Botanical cruise ship tours prove very popular with intrepid English travellers who love to journey to destinations such as the Mediterranean and Asia to see exotic gardens.

However, you don’t have to […]

Noble Caledonia’s MS Caledonian Sky was unveiled last Thursday (May 10th), giving 400 passengers the chance to see the results of eight months of intensive refurbishment work in a Swedish shipyard.

Before […]

It is easy to assume that Britons who go on foreign holidays are taking money out of the country. However, recent research from the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) hopes to correct this misconception […]

A campaign which urges Britons to holiday at home during 2012 has had little effect on most of the nation, new research has revealed.

The ‘Holiday at Home’ campaign was launched in March 2012 with […]

Tourism minister John Penrose must have wished he’d stayed at home rather than attend Wednesday’s Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) conference in London.

Mr Penrose faced criticism over a domestic […]

Plans to build a Chinese holiday resort in West Wales have been delayed after government inspectors deemed the designs to be unacceptable.

Wales is already home to Portmeirion, an Italian-style village […]

The April showers experienced throughout Britain has resulted in a rush of people booking sunshine breaks, according to travel operators.

An article in the Daily Mail points out that some companies saw […]

Silver screen legend Robert Redford will be the star speaker at the forthcoming World Travel and Tourism Council summit in Mexico.

The event takes place later this month (May 16th to 18th) and its […]

The Yemen Tourism Board has revealed that the number of visitors to its website has surged since the release of new film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. However, the board’s UK spokesman Benjamin Carey is keen that […]

A Noble Caledonia ship is set to help Portsmouth International Port enjoy a record May.

The MS Island Sky  is due to dock at the port on May 11thand will

herald the start of the summer cruise […]

Debbie Marshall from Silver Travel Advisor talks to Laura Cochrane, Head of Marketing for Noble Caledonia, about the history of the company, its latest addition to the fleet, and her personal favourites.

Debbie […]

Anyone reading this blog who is sitting and staring at snow or at freezing rain will appreciate our hard work, here aboard the Island Sky on everyone’s behalf. Today we have been exploring the tiny Venezuelan […]

Journeys between Rome and Naples could become a lot quicker soon, thanks to a new train which made its maiden journey on Monday [April 30th 2012].

Travel and technology specialists crammed on board private […]

One of Australia’s richest men has revealed plans for building an updated version of the Titanic.

Clive Palmer told Australian media that he wants the new ship to be as similar as possible to the spirit and […]

Words & photographs by Chantal Cookson from the MS Island Sky’s Expedition team. 

Friday, 13th January 2012 16.00 hrs

Ship’s position: 55* 21.330 S

Weather: Deep low pressure Central South West of Cape […]

Large cruise ships could be docking in Greenwich as early as 2014 after plans for a new cruise terminal were approved.

John Comber of Greenwich Council told southeast London newspaper the News Shopper: “In […]

Foreign secretary William Hague has been blamed for a slump in the number of Britons booking holidays in Greece.

Last February, Mr. Hague angered travel firms by revealing plans to evacuate Britons from […]

Disney Cruise Line has announced that it is to remove tea from its menu. Beyond this summer, passengers travelling with the cruise line will not be able to enjoy the option of having high tea while sailing on the […]

Travel away from the main tourist path and you will find lots of natural and man-made wonders in north-west Bulgaria

Surrounded by five neighbouring countries and shrouded in mystery Bulgaria is still […]

The number of tourists visiting Kazakhstan has increased tenfold recently – an achievement for which a spoof TV and film character called Borat has been given much of the credit.

Borat, played by English […]

New research has identified Bulgaria as being the European country which offers the best value-for-money for British travellers.

According to Post Office Travel Money’s latest cost index, ten typical […]

Living in this modern era of globalisation it is easy to forget that some people like living far away from the beaten track. The peace, solitude and scenery to be enjoyed in sparsely populated areas can certainly […]

It has long been thought that Edgar Evans hampered Captain Scott’s fateful 1911 expedition to the South Pole.

Expedition member Evans injured his head when falling down a crevice and the injuries he […]

The number of cruise passengers visiting Gibraltar reached a record level in the first quarter of 2012, new figures have revealed.

According to the Gibraltar chronicle, 22,063 passengers arrived in […]

1. Portmeirion, Wales

You could be forgiven for thinking you’d stepped onto Italian soil the moment you set foot in Portmeirion. The estate is entirely modelled on Italian villages. Welsh architect Clough […]

Norway is home to most of the world’s longest and most spectacular fjords – the word comes from the Norse meaning “water body” – but there are fjords in, for example, New Zealand, Greenland, Alaska and […]

In a fortuitious coincidence the Pope happened to be in Cuba at the same time as we were, but strangely enough we did not bump into him. As we stood gazing up at the centuries old woodwork of the firmly closed […]

The number of tourists visiting Japan has returned to the level it was before an earthquake and tsunami hit the country just over a year ago.

That is the finding of the Japan Tourism Agency which has been […]

Yesterday, this news column told you about the end of the Australian cruise season. Today, we have some more positive news – it’s the start of the Canadian cruise season.

The year’s first cruise ship […]

You can always try to store happy memories on a cruise holiday in your head but sometimes it’s nice to have a camera as a back-up to capture those memorable moments for posterity.

Here are ten suggestions […]

Australia’s cruise season ended this week when the last visiting ship left the country’s waters.

Industry experts in Australia have declared that 2011/2012 was a bumper year for cruise visits as six ships […]

Wonders of Egypt

Stepping off the plane at Luxor Airport I feel an instant release from the chills of the British winter and my spirits lift; the sun is shining and the warm air infused with exotic spices.  My […]

A mid-Atlantic service marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic passed off without incident over the weekend.

At 11:40pm on Saturday night cruise liner MS Balmoral journeyed to the wreck […]

April 5, 2012

The French know a thing or two about small pleasures. Tiny cups of strong flavorful coffee, delicate portions of choice savories, designer shops sporting skimpy diaphanous dresses and, of course, […]

Cuba is an ideal holiday destination for those who are looking for something a little different. As one of only a few Communist countries in the world, the country is not afraid to be different from other […]

The number of Britons travelling abroad has increased for the first time in four years last year.

That is the conclusion of newly-published research from the Office for National Statistics which found that […]

We just couldn’t keep it quiet any longer. We are delighted to share some pictures of our new ship, the MS Caledonian Sky here on Travel Post.

The vessel is currently in Sweden where she has almost […]

British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to visit Burma on Friday on official business and there is speculation that many British holidaymakers might follow in his wake.

An article in the Telegraph […]

In 2012 many people will celebrate the 600th anniversary of the birth of Joan of Arc, yet how can we be so certain about the date of her birth?

There is no official birth certificate bearing Joan’s name but […]

Congratulations are due to two of Noble Caledonia cruise line’s best guest speakers; Paul Harris and Peter Warwick have both been accepted as guest speakers for the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts […]

A cruise ship which is following the route taken by the Titanic 100 years ago is expected to resume its journey today (10th April 2012) after bad weather delayed its departure from Ireland.

The MS Balmoral […]