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
Month: March 2014
Jamie Oliver joins cruise chef wars, says leaked Royal Caribbean document
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 […]
Shipmonk article on Carnival Sunshine shortlisted in CLIA cruise journalism awards
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 […]
TV baker Mary Berry helps cook up a world record for Viking Cruises
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 […]
The missing 60,000 British passengers – how the cruise industry got its sums wrong
‘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 […]
How I discovered my secret double life in the Harry Potter universe
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 […]
Britannia v Anthem: The battle of Southampton
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)
Wifi on ships – love it or hate it?
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 […]