Infographic

Thomas Cook have launched an Infographic about passenger ship travel through the ages - starting in 240BC and ending with Oasis of the Seas.
You can see it here: http://blog.thomascook.com/cruise/passenger-ship-travel-through-the-ages-infographic/

Bargain Cruises

Just had an email from a cruise agent offering 24 nights in November on the Eastern Med on P and O's Oceana for an incredible £1099 and 36 nights on the Aurora round the Caribbean and Panama Canal in November for £1,599!
Wish I had the time.

Cruise boost

Visits by cruise ships have grown five-fold in the last decade, boosting the economy by £35 million.
Details here:

www.news.scotsman.com/scotland/Scotland-ahoy-Cruiseliner-boom-sees.6845668.jp

Princess Cruise News

Princess have just announced their biggest ever European Cruise deployment:

The 2012 season offers a wide selection of sailings through the timeless cities of the Mediterranean, the splendor of Scandinavia and Russia and the intriguing ports of Northern Europe. The season features seven ships sailing on 57 itineraries to 116 destinations, including Caribbean Princess' European debut and new 14-day Baltic and 16-day Land of the Midnight Sun routes. And 12-day Mediterranean and Greek Isles cruises will continue to offer overnight stays in one of the continent's most sought-after destinations -- Venice. Two new ports will debut -- Korcula, Croatia on the 12-day Mediterranean Collection on Pacific Princess and Nessebar, Bulgaria (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) on the 12-day Black Sea & Crimean Coasts route