Some say small is beautiful, but if you have ever been on a yacht in a big storm, you will know it can be stomach-churning as well. That is why some investors avoid buying smaller company investment funds – more volatile investments than those invested in FTSE All-Share Index stocks. But others actively court them, … Read more
The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week he answers queries on river cruises, Covid-19 certifcates, renewing passports and more. Q. I had a French river cruise booked with Great Rail Journeys (GRJ) and was told the company was making decisions on whether or not trips would happen approximately 30 … Read more
There’s never been a better time to book your floating boutique hotel holiday The ropes are off and the joy of river cruising can restart after the Foreign & Commonwealth Office changed its advice to give river cruising the green light this week. It’s something the Mail has been pushing for and we’re pleased the … Read more
Cunard cruise ships won’t sail again before November: Customers to get credit worth 125% of the cost of their original trip By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:56 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 23:56 BST, 9 June 2020 Cunard has extended the suspension of its cruise sailings until November due to the … Read more
Britain’s most powerful warship has set sail on a training exercise for eight weeks – despite two of its 700-strong crew testing positive for coronavirus. HMS Queen Elizabeth had been expected to take to the water from Portsmouth Naval Base at the start of the week, but the departure was delayed to allow the ship’s … Read more
Isn’t it fascinating how we can interpret the same things so differently? When a crew member on our expedition cruise describes the first possible excursion – a steep hike through a Patagonian forest – the words that leap out at me are ‘muddy’, ‘challenging’ and ‘not for everyone’. However, my three teenagers hear only ‘fun’ … Read more
Isn’t it fascinating how we can interpret the same things so differently? When a crew member on our expedition cruise describes the first possible excursion – a steep hike through a Patagonian forest – the words that leap out at me are ‘muddy’, ‘challenging’ and ‘not for everyone’. However, my three teenagers hear only ‘fun’ … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Set sail for Dunkirk and Normandy with the D-Day Darlings and mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day with this stunning battlefield tour By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 11:02 BST, 6 January 2020 | Updated: 11:03 BST, 6 January 2020 This year sees the 75th anniversary of VE … Read more
The CDC has extended its ‘no sail’ order for the cruise industry for a further 100 days, leaving 100 ships and 80,000 crew members stranded off the US coast. At least 20 of these ships have known or suspected cases of coronavirus onboard, the agency said, following tests and reports of respiratory-illness symptoms. Cruise liners … Read more
Robot Mayflower with an AI captain and no crew is set to cross the Atlantic 400 years after its famous namesake The new Mayflower could be the first fully autonomous vessel to cross Atlantic AI Captain will pilot the ship on its voyage from Britain to the United States Hull designed in Gdansk, Poland, is … Read more