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Videos: Over the silver sea. Taking a floatplane from Seattle to San Juan Island and a flight back from Orcas Island

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020
  • Destinations

From take-off to landing, enjoy the beautiful views

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The complete works: A list of all my cruise articles for the Daily Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Metro, The Independent, Daily Star, World of Cruising, Cruise Trade News and Travel Trade Gazette

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on April 9, 2020December 22, 2025
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Everything I’ve written for the UK national press, magazines and websites

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AmaWaterways eyes up a return to Egypt and considers a second double-width ship – but rules out moving into ocean cruises

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019
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Founders prepare to christen latest ship AmaMora

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Cruise line private islands – my piece for Telegraph online

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on May 18, 2019
  • Destinations

With link to article

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MSC Cruises to build futuristic cruise terminal in Miami that will be able to dock two megaships at the same time

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on April 9, 2019
  • Destinations

Project will be completed in 2022

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Guest blog: Why Antarctica should be on your cruising bucket list

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on September 5, 2016
  • Destinations

All you need to know about sailing to the White Continent

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A love story that shaped a city: The amazing piece of history hidden in Fort Lauderdale

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on June 23, 2014October 20, 2025
  • Destinations

  Driving along the sprawling freeways past vast developments towards the towering ocean-front hotels of Fort Lauderdale, it’s hard to imagine that, a little over a century ago, this was a desolate area full of […]

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Amazing sights of Norway and back in a week – P&O Cruises makes it easy and afjordable

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on June 20, 2014May 5, 2015
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How to visit some of the most scenic sights of Norway in a week, sailing from Southampton on P&O Cruises’ Azura

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Big Apple for starters – a beginner’s guide to New York

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on November 22, 2013August 15, 2018
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New York is one of the greatest cities on Earth – but how do you cram in the sights in a few days? For me, the key factor is to stay as close to the […]

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Many more cruise articles on metro.co.uk

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on September 11, 2013January 8, 2016
  • Cruise reviews

Before starting my shipmonk.co.uk blog, I wrote many articles for metro.co.uk – the website of the newspaper where I am deputy editor. I still occasionally do cruise stories in print and online for them. My […]

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