week. Follow my tweets on @shipmonk. Here are some key facts and figures about […]
Saga Sapphire is rather like its passengers – a little dated on the outside but feeling definitely younger on the inside. The 37,000-tonne ship is 30 years old and looks like it should be bobbing […]
[Editor’s note: This post was originally written in 2013] The news that the Duchess of Cambridge will christen the cruise ship Royal Princess in Southampton in June makes her the latest in a line of […]
Today’s announcement that the Duchess of Cambridge is to be godmother of the cruise ship Royal Princess could give the industry a much-needed boost after a catalogue of bad stories. Since the capsize of Costa […]
Inspired by seeing the Titanic film at the age of seven, Harry Cotterill began drawing cruise ships. He set up his own company at 13 and now, having reached the advanced age of 18, has […]