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Sailing the Suez – major issues for cruise lines and passengers.

Security concerns for cruises are spreading beyond the Red Sea

As Red Sea security deteriorates, cruise ships are abandoning the Suez Canal – with big implications for cruise itineraries.

  • by Brian Johnston
Drawaqa Island’s spectacular marine reserve.

Fiji’s remote former ‘Cannibal Isles’ are now a snorkelling paradise

This expedition cruise ventures through islands that were the setting for movies like Cast Away and The Blue Lagoon.

  • by John Borthwick
Icon of the Seas can carry 7600 passengers – roughly the same as can fit onto 18 jumbo jets – plus a crew of 2350.
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The death of cruising was greatly exaggerated – it’s bigger than ever

How the naysayers gloated at the height of the pandemic as they watched the struggles of the cruise industry and predicted its imminent collapse.

  • by Brian Johnston
Orlando Brightline will get you from Miami to Orlando in three hours and 25 minutes.

Strap yourself in: 12 of the world’s most thrilling new ways to travel

You don’t need to be in a theme park to have a thrilling ride. Here are 10 new modes of transport that will propel you into discovery, fresh scenery and more adventure.

  • by Brian Johnston
Silver Muse’s Italian heritage evident in its coffee offering.

Best coffee at sea? Leave it to a luxury ship with Italian origins

On behalf of a nation of espresso-sipping extremists, Silversea’s Silver Muse is doing god’s work in the caffeinating department.

  • by Anthony Dennis
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The Thrill Island waterpark is like some contraption Wile E Coyote might create to capture the Roadrunner.

I sailed on the world’s biggest cruise ship and it was bonkers

With capacity for 7000 passengers, Icon of the Seas is like an ocean-going lovechild of Looney Tunes and Las Vegas.

  • by Keith Austin
Celebrity Edge’s designers were told to create a cruise ship that didn’t feel like a cruise ship.

The most stylish cruise ship you’ll ever set foot on

The brief for the designers of the Celebrity Edge was simple: create a cruise ship that looks nothing like a cruise ship.

  • by Ute Junker
Marc Sebastian on board Splendour of the Seas.

The biggest drama on TikTok right now is coming from an epic world cruise

Passengers on a nine-month cruise have become unlikely social media stars, with thousands following their epic voyage and updates of daily life on board.

The ship is 365 metres long, with a gross tonnage of 250,800.

Skyscraper in the ocean: The world’s biggest cruise ship sets sail

Twenty decks, seven pools and 7600 passengers: Icon of the Seas dwarfs everything – even the city it is based in.

  • by Keith Austin
The ship is 365 metres long, with a gross tonnage of 250,800.
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Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship

Take a look at Icon of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship in history.