Shipmonk is highly commended in cruise industry media awards
Dave Monk is runner-up for best worldwide cruise feature
CLIA
Record 1.9million holidaymakers from UK and Ireland took ocean cruise in 2016
Figure due to break 2million this year
A ‘new generation’ says cruising is the best type of holiday, claims industry report
People under 36 say it’s their favourite way to travel
British ports are attracting thousands of new cruise passengers
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Norovirus – why don’t cruise lines tell you the facts?
Norovirus – it can ruin your voyage but cruise lines don’t like to tell you about it. (Picture: Photobucket) Whisper it quietly, because cruise lines shudder at its mention – norovirus, or the winter vomiting […]