| HAL 150th birthday

HAL 150th birthday

HOLLAND America Line will kick off a year of celebrations for its 150th anniversary in 2023 with a special transatlantic crossing which departs next week.

Blue Lagoon deal

FIJI’S Blue Lagoon Cruises is offering 20% off cruise fares for travel 01 Apr 2023-31 Mar 2024, as well as a free cabin upgrade subject to availabliity at time of booking.

Oceania events

OCEANIA Cruises has kicked off an exclusive “event series” across Australia and NZ, with the first taking place today on the Gold Coast.

Fred’s free drinks

FRED.OLSEN Cruise Lines is offering free beverage packages on 42 European cruises in 2023.

Croatia charters

SAIL Croatia has launched a new full-ship charter experience targeting hens and bucks events, allowing groups to exclusively hire any vessels in the Navigator fleet for a “pre-marital celebration of epic proportions”.

Porthole 05 Oct 22

PRINCESS Cruises is certainly looking to a new, younger cruise demographic with tonight’s kick-off of The Real Love Boat (see page four), with the brand’s Senior VP, Stuart Allison, last night confessing he was “just a twinkle in his father’s eye” when the original Love Boat series aired.

On location aboardValiant Lady 05 Oct 22

05 Oct 22

WITH Joel Katz

CW for Wed 05 Oct 2022

Cruise positivity abounds, The Real Love Boat preview, Hong Kong easing, free drinks with Fred, Oceania events, Noumea and more

CW for Tue 04 Oct 2022

Carnival celebrates restart, Viking triple treat, Oceania land offer, NCL, Regent, A-Rosa, Virgin & more!