cruises

The major shipping companies go to great lengths to attract passengers. Their ships offer facilities and entertainment worthy of the best hotel clubs. The largest ship to date, the Harmony of the Seas has the longest slide on the high seas and presents comedy shows every night...

"Luxurious yachts, graceful sailing ships, traditional boats, sleek ocean liners, itineraries criss-crossing all the seas and rivers of the globe, two-night trips, round-the-world tours lasting several months... Cruises today cater for all tastes, budgets and ages!" says Corinne Renard, Sales Director of Un Océan de Croisières. Their success is even growing. In 2015,...

On the back of an "excellent 2016", with growth in both volume and value, the French directors of Costa Crociere - and in particular its MICE department, which is particularly dynamic - came to preach the good word to the specialist press on Thursday. Their message was clear: cruises have everything to appeal to the...

The MS Fram, used to the cold waters of Antarctica, will be joined for the 2016-2017 season by the MS Midnatsol. While the first liner will remain positioned on departure from Ushuaia, the second will cast off from the Chilean port of Punta Arenas for more 'discovery' sailing in the Chilean fjords, around Cape Horn...

The cruise industry is not immune to the economic crisis, weathering the economic storms head-on. According to the Cruises International Association (Clia), "2013 was a record year for the cruise industry, particularly in Europe where 6.4 million passengers were recorded, an increase of +43 % compared to 2012". This alone...

 Bought by Pacific Beachcomber at the end of 2009, the 332-passenger luxury liner operates some 40 7-night cruises a year from Papeete to the Society Islands. Several 14-night itineraries also take in the Marquesas and Tuamotus islands, as well as New Zealand, Fiji, the Cook Islands and...

This figure has risen sharply due to the general increase in cruise fleets in recent years, forcing the world's number two cruise operator to position more and more liners each year outside the Caribbean, its home turf. The dollar's rise against the euro, if it is sustained, should help to keep the cruise business on track...

From January 2011, the small Nice-based company has decided to operate the Vistamar, a ship with a capacity of 260 passengers, i.e. 40 more cruise passengers than on the Adriana. "The Vistamar will bring a new commercial dynamic to Plein Cap thanks to its capacity, which is exactly what we have been looking for since...

The first, Le Boréal, will start sailing in May, with L'Austral due to join the fleet a year later.After a short trip around the Mediterranean to the Adriatic coast, Le Boréal, as her name suggests, will be sailing in the cold waters of Northern Europe, the Baltic and Iceland.After her launch in...

An exuberant ship, where art has pride of place, with 340 works by Italian artists on display in various areas of the ship.Positioned in the Emirates from Dubai in winter and in Northern Europe from Copenhagen in summer, the Costa Deliziosa can carry up to 2,830 passengers. It has 1,130 cabins, more...

"We'll be making a difference with our French staff and the friendly atmosphere on board, as well as with our services and cuisine, which are second to none to our competitors," says Yannis Vassilakopoulos, General Manager France for Louis Cruises.

In Egypt, for example, agent Emeco Travel Egypt acquired four top-of-the-range units in early 2009, inspired by the luxury feluccas once used by Egyptian high society. All have eight double cabins and a large outside deck where dinners are served. The agent organises private cruises of between three and seven...

Inventors of the concept of a floating club from which you barely get off during a stopover in the Caribbean, the Americans have dared everything on this extraordinary ship. Here, the show takes place in the bowels of the building, on its 16 decks. In addition to activities and entertainment such as the casino, fitness centre, spa...

Brittany Ferries, the shipping company serving England, Ireland and Spain, is launching its own Travel Pack containing 21 products to help you discover its three destinations. The five price levels on offer range from 89 euros for a day's shopping in London or a weekend in Cork, to 1490 euros for a week's golf or fishing...