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MSC Cruises has announced partnerships with Chicco and The LEGO Group. The collaboration with the famous children’s equipment and toy brands will serve to enhance the onboard experience fleet wide. Chicco The partnership with Osservatorio...
In the world of cosmetic surgery, the goal is often about to make the patient as slim and as slender as possible. A nip here and a tuck there. In the world of cruise ships, the opposite is true. Major cosmetic surgery is all about adding extra length...
In September 2014, travel trade magazine TTG featured an interesting article titled “Turnaround Tricks”. The article described how Katherine Lawrey shadowed Richard Harry, Hotel General Manager on Ruby Princess, during a turnaround day in...
Shopping on a budget meant opting for the cheapest cabin available on Independence of the Seas. Tucked towards the rear of Deck 9 was an available K-grade Interior cabin. By their nature, interior cabins are devoid of natural light. They are not the...
My first family cruise to the Mediterranean was an eye-opener. Sailing on Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas from Southampton, the 12 night holiday was a mixed experience, with positives and negatives. Part of the Freedom class of ships...