Ambience
Built 1991, Ambassador Cruises, UK. 190 pics (western Europe Christmas cruise 2025)
Built 2020, Celebrity Cruises, USA, 247 photographs (2025 cruise western Mediterranean)
Sunborn Gibraltar offers unique accommodation, onboard a replica-yacht. Moored at Gibraltar, this luxury 5-stars yacht-hotel offers an infinity swimming pool, a spa, a gym and a restaurant. Each beautifully appointed room, apartment or suite with a large flat-screen TV, bespoke design furniture and a champagne minibar provides marina, rock, or sea views. Sunborn Gibraltar offers
In the previous part of our series on the development of the interiors of liners and cruise ships “The early years 1965-1988” it became clear that there have been important changes in life on board. Where previously watching a movie in the cinema, a show in the theatre performed by the ships crew or clay
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During the years from 1970 onwards, the cruise industry has developed into an important holiday product, with around 35 million passengers in 2024 and an expected growth rate of 10% per year. In the 1960’s and 1970’s, at the start of this new era, Norwegian Caribbean Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and deluxe cruise line
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The cruise industry continues to expand, also in 2024. This year ca. 34.7 mio travellers took a cruise. Considering the number of cruisers pre-pandemic in 2019, 29.9 mio , it is obvious that the cruise industry has bounced back at a rapid pace, in fact it is the fastest growing segment of international tourism
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Ship’s name, owner, gross tonnage and yard are shown Vessels with a planned delivery in Q1 Adora Magic City, Adora Cruise, 135,000GRT, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, China Adora Magic City was delivered in December 2023, started active service in January 2024 Focusing on the Chinese market, Adora Cruise is a joint venture between China State
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After WWII the world’s passenger liner fleet had been decimated yet again. Apart from the Cunard Line, all other lines needed to rebuild their fleet. Cunard saw Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth survive the war unscathed and could finally start the two ship service they had been planning for so long. British liner companies still
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