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1 week ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has unveiled renderings of two public spaces on upcoming ship Seven Seas Prestige. The vessel, due to launch in 2026, will include Starlight Atrium and Galileo’s Bar, both designed by Studio Dado. The two-storey Starlight Atrium will feature twin spiral staircases which will climb from deck four to deck 11.
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1 week ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
Sunlounger Travel’s bosses have said the agency will “continue to push” cruise across its branches as sales for the sector have increased 20% year on year. The independent agency, which has four branches across the country, has introduced additional training for staff and been working with cruise line partners including MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean within the last year.
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1 week ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
Ambassador Cruise Line has appointed Laura Holmes as business development executive for the South Midlands. Holmes will be responsible for existing commercial relationships in the area, starting new agent and trade partnerships and "maximising sales opportunities". She will report to divisional sales manager Louise Tansey.
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2 weeks ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
The 2,000-passenger Coral Princess will sail the 129-night cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles on January 6, 2027, visiting 61 destinations across 20 countries and three continents. The voyage leads in at $29,719 and will feature a transit of the Panama Canal and visits to Hawaii, the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, southeast Asia, Japan, Alaska and Canada.
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2 weeks ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions is aiming to become the “number one expedition brand” in the UK through an increased focus on the trade. The co-brands have existed for more than 20 years but only launched to the UK market last year through appointed general sales agent Fred Holidays.
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2 weeks ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
Riviera Travel has opened applications for an apprenticeship programme starting in September. The two-year Career Discovery course will take on four apprentices who will rotate around the customer service, sales, transport and operations teams. They will work towards a Level 3 Business Administrator qualification with Burton and South Derbyshire College and receive an annual salary of £19,240.
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4 weeks ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
Oceania Cruises has added four solar eclipse sailings to its line-up for 2026, taking its total to five. During the eclipse on August 12, 2026, each of the cruises will be positioned in a “prime location” in its path to allow for the best possible viewpoint. The line will put on deck parties with solar-themed cuisine and offer a programme of speakers on board each sailing, including astronomers and Nasa ambassadors.
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4 weeks ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
Carnival Corporation will close Carnival Cruise Line’s UK office in May following “careful consideration of our strategic objectives”. The cruise giant said it is having “individual conversations” with members of the team with the closure expected to take effect from May 12.
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1 month ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
G Adventures has launched a collection of 60 trips where “the majority of every journey is taken by rail”. The Rail Collection has options across G Adventures’ range of travel styles in 20 countries including Italy, Vietnam, India, Japan, China and Poland. The trips will include iconic rail journeys and lesser-known routes, with returning favourites and new additions.
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1 month ago | 
travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar
MSC Cruises has opened the world’s largest and “most advanced” cruise terminal at PortMiami. The 492,675-square foot facility is capable of processing up to 36,000 passengers per day and features 22 biometric e-gates, 18 biometric facepods to verify passports and 42 luggage screening machines to “streamline the embarkation process”.
