THE CRUISE INSIDER

Friday, 2 May, 1952 At London Airport (as Heathrow was once called) it is a cool and drizzly afternoon, but by 3pm the rain has let up...

Look around the twentieth century Western cruisescape and what do you see? Norwegians, right?! Norwegians everywhere! You may not have...

Some pages in cruise history beg to be read not for their satisfying resolution or long-lasting contributions to the evolution of the...

It was like American cruising but the buffets had a lot more borscht and cabbage in them. It was like American cruising but the bars had...

For more than 40 years a 'covert' cruise operation was running on the border of Europe and Asia Minor – a large one with a substantial...

Imagine a school where you learn French one day and the next you are in downtown Marseille putting your new skills to the test. Learn...

In the 1930’s arose a cruise company – literally out of nowhere – that went on to dominate the European cruise market in terms of volume....

The yacht! – the word itself is elitist and exclusive. If you saw it in print for the first time, how would you even know to pronounce it...

The first real luxury cruise in history. The first leisure cruises in history were spartan affairs by today’s standards – the only...

Or How bananas pioneered Caribbean cruise tourism! The next time you eat a banana, take a moment to appreciate that you are likely...

How old is cruising as a leisure travel product? – When did the first paying guests venture out to sea for no other reason than the...

Cruising as a commercial leisure phenomenon has existed for more than 175 years! I bet you didn’t know that. And you would not be alone;...