Shipmonk
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Dave Monk has been a journalist for 44 years, most recently as deputy editor of Metro, Britain's best-read daily paper. He began writing about cruising in 2005 and was voted best blogger in the Cruise International Awards 2016 - the year he gave up work to write about cruising full time.
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8M ago
New adventures: Ken Grant co-founded The Majestic Line (Picture: Dave Monk)
Scottish small-ship operator The Majestic Line has been sold, allowing 80-year-old co-founder Ken Grant to return to his main job of helping fight diseases around the world.
New owner Craig of Campbeltown Limited says it plans ‘no change to the operation and management’ of the Argyll-based cruise line, which Ken and friend Andy Thoms set up in 2004.
As an epidemiologist, Ken has worked as a public health consultant in more than 30 developing countries – a background that helped The Majestic Line become one of the first ..read more
Shipmonk
9M ago
The moment Silver Ray was christened (Video: Dave Monk)
Silversea’s newest ship, Silver Ray, was christened today in Lisbon with the line’s favourite Duval-Leroy champagne.
Guests watching a giant screen in the ship’s theatre, the two-deck Venetian Lounge, cheered as they saw live footage of the bottle smashing against the hull. Godmother for the event was ocean scientist Maria Josefina Olascoaga.
Though brand new, Silver Ray – Silversea’s 12th ship – follows very closely in the wake of older sister Silver Nova, with the main pool lying along one edge of the main deck, rather than in th ..read more
Shipmonk
10M ago
Liverpool icons: From left, restaurant entrepreneur Natalie Haywood, broadcaster and community leader Ngunan Adamu, British Olympian Katarina Johnson-Thomson, Spice Girl, DJ and author Melanie C and music and cultural legend Jayne Casey (Picture: Chris Ison)
Five Liverpool icons are about to name new Cunard ship Queen Anne on behalf of the city, which will be the official godparent.
Spice Girl and author Melanie C, broadcaster and community leader Ngunan Adamu, local restaurant entrepreneur Natalie Haywood, Liverpool music and cultural legend Jayne Casey and British Olympian heptathlon athlete ..read more