The Cruise is set onboard Regal Princess as it sails through northern Europe and Russia.

The programme follows 2014’s The Cruise Ship, which was made by a different production company. Next year’s documentary has been made by Wild Pictures.

Tony Roberts, Princess Cruises’ vice president UK and Europe, said: "We are delighted to take centre stage for this major new documentary.

"It was fantastic to have every aspect of life on a modern cruise ship captured on film, from behind the scenes with the crew, on stage with the dancers to up on top deck with the ship’s guests.

“We’re so proud of our ship and crew and can’t wait for television viewers to see why.”

Paul Hamann, executive producer at Wild Pictures, said: “It was a fascinating experience for our team to be on Regal Princess - a cruise ship of this size is like a small floating town, which enabled us to capture an incredibly rich variety of stories and characters from both crew and guests to give a unique insight into life at sea on one of the world’s biggest cruise ships.”