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
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A record 2million British and Irish holidaymakers took a cruise last year
Numbers have doubled in 14 years
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 […]
Norwegian Getaway in facts and figures
Tonnage: 145,655 Length: 325.7m (1,068ft) Decks: 18 Speed: 21.5 knots Passengers: 3,969 Crew: 1,640 Theatre seats: 815 27 dining options 22 bars and lounges Weight of paint: 300 tons Length of cables: 2,154km Length of […]