Cruises

Passenger Ordeal Over As 'Plague Ship' Returns To Port (VIDEO)

PA | Posted 14.12.2012 | UK

A cruise liner dubbed "a plague ship" by passengers struck down with the norovirus vomiting illness has returned to Southampton. Emerging into the ...

Rihanna Planning £100k Cruise With Drake?

WENN | Posted 14.07.2012 | Home

Rihanna is planning to sail away with her ex-lover Drake in a bid to rekindle their relationship. The singer is reportedly sparing no expense to wi...

UK Cruise Numbers Back Up After Costa Concordia Disaster

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.06.2012 | UK

The Costa Concordia ship tragedy earlier this year caused "a pause" in UK cruise holiday bookings, it was revealed on Tuesday. However, numbers hav...

Costa Concordia Company Launches Safety Measures As New Ship Unveiled

PA | Posted 05.07.2012 | UK

The company behind the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster has introduced a raft of new safety measures as it launched a new liner. As the new Cos...

Costa Allegra: Stricken Cruise Ship 'Will Reach Land Soon'

PA | Posted 29.04.2012 | UK

Passengers aboard the Costa Allegra cruise liner that was left without power after a fire are expected to reach land tomorrow. The vessel, which is...

Mexico Coastguard Hunt Briton Who Fell From Cruise Ship

Posted 04.04.2012 | UK

A search was under way today for a British passenger who apparently went overboard from the world's biggest cruise ship in waters near Mexico. The ...

To Italy by Freighter

Paul Dodson | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Paul Dodson

I am a passenger on board the Alexandra Rickmers, a 26 thousand-tonne freighter out of Hamburg, Germany. Tonight we are departing Singapore, sailing the infamous Strait of Malacca, the stretch of water separating Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore from Sumatra, the largest island in the Indonesian archipelago