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Hebridean Island Cruises’ The Lord of the Highlands. Discover a Scottish welcome.

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Michael Edwards luxuriously investigates the Nessie legend on Hebridean Island Cruises’ The Lord of the Highlands.

Michael Edwards luxuriously investigates the Nessie legend on Hebridean Island Cruises’ The Lord of the Highlands.

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Princess Cruises Announces its Biggest Ever Season of Sailings

With the cruising season fast approaching, there is some ambitious future planning being done as Princess Cruises Announces its Biggest Ever Season of Sailings for the UK in 2018.

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Seabourn's new ship the Seabourn Encore is out of dry dock and was floated for the first time last week.

Seabourn Encore is out of dry dock

Seabourn’s new ship the Seabourn Encore is out of dry dock and was floated for the first time last week.

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COSTA CRUISES recruits ROBOTs Pepper Costa Logo

COSTA CRUISES recruits ROBOTs. Remarkable new tech.

Many travellers have stories about trying to deal with people in the leisure industry who act like robots, well now they can talk to real robots as Costa Cruises recruits robots to serve on two of their ships.

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New York on the Queen Mary 2.

New York on the Queen Mary 2. Discover a wonderful voayage of timeless elegance .

When was the last time you danced in a conga line round Heathrow’s Terminal 3 just because you were headed to the USA? Well, on the Queen Mary 2 you might well go all celebratory despite yourself. It’s that sort of a ship.

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Andy Mossack takes a Tauck Danube River Cruise and sails through six countries

Tauck Danube River Cruise

The cruise was for many an opportunity to discover their roots, others to reminisce harder memories, and for all of us to discover fascinating parts of eastern Europe you might never think of visiting. It is in many ways much more satisfying than sea cruising for me, you get a better perspective of the land and a better understanding of the people behind the borders.

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Celebrity Cruises announces first ever female captain

Following on from it’s appointment of Lisa Lutoff-Perlo as President and CEO it seems women are firmly in the driving seat as Celebrity Cruises announces first ever female captain – San Francisco native Kate McCue.

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