The ‘Jane McDonald effect’ helps boost UK and Irish cruise passenger numbers above 2million

Social media and millennials are also making it more mainstream, say industry chiefs

Numbers have doubled in 14 years

Shipmonk is founding member of #ChooseCruiseClub

Dave Monk is runner-up for best worldwide cruise feature

Figure due to break 2million this year

People under 36 say it’s their favourite way to travel

British ports are riding a wave of success as the number of cruise passengers using them continues to grow, new figures show. Southampton remains Europe’s busiest cruise centre, with an expected 11 per cent increase in […]

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 […]

‘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 […]

Norovirus – why don’t cruise lines tell you the facts?

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The ‘Jane McDonald effect’ helps boost UK and Irish cruise passenger numbers above 2million

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A record 2million British and Irish holidaymakers took a cruise last year

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We want you on board, cruise body CLIA tells bloggers and influencers

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Shipmonk is highly commended in cruise industry media awards

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Record 1.9million holidaymakers from UK and Ireland took ocean cruise in 2016

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A ‘new generation’ says cruising is the best type of holiday, claims industry report

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British ports are attracting thousands of new cruise passengers

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Shipmonk article on Carnival Sunshine shortlisted in CLIA cruise journalism awards

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