Robin Mead

Cruising enthusiasts are always looking for new places to visit, and the big cruise companies keep hunting – with ever increasing desperation, it sometimes seems – for new cruising grounds. Innovative cruises get snapped up almost as soon as they go on sale, so this website is especially pleased to publicise a very bright idea [...]

Regular readers will already know about this website’s admiration for Hurtigruten, whose tough little cargo-cum-passenger ships ply the Norwegian coast on a daily basis whatever the weather. We have been especially loud in our applause as Hurtigruten (www.hurtigruten.co.uk) has expanded its programme to offer worldwide adventure cruises. But it almost back to basics this summer, [...]

As winter finally says goodbye, Scotland’s grandeur and beauty come into their own. And one of the best ways of seeing them up close is on a cruise with the Majestic Line (www.themajesticline.co.uk), whose luxurious converted trawlers are small enough to get into bays and sea lochs that are seldom explored. This year the Argyll [...]

P&O have hit a high note by booking glamorous Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins to appear on stage during two short-break cruises on their adults-only ship Oriana next autumn. Demand for these cruises has exceeded all expectations, and P&O Cruises are already advising anyone interested to snap up their cabin right now, while there are still [...]

What in the world is happening to world cruises? A round-the-world trip is the ultimate dream holiday for many people; for Britons, it is also an excellent way of escaping the worst of the winter. Step aboard your cruise ship in Southampton in early January, head rapidly for sunnier climes, and return some time in [...]

A long weekend in Guernsey reminded this website of the campaign to create a cruise terminal on the island. More than 60 cruise ships are scheduled to call there this year, but in every case passengers will have to be ferried ashore in their ship’s lifeboats. What’s more, if the weather is inclement – as [...]