The huge wave which crashed through the lounge window of the cruise liner Louis Majesty has been caught on camera by a passenger.  Sadly two passengers died in the incident and several other passengers were injured, some seriously.Link to the Sky News article and video LINK

Two cruise-ship passengers have been killed after a 26ft wave smashed into the ship off the coast of France.   Nearly 2,000 people were on board the ship   A Greek coast guard statement says another six people suffered minor injuries on board the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty. It says the accident occurred near the French...

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The Queen has chartered the Hebridean Princess for the weeks beginning July 22 and July 29.Passengers with bookings on those dates will not be able to go on their cruises during that fortnight.Has anyone been affected by this?

Check out the new cruise photos on the Cruise Crowd Flickr pages as contributed by Stephen & Katherine.  Thanks for sharing....Go to Photos

Travel + Leisure magazine surveys its readers every year on a variety of travel topics and has just published the latest results including their rankings of the top cruise lines.The magazine divides its rankings into large and small categories with small being cruise lines that have ships that carry 400...

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Man dies in cruise bug outbreak . Norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, is highly contagious A man has died and more than 70 people have taken ill on board a cruise liner berthed in Invergordon, Easter Ross. The winter vomiting bug, norovirus, is thought to have taken hold on...

Cruise Ship Quarantine Over Swine Flu.Venezuela has quarantined a visiting cruise ship following an outbreak of swine flu onboard, health officials have said. All 1,219 passengers and 460 crew members will be kept on board the Ocean Dream, which is now moored off Venezuela's Margarita Island.Authorities stopped passengers from leaving...

Gills'  gamble   on   deposits   'pays off'Thursday,  May 07,  2009 Lee Hayhurst. A leading cruise agency which slashed deposits for the UK’s biggest cruise launch has said it was a calculated risk that it would try again. Cruise lines require a 10% deposit, but Gills Cruise Centre is asking for just £50 deposits for...

Guide to New Ships... The building boom in the cruise industry just doesn't stop. It's hard to believe that this page could be so long, especially when you realize that the price of each of these ships is hundreds of millions of dollars. It's even more mind-boggling when you realize...