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A&K Sanctuary unveils new luxury riverboat with ‘palace’ inspiration
Named after the Turkish word for ‘palace’, Nile Seray will make its debut in 2026
Crystal Cruises to refresh suites and public areas on Crystal Symphony
Luxury brand’s ship will go into dry dock for three weeks in November
Aqua Expeditions to deploy its first-ever vessel in East Africa next year
The specialist line believes there are no other ultra-luxury yachts available to book by the cabin in the Seychelles
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What it's really like inside the Caribbean's newest party destination
Celebration Key is a new 65-acre private island resort in the Bahamas that’s exclusively for Carnival Cruise Line guests – with plenty of potential for expansion
Alaska Airlines to make UK debut next spring with London-Seattle flights
Seattle-Heathrow route to open up connections along the Pacific coast of north America
Royal Caribbean seals deal with British Airways to offer exclusive flights in 2026
Selecting the flights will create a fly-cruise package priced from £1,112 per person, according to the family-focused line
Tui River Cruises to debut new multi-use venue on upcoming ship Tui Aria
The river line’s new vessel will sail along the Rhine, Main, Moselle, Dutch and Belgian waterways throughout next summer
The Cruise Room launches recruitment drive to free up owners to pursue 'new projects'
The Wirral-based agency believes it needs to hire more staff so its co-founders Jonathan Howitt and Robbie O’Grady can focus on new projects
‘More people have stood on the top of Mt Everest than landed on this Alaskan shore’
There’s a remote cruise your clients can do that will extend their Alaska bragging rights even further – the Aleutian Islands with HX Hurtigruten Expeditions
Royal Caribbean switches to dynamic pricing following flurry of $10,000 beach club bookings
The family-focused line – part of Royal Caribbean Group – will start welcoming guests to Royal Beach Club Paradise Island later this year
Hays Travel ready to go all-in on cruise with bookable website following Cruise.co.uk deal
Dame Irene Hays added the agency giant remained in an acquisitive mood should any suitable opportunities emerge
First look at NCL's upgraded 270-acre private island featuring new waterpark with 19 slides
The cruise line – part of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings – expects to welcome a million guests to Great Stirrup Cay across 15 of its ships next year
'It took me seconds to say yes!': Lynsey Jones on her 'shock' redundancy and new start with Ambassador
Balkan Holidays’ head of sales’s professional world came crashing down in April 2025 when she was made redundant but she is now back doing what she loves the most – helping agents sell more holidays
Norwegian Prima to return to UK homeport in 2027 and sail the Nordics
The 3,099-passenger Norwegian Prima is currently operating ex-UK sailings to Iceland from Southampton
'How our agency became a top seller for Silversea'
From managing a sausage crisis to clinching record-breaking bookings: how Silversea helped one agent supercharge her sales
Quark 'in conversation' with shipyards and operators as search for new ships gathers pace
The three-ship expedition line insists any vessel that joins the fleet will carry fewer than 200 passengers
Orient Express Corinthian reveals first Caribbean season itinerary
The 220-metre-long vessel will head to the Caribbean for the first time next autumn, just a few months after its maiden voyage in June 2026
Quark plans to invest more into 'pivotal' UK market as need to educate agents intensifies
The polar-only line promises to ’stick to what we’re good at’ and not diversify its product range by offering sailings in the Med or Galapagos
Oceania Cruises 'simplifies' pricing structure in bid to 'double' UK trade sales
Speaking on the line’s new Allura ship, sales bosses Nathan Hickman and Louise Craddock laid out exactly how the brand plans to sell more cruises through the UK travel trade
Seven must-know product updates from TTG Riviera Fest
Missed TTG Riviera Fest? Consider these touring, river cruise and ocean cruise updates some of the key takeaways
October launch date for new EU border rules risks half-term disruption, agents warned
Advantage has warned of possible October half-term bottlenecks at airports as the EU prepares to roll out biometric and fingerprint registration this autumn
New APT Luxury brand 'to help agents better match clients with group's products'
APT said the rollout marked ’the first step in a series of efforts’ to help trade partners more clearly differentiate between the group’s brands and their respective audiences
Explora Journeys to return to Monaco for Formula 1 Grand Prix 2026
The luxury cruise brand will once again provide a maritime retreat to guests of the iconic racing event.