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OZ to be QM2's home-away-from-home
Tue, 9th Mar 2010
Cunard Line has announced that the world's most famous ship, its magnificent Queen Mary 2, will be based in Australia as part of her World Voyage in 2012 for a history-making circumnavigation which wi...
Queen Elizabeth Senior Officers announced
Wed, 24th Feb 2010
Following the appointment of Captain Christopher Wells as Master of its new Queen Elizabeth, Cunard Line has selected three more Senior Officers who will be on board the ship when she enters service i...
Silversea appoints new Executive Chairman
Fri, 12th Feb 2010
Silversea Cruise Holding Ltd. today announced the appointment of Enzo Visone as Executive Chairman of the Board of Silversea Cruises.
Manfredi Lefebvre, in nominating Visone, underlines his commit...
Staff 2009 award winners announced
Thu, 28th Jan 2010
Bolsover Cruise Club staff members recently enjoyed the company’s annual Christmas party, which was held at Aston Hall Hotel near Sheffield. After a delicious meal and flowing wine, Managing Director,...
NCL Epic coming to Europe in 2011
Thu, 28th Jan 2010
NCL Freestyle Cruising is bringing its largest and most innovative ship to date to Europe for summer 2011. Debuting in June this year, Norwegian Epic will spend summer in the Mediterranean as part of ...
Azamara introduces All-Inclusive experience
Wed, 27th Jan 2010
Azamara Club Cruises will transition to a primarily all-inclusive experience, with the following included in the cruise fare beginning with the first voyages in April 2010 on Azamara Journey and Azama...
Countdown to….Summer 2011
Fri, 22nd Jan 2010
The countdown has begun! Fred Olsen's new Summer 2011 programme will go on general sale from Thursday 25th February 2010. The Preview Brochure contains 63 departures on Black Watch, Boudicca, Braemar ...
P&O voted 'Favourite Cruise Company'
Thu, 21st Jan 2010
P&O Cruises are delighted to inform you that at the prestigious Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards held in London on Tuesday night, they were awarded the much coveted "Favourite Cruise Company" voted f...
Seabourn Announces New Yacht Name
Tue, 12th Jan 2010
Luxury Line’s Third Intimate Cruising Vessel Set to Launch in 2011
The Yachts of Seabourn has announced that Seabourn Quest will be the name given to its newest vessel. Poised to become the third o...
Exciting news from Celebrity Cruises
Sat, 9th Jan 2010
Celebrity Cruises is kicking off 2010 and its 20th anniversary celebrations by announcing a new look and a new brand platform at a special event last night at the prestigious Museum of Arts & Design i...
Celebrity Cruises reveals name of new ship
Tue, 22nd Dec 2009
The word “silhouette” conjures up images of light and shadow, and sleek profiles in the world of design and fashion, so it’s fitting that Celebrity Cruises has named the fourth ship in its stylish Sol...
Silver Spirit's Inaugural World Cruise revealed
Fri, 11th Dec 2009
Highlights Include Exclusive Shoreside Events, $2,000 Onboard Spending Credit, Free Roundtrip Business Class Air and Private Car Transfers
In 2011, for the very first time, Silversea's new Silver S...
And the winner is.....Bolsover Cruise Club!
Thu, 10th Dec 2009
A prestigious annual awards ceremony, held on board Cunard's Queen Victoria on 9 December 2009 to commend the most successful cruise travel agents in Britain, marked 23 years at the top for Bolsover C...
P&O Cruises announces new addition
Wed, 9th Dec 2009
Small is beautiful for P&O Cruises as it announces another addition to the fleet
P&O Cruises is bucking the industry trend towards ever larger vessels by introducing a ship to its fleet that will ...
Staff support Children In Need!
Mon, 23rd Nov 2009
To support Children in Need this year, staff at Bolsover Cruise Club held a 'fun day' in our office in an effort to raise as much money as possible for such a great appeal.
Friday 20 November saw ...
P&O announce Azura's Godmother
Mon, 23rd Nov 2009
Top Ballerina to take centre stage at bottle smashing ceremony for Azura
One of the world's best loved ballerinas, Darcey Bussell CBE, will be Godmother to the latest and most sophisticated addit...
Cruise Club members win awards!
Thu, 19th Nov 2009
Bolsover Cruise Club is delighted to announce loyal members Mr & Mrs Reid of Bournemouth have been honoured with not one but two awards on a recent Princess Cruises voyage.
The couple was crowned ...
Oasis of the Seas arrives in Florida
Fri, 13th Nov 2009
The World's Largest and Most Revolutionary Cruise Ship Sails into her Home Port of Port Everglades Flanked by Ceremonial Maritime Escort
Royal Caribbean International's newest cruise ship - the hi...
'Win a Cruise' competition winners!
Tue, 3rd Nov 2009
Congratulations!
Bolsover Cruise Club is delighted to announce the winners of our ‘Win A Cruise’ competition.
The lucky couple, Mr & Mrs King of Hampshire, will enjoy a cruise on board P&O Crui...
P&O calls for your keepsakes!
Thu, 22nd Oct 2009
Find those old photos, track down those trophies, rummage for those relics and collect up those keepsakes - P&O Cruises is searching for memorabilia to showcase on its newest ship Azura.
Britain’s ...
Regent's Revised 'Dress Code'
Fri, 16th Oct 2009
As a result of guest feedback convincingly in favour of a less formal policy, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has established a revised dress code. Effective with the 2009/2010 New Year's cruises, guests ar...
"Celebrity Select" flexible dining option
Mon, 28th Sep 2009
From the first spa at sea to an innovative category of accommodations bridging the gap between stylish staterooms and luxury suites; from the first tableside cooking and carving to the first lawn of r...
P&O Cruises Artemis - Important Information
Wed, 23rd Sep 2009
P&O Cruises released a statement yesterday to confirm that it has signed contracts for the sale of its 45,000 ton ship Artemis to MS Artania Shipping, for an undisclosed sum. The sale will be complete...
Silversea unveils dining options
Sat, 12th Sep 2009
In less than four months, on 23 December 2009, the world's newest ultra-luxury, all-suite ship, Silver Spirit, will take to the seas on her maiden "Holiday Spirit" voyage from Barcelona to Lisbon.
...
Condé Nast’s Favourite Cruise Line
Fri, 4th Sep 2009
Swan Hellenic was delighted last night to be presented with the prestigious Condé Nast ‘Favourite Cruise Line: Small Ships’, a notable award for this historic company, which is now part of the All Lei...
Olly Smith to host web-tastic tasting sessions
Tue, 1st Sep 2009
TV wine expert Olly Smith is to host four online wine tasting sessions to celebrate his latest venture, The Glass House, on board the newest P&O Cruises superliner, Azura.
A different ‘webisode’ wi...
Celebrity Century to return to Med in 2010
Wed, 26th Aug 2009
Celebrity Century will continue to present 4- and 5-night Caribbean cruises from November 2009 through early May 2010. As a prelude to its European season, the ship will depart Miami 20 May 2010, on a...
SUPERBRAND CUNARD
Mon, 3rd Aug 2009
Long known as the operator of ‘The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World’ the Cunard brand itself has recently been recognised as the most famous in cruising - coming in at 41st place overall within t...
A new Celebrity in town!
Sun, 19th Jul 2009
The only cruise ship launching in the UK this year arrived in Southampton today ahead of almost two weeks of celebrations. The 2,850-guest, 122,000 GRT Celebrity Equinox from Celebrity Cruises will be...
Filming for Azura's Planet Bar plasma wall
Mon, 13th Jul 2009
Visitors to the P&O Cruises website can now catch up on the action of a film crew currently filming across the globe for a massive 20 metre wide floor to ceiling plasma wall, the main feature of the P...
Construction of Queen Elizabeth begins
Tue, 7th Jul 2009
On Thursday 2 July 2009, a ceremony to mark the Keel Laying of Cunard’s gracious new Queen Elizabeth was held at the Monfalcone shipyard of Fincantieri near Trieste, Italy. The second largest Cunarder...
Equinox navigates narrow River Ems
Tue, 30th Jun 2009
With less than six metres “breathing room” on either side, the 2,850-guest Celebrity Equinox – the eagerly anticipated sister ship to the widely heralded Celebrity Solstice – left shipbuilder Meyer We...
P&O Cruises' Azura floats out
Fri, 26th Jun 2009
The newest superliner for P&O Cruises, Azura, touched water for the first time today in the traditional “floating out” ceremony, prior to her launch next April.
The 115,000-ton ship is taking shape...
Fred Olsen launches Music at Sea
Thu, 25th Jun 2009
Fred. Olsen has launched the new season of its popular autumn and winter Music at Sea cruises, headed this year by singing legend Lulu who will be joined on board by jazz saxophonist, Leo Green. and h...
Norwegian Epic Crowned with Last Block
Thu, 18th Jun 2009
Norwegian Cruise Line announced that the last block, number 0898, in the construction of Norwegian Epic was lowered onto the vessel on Friday, 5 June at STX Europe in Saint-Nazaire, France. The block,...
Join Derren Brown on board Aurora
Fri, 5th Jun 2009
P&O Cruises are introducing a NEW 3 night cruise on board Aurora, cruise R912Y, departing on 23 September and return on 26 September 2009, and will have a very special guest entertainer travelling on ...
Fred Olsen launches The Artsclub microsite
Fri, 29th May 2009
A new microsite has just been launched by Fred. Olsen to promote The ArtsClub, the programme of special interest theme cruises which is available on selected itineraries on all five ships in the fleet...
P&O Cruises launches website for children
Fri, 15th May 2009
P&O Cruises has launched a website dedicated to children and teenagers. ‘The Cyber Reef’ www.pocruises.co.uk/reef is the first of its kind in the holiday industry, a fun and interactive base for those...
2011 Grand Voyages revealed
Fri, 8th May 2009
Bolsover Cruise Club is delighted to announce the on sale dates for Fred Olsen's 2011 Grand Voyages.
Oceans Member's Advance Booking Day: Tuesday 12th May 2009.
General On Sale Day: Wednesday 13th...
Information concerning Swine Flu
Tue, 28th Apr 2009
The Complete Cruise Solution (the collective name for P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Ocean Village Holidays and Cunard), have announced the following statement which contains important information con...
All Leisure group plc acquires Hebridean Princess
Mon, 27th Apr 2009
All Leisure group plc, which operates Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery is pleased to announce that it has purchased the unique small cruise ship, Hebridean Princess. All Leisure group plc is kee...
Announcing our competition winners!
Thu, 16th Apr 2009
Congratulations!
Bolsover Cruise Club is delighted to announce the winners of our ‘Be our guests at a Naming Celebration’ competition.
Mr & Mrs Vining of Hampshire booked Queen Elizabeth for 20...
NCL reveals Epic's Aqua Park
Wed, 8th Apr 2009
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) revealed another industry first to debut on its next generation of Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Epic, which will include an expansive Aqua Park with the only tube sli...
London Festival Opera aboard Silver Wind
Mon, 6th Apr 2009
Guests aboard Silversea’s Monte Carlo to Rome voyage departing July 2009 will be treated to onboard performances by the renowned London Festival Opera - a must for opera aficionados.
London Fest...
Winning Recipe Set For Crystal Cruises
Tue, 31st Mar 2009
Take two Michelin Star-awarded chefs. Fold in a Bocuse d'Or winner and one French Laundry sous chef. Add a Nobu executive chef. Stir in two James Beard Award-winning wine experts, a couple of Masters ...
Fred Olsen launches 2010 preview brochure
Mon, 16th Mar 2009
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a Preview brochure detailing the summer and autumn 2010 cruise programme for its fleet of four ships – Balmoral, Boudicca, Braemar and Black Watch. This brochure...
SILVERSEA FLOATS OUT SILVER SPIRIT
Mon, 2nd Mar 2009
Silversea Cruises' newest ultra-luxury ship, Silver Spirit, reached an important milestone on Friday, 27 February 2009 when she was transferred ("floated out" in shipbuilding parlance) from dry dock t...
Wedding Bells at P&O Cruises
Fri, 13th Feb 2009
Valentines launch for new weddings website as record number of couples choose to marry at sea
The romantic notion of being married by a ship's Captain whilst at sea is proving ever more popular wi...
Exciting developments at Seabourn
Mon, 9th Feb 2009
Spin the globe and stop it with your finger – chances are The Yachts of Seabourn travel where it lands. The ultra-luxury cruise line unveils new itineraries and exotic ports of call for 2010-2011. Wit...
'Epic' story unfolds at NCL
Sat, 31st Jan 2009
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced that it has selected the name for its new F3 ship: Norwegian Epic. Just as the name implies, the ship will be the largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruisi...
P&O Cruises dress code errata
Fri, 9th Jan 2009
On 23 December a communication from P&O Cruises was sent out regarding a minor amendment to the dress code on Oceana and Ventura. This message contained some incorrect information on the possible redu...
Silver Spirit Grand Inaugural Voyage
Wed, 7th Jan 2009
Silversea announced today that its newest ultra-luxury ship, Silver Spirit, is set to debut in lavish style with a Grand Inaugural Voyage on 21 January 2010. On this extraordinary 91-day journey, dubb...