Queen Victoria hit by Norovirus!

Nearly 80 people onboard Cunard’s new £300m luxury liner, the Queen Victoria, have been hit by a sickness bug on her second voyage. A company spokesman said 25 people were still unwell after the Norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, struck.
The 2,014 passengers on the 16-day festive trip around the Canary Islands have [...]

Another cruise ship in trouble in the Antarctic

A Norwegian cruise ship with more than 300 people on board struck an iceberg as it drifted in the waters of Antarctica after an engine failure, Argentine officials said today.
The MS Fram carrying 256 passengers and 70 crew members suffered a breakdown in its propulsion system on Friday, said marine police in the port of [...]

Queen Mary 2 throws off brawling Dad

A dad was thrown off a Christmas cruise ship in the Caribbean after he was involved in a fight.
Anthony McNamara, 32, had to leave his daughter of nine with his parents on the Queen Mary 2.
He also had to pay for his flight back from the British Virgin Islands.
But he claimed he was only defending [...]

There is some hope for 4th January cruisers

From the UK press
Although most of the holidays booked through the company have been cancelled, around 450 passengers booked on to a three-month round-the-world cruise are being told that their trip can go ahead.
Administrators also said that there had been some expressions of interest from potential buyers for Travelscope, but warned that unless a [...]

Costa makes Dubai its regional hub with 2 ships this year

For the second consecutive year, Europe’s leading cruise operator, Costa Cruises, has made Dubai its regional cruise hub and deployed two ships offering a total of six weekly packages to destinations in the UAE, Arabian Gulf and the Middle East regions.
For the 2007-2008 cruise season, the Italian group has drafted two huge cruise ships – [...]

Cruisers on MV Van Gogh can continue

THE plans of thousands of holidaymakers will have to be changed and more than 200 people are set to lose their jobs after a travel company went into administration.
The Association of British Travel Agents, ABTA, revealed that Gloucester-based Travelscope Holidays ceased trading today.
Future holidays with the company have now been cancelled, and customers who were [...]

TRAVELSCOPE GOES BELLY UP!

Travelscope Holidays Limited (“the Company”)The Company was placed into administration on 21 December 2007. Paul Clark, Phil Duffy and Andrew Stoneman of Menzies Corporate Restructuring were appointed Joint Administrators of the Company. At present the Administrators are evaluating the Company’s financial position and future prospects.
The Company is not presently taking future bookings.
For those customers who [...]

Camilla hit by the curse of the unbroken bottle!

For the superstitious and seafarers it is a bad omen. When the woman who could become Britain’s next queen officially named a new luxury cruise liner, the champagne bottle did not smash.
As a flag-waving audience looked on, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pushed the button to send the bubbly crashing into the side of the [...]