Ultimate Guide: Majestic Princess

The Majestic Princess cruise ship

Ultimate Guide: Majestic Princess Published by Bernadette Chua Published on 3 Feb 2025 Year of build 2017  /  Age: 8 Flag state  United Kingdom Builder Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy) Class PRINCESS ROYAL Building cost EUR 650 million (USD 760 million) Engines (power) Wartsila (62.4 MW / 83680 hp) Propulsion power 18 MW / 24138 hp Speed 23 kn / 43 km/h / 26 mph Length (LOA) 330 m / 1083 ft … Read more

7 places to visit in the Canary Islands when you’re on your cruise

Aerial view with Puerto de la Cruz, in background Teide volcano, Tenerife island, Spain

The Canary Islands, scattered across the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, may not seem an obvious choice when youโ€™ve travelled all the way from Australia to tour Europe. You wonโ€™t find the glamour of the French Riviera, or the concentration of antiquities of Greece. And yet. The Canary Islands are extraordinarily beautiful, and … Read more

Full steam ahead – 9 of the world’s most opulent train journeys

A couple on a platform

The glamour of high-end train travel has never faded, with a constant queue of travellers eager to be transported back to the 1920s on board an Orient-Express train. And now with the ever-increasing environmental concerns surrounding aeroplane flights and a pandemic-induced focus on the concept of slow travel, a new generation may well be turned … Read more