Holland America BBC Earth Experiences

Holland America BBC Earth Experiences

11th January 2017

Nature and wildlife enthusiasts will love the new Holland America BBC Earth Experiences that enable them to experience earth’s natural wonders in new and exciting ways.

Since the second series of Planet Earth had us all glued to our seats, sitting slack-jawed in awe at the behaviour of several species of plant and animal, it couldn’t be a better time to find out more about the Holland America BBC Earth Experiences, so that you can immerse yourself in natural experiences whilst you travel.

Through a series of groundbreaking concerts, films, trivia, game shows, children’s activities and featured cruises, guests with Holland America Line can experience the fascination of nature in a …

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Cruise and Rail Holidays

Discover popular cruise and rail itinerary combinations for your next holiday…

Experiential cruise holidays are quickly rising in popularity and now it’s not uncommon to find a cruise holiday package that includes excursions, tours and other land based activities. However, perhaps the quickest to grow in popularity are rail and cruise holidays.

The main appeal of a cruise and rail holiday, is the chance to explore a destination in two very different ways. Arriving by ship into a cruise port can showcase the coastal scenery or links to some of the world’s most incredible cities whilst a train journey allows those on board to explore the stretches of landscape …

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The Difference Between MSC Fantastica and MSC Bella Experiences

22nd December 2016

Learn more about the different cruise experiences offered by MSC cruise line including MSC Fantastica and MSC Bella.

One of the most frequently asked questions we receive here at Cruise Nation is the difference between two of MSC cruise line’s different cabin grades, Fantastica and Bella. If you’re new to cruising these terms can be quite confusing, especially if you’re also looking at other cruise lines for your first ever cruise holiday and these also have their own terms for different cabin grades. The whole experience can be quite overwhelming and difficult to get to grips with.

This is why we wanted to clearly explain the differences, so …

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Cruise Nation founder Phil Evans with models wearing new uniform

Cruise Nation New Uniform Revealed

29th November 2016

Find out more about the reveal of our new uniform at our glitzy ‘History in the Making’ event.

Last week on the 22nd November we hosted our first ever special event, welcoming our loyal customers, cruise line partners, travel suppliers and local and national press to the Orangery at Margam Park in South Wales so that we could finally reveal the Cruise Nation new uniform as well as our future plans for 2017.

Margam Park Orangery

Since launching in 2009, Cruise Nation has sped quickly toward several successes and we’ve never really taken a moment to stop and appreciate the view from where we are before moving on …

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The new MSC Seaside

The MSC Seaside Has Its Float Out Ceremony!

29th November 2016

MSC Cruises and Fincantieri shipyard celebrate the MSC Seaside float out as the countdown to the ship entering service begins.

MSC Cruises and FINCANTIERI (one of the largest shipbuilding groups in the world), last week celebrated the float out of MSC Seaside, one of two new groundbreaking mega-ships that MSC Cruises is bringing into service between June and December 2017. The ceremony took place this weekend at the Monfalcone shipyard, where the ship is being built.

The MSC Seaside

MSC Seaside will homeport in Port Miami as of December 2017 and will sail year round in the Caribbean, further enriching MSC Cruises’ offering in the region – …

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Koningsdam Ship Visit

A Closer Look at the Holland America Koningsdam

23rd September 2016

Join us for a tour around the exquisite Holland America Koningsdam cruise ship…

 

Earlier this year Holland America launched the eagerly anticipated Koningsdam, their newest 5* cruise ship. The Koningsdam is Holland America’s leader in their Pinnacle class of ships and for obvious reasons too with its impressive choice of activities, restaurants and leisure options on board.

We were recently invited by Holland America to visit the Koningsdam in Amsterdam, and of course we jumped at the chance to view this much talked about ship for ourselves. Below we’ve highlighted some of our favourite venues on the ship…

Blend by Chateau Michelle is a completely unique on …

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