Pete Tong played Ibiza from the top deck of a Southampton cruise ship
The Radio 1 DJ played 90 minutes in Arvia's glass-roofed SkyDome while the ship sat at Botafoc Pier. Around 900…
Southampton’s Cruise Region Is Now a £14.4 Billion Economy — Here’s Why That Matters to Passengers
New figures put the maritime economy around Southampton and the Solent at £14.4 billion and 158,300 jobs, growing five times…
Balmoral Heads South: Fred. Olsen Adds Greece-to-Tenerife Fly-Cruise as Its Mediterranean Grand Voyage Ends in a Three-Ship ‘Fleet Fiesta’
A new Greece-to-Tenerife fly-cruise joins the autumn programme, and the Mediterranean Grand Voyage ends with all three Fred. Olsen ships…
Royal Caribbean Eyes Short Big-Ship Cruises From the UK to Win Over First-Timers
Royal Caribbean is weighing short three- and four-night big-ship sailings from the UK to convert first-time cruisers — a move…
AIDA Scraps Its Winter 2027–28 Middle East Season — a Signal for Anyone Eyeing a Gulf Cruise
AIDA has scrapped its entire winter 2027–28 Orient programme eighteen months early, citing Middle East unpredictability — a decision with…
Holland America Opens 2027–28 Caribbean Season — and the Long Itineraries Suit British Cruisers
Holland America's 2027–28 Caribbean season leans into nine-day-plus itineraries — the kind that actually justify a transatlantic flight for British…
Strictly Royalty at Sea: Dame Arlene Phillips and Ian Waite to Headline Fred. Olsen’s First Dance Cruise — From £499
The Suffolk line's first dance-themed sailing brings two Strictly names to a five-night Southampton round-trip, with fares from £499.