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P&O Cruises has announced changes to a number of Aurora and Ventura sailings in 2028 following changes to the ships’ planned refit schedules. The changes affect guests booked on Aurora cruise R806 and Ventura cruise N805, while several new cruises will also be introduced. Here’s what you need to know if you have a P&O Cruises holiday booked on either ship. Aurora R806 has been cancelled Aurora’s 19-night Atlantic Islands, Morocco and Cape Verde cruise, R806, which was due to

A notice has gone up on Marella's cruise noticeboard asking passengers to stop hiding rubber ducks around the ship and to leave cabin doors bare. It's politely worded, complete with a duck pun, but the message is clear enough. Ducks left around the ship or at the ports will be picked up and binned, and anything stuck to a cabin door may be taken down by the crew. If you've never come across cruise ducks, the idea is simple. You buy a bag of small rubber ducks, tag them with y

Princess Cruises has just reshuffled its Plus and Premier packages for 2026, and the price for both has gone up. We haven't sailed with Princess ourselves, so we can't tell you which bar server makes the best espresso martini on Sun Princess. What we can do is walk you through exactly what each package includes this year, what changed, and which one actually makes sense for the way you cruise. The three ways to book a Princess cruise Princess sells fares in three tiers now: S