Dreamliners to the US and a laid-back cruise, the Holiday Guru advises

How to fly to America on a Dreamliner and the best voyages for first-time cruisers: The Holiday Guru serves up some top traveller tips BA flies Dreamliners (Boeing 787s) to Baltimore, New Orleans, NYC and more  Check flight details before booking to be absolutely sure it’ll be a Dreamliner  The Queen Mary 2 cruise ship … Read more

Fury as Virgin’s first ever cruise ship skips New York and heads for Miami over coronavirus fears 

Fury among passengers as Virgin’s first ever cruise ship Scarlet Lady skips New York and heads for Miami over coronavirus fears Scarlet Lady was due to dock in New York for promotional event this weekend  Virgin Voyages said today it was diverting to Miami over ‘global health concerns’  Virgin said its decision not to dock … Read more

Coronavirus: Britons on Diamond Princess cruise ship rescued

An evacuation flight carrying passengers who were on the coronavirus-riddled Diamond Princess has taken off with 32 British and Europeans onboard, after they spent almost 20 days trapped on the doomed vessel. The amount of people flying back to Britain is less than half of the 78 UK nationals who were trapped on the ship as … Read more

Tui cruise customers claim they are being forced to go to ‘Coronavirus Land’

‘Send us in the opposite direction!’ Tui cruise customers claim they are being forced to holiday in ‘Coronavirus Land’ after the firm refused refunds for trip to Thailand and Singapore Tui’s Marella Cruises trip will also stop in Singapore, Cambodia and Malaysia Some customers are concerned the ship will visit ports that have closed down  … Read more

Disney Cruise Line to start work on new private island resort on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera

Revealed: Disney Cruise Line set to start work on new ‘authentic’ £308million private Caribbean island resort The Florida-headquartered company purchased a 751-acre plot called Lighthouse Point in the Bahamas  Renderings show how cruise-goers will have prime beach access with various activity options  Highlights include a family beach, wellness spa, an arts and culture centre and … Read more

Coronavirus: cruise ship evacuees put on plane with infected

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 83,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Inside Sir Richard Branson’s first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady

Sir Richard Branson has unveiled his first-ever Virgin Voyages cruise ship today in Dover. The luxury 17-deck ship – Scarlet Lady – is the first of four Virgin Voyages ships that will come into service each year for the next four years.  Newly-released photographs reveal some of the vessel’s standout features, including marble-clad bathrooms, spacious suites, … Read more

Sun Princess cruise passengers heckled by protesters on Reunion Island over coronavirus fears

A cruise ship carrying 2,000 passengers was greeted by protesters who threw stones and screamed at the crew as they tried to dock in Reunion Island because they thought the ship was infected with coronavirus.  Police were forced to use tear gas to end the ugly clash after 30 locals from the French Republic, east of … Read more

British coronavirus cruise ship airlift is DELAYED

The evacuation of dozens of UK nationals trapped onboard a cruise quarantined off the coast of Japan due to a coronavirus outbreak has been delayed by several hours because the British Government cannot cobble together a concrete plan. Ministers yesterday announced a flight would finally leave Tokyo on Friday evening local time and fly 74 Brits who’ve been … Read more

18 US cruise evacuees have coronavirus after CDC warned against flying sick people

Health officials warned the State Department not to fly 14 American cruise passengers from the Diamond Princess who tested positive in Japan back to the US alongside healthy passengers, for fear the virus would spread.  The State Department batted aside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) staunch warnings and flew all 328 evacuees … Read more