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Every year, the cruise companies continue to expand and heightening the bar as they introduce new systems, technology and procedures to make ships more efficient and safer, while at the same time reducing the amount of emissions they produce and the fuel they consume. Hotel operations are also working hard to help create new services and concepts . . . → Read More: Cruise companies concentrate on safety systems  It has just emerged that the captain of the Costa Concordia was able to abandon his ship around 30 minutes before hundreds of passengers did. This information has been found out since the transcript has been released of a conversation between the local coastguard and the captain. The captain of the vessel was Francesco Schettino and he’s . . . → Read More: Costa Concordia captain lambasted for abandoning ship The most well-known luxury cruise line operator in Britain is Cunard, and for nearly 200 years the company has been associated with British maritime tradition. However, in order to capitalise on the booming business of weddings at sea, the company is going to be re-registering its ships in Bermuda so these events can legally take place . . . → Read More: Cunard moves its ships to Bermuda registration Once upon a time, a cruise was only for the rich and famous and ordinary holidaymakers could only dream of sailing around the Caribbean or the Mediterranean Seas. But, as with most other industries during the financial crisis, cruise companies have had to cut their prices in a bid to attract new custom – which . . . → Read More: Caribbean and Mediterranean cruises still very popular Bargain hunting cruisers should check out the offers available from Scandinavian travel company Norwegian Cruise Line. The popular and well-established firm is offering significant reductions on its 2012 and 2013 holidays to destinations around the world. For those on a tight budget, the Mediterranean cruise is the cheapest option, with seven nights on board Norwegian Cruise . . . → Read More: Norwegian Cruise Line offering significant reductions Cruise holidays are big business at the moment, and whilst the majority, whether we have taken a cruise or not, know the names of the big companies involved, there is one that has been seemingly under the radar, and from nowhere is now the fourth largest cruise line in the world. This company is MSC, they . . . → Read More: MSC gears up for 2012 Celebrity Cruises is targeting double-digit growth and has announced that in the next year it will be spending an additional £1 million on marketing and it will be changing its branding. The cruise company as part of Royal Caribbean Cruises and is targeted at the upper end of the market at its new branding is going . . . → Read More: Celebrity Cruises looking for more holidaymakers The Pacific Sun is a cruise ship that was owned by P&O but the company have recently sold the ship. The cruise vessel is over 25 years old and has been carrying nearly 2000 passengers on trips around Australia and the South Pacific for many years. The ship was in the news earlier this year because several . . . → Read More: The Pacific Sun cruise ship If you want to explore some of the most beautiful European cities then taking a cruise along the Danube River is a great way to do this. AmaWaterways are a company offering such trips and it takes passengers on a cruise through Bratislava, Budapest, Nuremberg and Vienna. The cruise ship has large windows so that passengers . . . → Read More: Danube River cruises with AmaWaterways A luxury cruise around the Caribbean is the kind of holiday that many aspire too, but are put off by the fact they think they simply can’t afford it. At one time, cruises were exclusive territory for the wealthy, but there are now many more cruise companies in the market and due to their arrival cruises . . . → Read More: Caribbean Cruises – an antidote to winter |
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