Quantum leap for Royal Caribbean as it signs up chef Jamie Oliver and abolishes the main dining room

Britain’s ‘Naked Chef’ sets up his first restaurant at sea
Britain’s ‘Naked Chef’ sets up his first restaurant at sea
This story has now been confirmed. For exclusive video, click here Jamie Oliver is joining the ‘cruise chef wars’ by opening a restaurant on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas, according to leaked reports. A […]
An article by Metro UK deputy editor Dave Monk on the launch of Carnival Sunshine last year made the shortlist in the cruise industry’s journalism awards last night. The report on his shipmonk.co.uk blog, titled […]
Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry helped Viking Cruises to a world record yesterday as it named 14 new longships in 24 hours. The 78-year-old cook christened Alsvin in Amsterdam by smashing a bottle […]
‘Another record year for British passengers’ proclaimed the headlines – including mine – in January when the cruise industry body CLIA released its forecast figures for 2013. A total of 1.79million Britons were said to […]
To say I was shocked to discover I had an alternative life in the Harry Potter universe is an understatement. One day I was lazily Googling my name and Metro – the newspaper I work […]
To read my metro.co.uk article, please click here Shipmonk has been shortlisted as best blog in the 2015 Cruise International awards. To vote, please click here (last category)
Internet at sea: Can that ‘selfie’ wait until you get home?Two thirds of cruise passengers would prefer to have no internet access on board ship, says a new poll.The top reasons cited in the survey […]