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Marella to sail British cruises on two ships from Southampton and Newcastle for under £450 a person for three nights, all inclusive

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on April 15, 2021April 29, 2021
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Latest line to announce details

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Britain to become the centre of the cruising world in 2021 as seven gleaming new ships prepare to make their debut in UK ports

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021
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MSC, Viking, Saga, Virgin, P&O, Seabourn and Tradewind Voyages all adding to their fleets

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Round-Britain 2021: As UK cruisers are spoilt for choice for coastal voyages this summer, how do the small lines compare?

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on March 26, 2021July 26, 2021
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Hurtigruten, Tradewind Voyages, Noble Caledonia and Riviera compared

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Round-Britain 2021: How the major cruise lines compare on ships, ports, vaccination rules – and price. What’s the best for you?

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on March 19, 2021July 8, 2021
  • News

Here’s what we know so far…

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Princess Cruises offers all-inclusive British voyages from July 31, with some sailings calling at Liverpool, Belfast and Glasgow

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on March 19, 2021
  • News

All for vaccinated UK residents only

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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
  • News

CEO speaks from first ocean-going voyage since pandemic lockdown

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Does ‘the most luxurious ship ever built’ live up to the hype? A photo tour of Regent Seven Seas Explorer

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on June 3, 2017February 13, 2018
  • New ships

See inside the $10,000-a-night suite

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Photos of the arrival of Oasis of the Seas on its debut visit to Southampton

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on October 15, 2014September 16, 2015
  • News

I saw it being built in Finland, attended its naming in Florida five years ago and today I saw Oasis of the Seas sail into Southampton on its first visit to a British port. The […]

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Cool Britannia – Saturday Kitchen star James Martin joins celebrity chefs for P&O Cruises’ new flagship

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on February 12, 2014January 1, 2018
  • News

Pictures, news and itineraries just released of P&O Cruises’ new ship, Britannia, with details of all its maiden season voyages next year

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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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