Southampton
News and guides about cruising from Southampton, Britain’s biggest cruise port.
MSC is in talks to buy Meyer Werft, the German yard that built P&O’s Iona and Arvia
MSC has never collected a ship from Papenburg. If talks with Berlin succeed, it would own the yard building its…
Queen Mary 2 goes to Brest for a 39-day refit. Her April 2027 diary is empty
Cunard's flagship enters dry dock at Brest on 31 March 2027 and returns on 9 May, gaining 31 staterooms, refreshed…
Explora III Arrives in Southampton for Her UK Debut. Catching Her Won’t Be Easy
MSC's luxury flagship made her first UK call on Monday and sails from Southampton just twice. The second departure is…
Cunard Has Two Ships Out for the 2027 Eclipse. Only One Has a Port in the Path
Two Queens sail the same fortnight for the next total solar eclipse. One has a confirmed port inside the path…
No-Fly or Fly-Cruise? The Real Cost of a Week in the Sun for UK Cruisers
Sail from Southampton or fly out and join the ship in the Med? We did the maths, and the honest…
NCL Gives Southampton Three Ships for Summer 2028. Its Newest Ones Are All Going Somewhere Else
Norwegian's summer 2028 season is on sale now: Star, Jewel and Getaway from Southampton, including midnight sun voyages to Reykjavik.…
MSC Turns Its Whole Fleet Over to Halloween This October, Including a Half-Term Sailing From Southampton
Costume competitions, a teens-only party and a haunted kids' club, fleet-wide from 1 to 31 October and included in the…