Luxury cruise

Silversea appoints Megan Saunders as UK BDM

The former Windstar Cruises business development manager will join Silversea in the same role to boost the line’s trade relations

‘Speech for the Queen was proudest moment of my career’

Silversea boss Peter Shanks shares his cherished memories of hosting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II onboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth

The TTG Luxury Travel Awards are back for 2023!

The much-loved industry awards event will take place in London in February

Is this the most beautiful and luxurious expedition ship ever created?

Seabourn’s new expedition ship is decked out for luxury adventurers

Silversea unveils September agent incentive for 2023 bookings

Line offering reward points for every new 2023 booking this September

Silversea Cruises to ease Covid-19 protocols

The luxury line is set to remove vaccine requirements and pre-embarkation testing for vaccinated travellers

Windstar Cruises adds Arabia to new 2023/24 brochure

The line has released its 2023/24 brochure, including its first cruises in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf

How a food anthropologist helps Silversea develop its S.A.L.T concept

The line’s food guru shares insights into the importance of food when travelling and what the S.A.L.T programme can offer guests

Emerald Cruises launches 2023/24 yacht cruise brochure

Highlights include Caribbean and Central American voyages, Transatlantic sailing and new ports of calls across the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea

Silversea puts Silver Endeavour's inaugural Antarctica season on sale

The vessel will offer 12 voyages to Antarctica from 21 November 2022

Stylus heads up speakers for TTG Luxury Travel Summit

Stylus’ chief futurist Antonia Ward will set the exploratory tone for the day

CroisiEurope to reposition La Belle des Oceans in Morocco with three new sailings

The vessel will offer three new itineraries to Morocco before moving to the Canary Islands for its winter season

Crystal Cruises appoints Matias Lira as vice president of sales

He has previously held roles with Norwegian Cruise Line and Silversea Cruises

Explora Journeys debuts details of culinary experiences for first ship

The new ship will offer 11 culinary experiences, and everything from pool bars to whiskey tastings

Silversea names new expedition product development lead

Bob Simpson, a former chair of the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators, will develop “unique” experiences for Silversea guests

We sample MSC Yacht Club, travel’s ‘best-kept secret’

The cruise experience that gives the best of both worlds

Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection delays launch of first ship again

Evrima will now debut in mid-October – 30 months after it had initially been due to set sail

Scenic adds new Japan sailings for 2023

Scenic has upped its Japan programme for 2023, with three new itineraries onboard Scenic Eclipse

Explora Journeys reveals ocean terrace suites on Explora I

The lead in category suites are billed as “homes at sea” on the line’s first ship, Explora I

Silversea unveils 342 new sailings in 2024-25 programme

The new programme brings the total number of destinations in Silversea’s portfolio to more than 900, with 25 new calls of port added

Crystal Cruises leadership named after A&K buyout

The luxury operator recently purchased Crystal’s Symphony and Serenity ships

Laying it on the line: Will cruise's easing of testing rules lure customers back?

As cruise sails towards a post-pandemic future, lines are easing their stringent Covid protocols to lure customers back. Will Payne reports

Tradewind Voyages cancels all Golden Horizon sailings until October

The move comes as the line continues to realign its business and financing structure as a result of European sanctions on the major credit bank VTB Germany

Silversea puts new 136-day world cruise for 2025 on sale

The Controtempo World Cruise will depart Tokyo for New York on 13 January 2025