Nick Dalton

2 weeks ago | sailawaze.com | Nick Dalton

Sign up to our newsletter Feeling Fresh Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady was recently treated to a makeover – we headed onboard to see what was different about the adults-only ship now. Words by Nick DaltonScarlet Lady took to the seas in 2021, the first Virgin Voyages ship, since joined by Valiant Lady and Resilient Lady – and, from September 2025, Brilliant Lady. Now she’s had a delicate yet decisive revamp – the new face of cruising putting on some posh new make-up.

2 weeks ago | thetravelmagazine.net | Nick Dalton

Thames Rockets have been rocketing up and down the River Thames for almost 20 years - the rigid inflatable boat trip regularly voted London's most exciting tourist treat - but this week launched a new way to take off into the wide-open waters. It's been a seven-year plan but now a jet-propelled, made-in-Britain, Union Jack-festooned, specially designed boat is about to make waves.

1 month ago | thetravelmagazine.net | Nick Dalton

Docked a five-minute walk along the waterfront from St Mark's Square, CroisiEurop's MS Michelangelo is perfectly positioned for exploring the canals and walkways of Venice yet is a haven from the hubbub that fills the city. The five-day Venetian Treasures cruise calls this home but travels to both ends of the vast lagoon, visiting islands, the seaside and historic sights. This is a short break, a city break and a cruise with the air of an escorted tour by ship.

1 month ago | thetravelmagazine.net | Nick Dalton

Park City, only a 35-minute drive from Salt Lake City (and its direct flights from London) is a Victorian-era mining town that's turned into a hip and happening year-round destination. Winter, however, is perhaps when it is at its best, its main street twinkling with lights, snow on the ground and its ski resorts noted for some of the world's best powder snow. Generally just referred to as Park City, skiing started here in 1963 with possibly the world's most unusual ski lift.

1 month ago | cairnslocalnews.com.au | Nick Dalton

Seven 12m-long containers have been packed and left Cairo on March 12 for a mid-May arrival at the Cairns Aquarium. The aim of the display, which includes some world-firsts, will add another bow to the tourism offerings of the Far North and attract tens of thousands of visitors. It opens on June 28.