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What a Celebration! Carnival’s new ship is filled with memories of 50 years of cruises, as I discover on her maiden call to Southampton

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on November 7, 2022
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Pictures from one of the first people on board

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Cruising is returning to the Bahamas on July 3 – and Britons are invited

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on March 12, 2021
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Crystal Serenity will welcome vaccinated passengers

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Golden Horizon’s inaugural voyage from Harwich moves to July 1 – and first month’s cruises will all be around UK

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on March 3, 2021June 23, 2021
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New itineraries for the world’s biggest tall ship

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Why SeaDream crew aren’t wearing masks – and why this ship is the first to sail in the Caribbean since the cruise industry shutdown

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on November 8, 2020November 17, 2020
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Line’s Executive Vice President answers criticism

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Hurtigruten ‘could start cruises from UK ahead of basing ship in Dover next year’

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020
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CEO speaks from first ocean-going voyage since pandemic lockdown

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Ponant restarts cruises with five sailings from the French coast in July

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on June 4, 2020June 12, 2020
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Itineraries include the first in the Med since coronavirus outbreak

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Photo tour of new Saga Cruises ship Spirit of Discovery

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on June 29, 2019July 4, 2019
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First look around as it arrives in home port of Dover

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Celebrity Edge: My video tour and 1,000-word review is now live on Metro.co.uk

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on November 28, 2018
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Click on the link in the story

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Celebrity Edge sister ship to be named in Southampton and make first voyages from the UK port in April 2020

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on September 15, 2018
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Click on the link to read my Telegraph online article

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A steward on the old Queen Elizabeth takes his ‘cruise virgin’ brother on the new QE – what did they think?

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on February 2, 2016
  • Cruise reviews

How does the modern ship compare with its predecessor?

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