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Holland America Line has teamed up with America’s Test Kitchen to offer an exciting selection of live onboard cooking shows and hands-on workshops where guests will learn foolproof techniques and user-friendly recipes for making delectable dishes with confidence. America’s Test Kitchen will showcase a variety of 45-minute live cooking shows and 90-minute hands-on workshops, which […]

Can you describe the look and the style of the Majestic Princess? Shirley: The ship has been built for the Chinese market. It felt very elegant and certainly was beautiful. There were lots of subtle touches to the décor. The lounges were stunning and there were lots of bars even a Chinese Tea Bar! The […]

Norwegian Cruise Line announces they are now completely all inclusive!   News just in today – Norwegian Cruise Line have announced their new pricing package for bookings made in the UK and Ireland are now fully all-inclusive. The cruise line’s Senior vice president, Frances Riley commented, “In recent years we have upped our game with […]

Do these luxury beds offer the best sleep at sea? When you spend enough time on a cruise, the bed you’re given can make the difference to your holiday. You often see on forums that people have stayed in a certain hotel and wonder where they can get their hands on the hotel’s mattresses. Well, […]

Princess welcomes their newest addition to the fleet –  The Majestic Princess cruise ship! The Majestic Princess will share many similarities with her sister ships Royal and Regal Princess, however as she will be based in China, she will feature some fantastic extras such as ‘Sing On The Sea Karaoke Suites’ where passengers can experience […]

It is no secret that the World has adapted and recognised that there is a huge demand for Vegans and according to figures from the Vegan Society, the number of Vegans in the UK has risen 350% over the past ten years! Cruise & Maritime Voyages seem to be jumping on this growing trend, and […]

A traditional coin ceremony dating back centuries was celebrated on Friday morning to mark a major milestone in the development of Carnival Cruise Line’s latest ship, Carnival Horizon. The sister ship of the hugely popular Carnival Vista, is being constructed at Fincantieri in Marghera, Italy whereby the ship’s exterior has recently been completed. The commemorative […]

Should our four-legged friends be allowed on cruise ships? Today is the start of the world’s largest dog show event, Crufts, which showcases some of the most obedient and loyal dogs striving for a first place trophy in a series of competitions. It’s no secret here at Cruise Nation HQ, that we are big dog fans […]

  Did you know that today marks the day of “Be Heard in Business Day”?   March 7th gives small businesses a chance to share their own experience and challenges they face when they are up against much larger companies, often with huge marketing budgets.  Having a voice as a small business is challenging, especially in […]

Princess Cruises has revealed that names from across the world of royalty, entertainment, politics and sport will speak on Crown Princess, one of its Southampton-based ships for this spring and summer. Crown Princess will sail to the Mediterranean and northern Europe from April to September 2017 on seven and 14-night cruises. The line-up is the first […]

In honour of Employee Appreciation Day, we decided to give you an insight of what it is like to be a Cruise Nation member of staff… Getting up in the morning can be like Groundhog Day for some workers – it is the same routine of get up, get ready, go to work and get […]

Second series of ITV documentary ‘The Cruise’ to air in January 2017. The second series of a six-part ITV documentary set onboard a Princess Cruises ship will air from Thursday January 12 at 8.30pm. ‘The Cruise’ reveals what life is like for crew and guests onboard the 3,560-guest Royal Princess. The second series was filmed […]