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With the hand over of Project 1011 to her owners, one of the closet secrets in the superyacht industry has been unveiled. Project 1011, the fourth largest ever Feadship built has been named Ulysses. She is currently readying herself for sea trials in the North Sea prior to delivery. Project 1011 was constructed for a highly experienced… Continue reading Project 1011 the Secret is Revealed

There was a time when the words graffiti and superyacht brought grief to most yacht lovers.   But when Oceanco invited the Rotterdam-based artist I AM EELCO to adorn the side of their new launching with graffiti they created a first. Oceanco has moved its latest construction project to its outfitting facilities. Y726 was transported along… Continue reading Graffiti covers Y726 the New Launch from Oceanco

Zach and Becka, both hailing from the UK, have transformed their dreams into reality, transitioning from landlubbers to seasoned sailors. Deciding to ditch traditional conventions of entering the property market and now travelling on their 40ft sailing boat, Teulu, in an exclusive interview they share their challenges and learnings and how others can take this… Continue reading Zach and Becka ditch property market to sail the world instead

In the world of marine insurance, Pantaenius has long been a name trusted by boat owners. Its ethos is not just about safeguarding assets.  Instead it’s about being there for policyholders, even when the most daunting challenges arise. Therefore, when the catastrophic weather phenomenon of Storm Babet recently unleashed its fury across Europe, Pantaenius demonstrated exactly what it… Continue reading Pantaenius: a real life tale of positive crisis management

The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards 2023 saw Antara Cruises scoop the Silver in the River Cruising category. Antara Cruises, India’s river cruising pioneer was humbled to make history alongside Ferdinand Magellan.  He was the first mariner to circumnavigate the world.  They received recognition from the US based Travel Weekly magazine in their recently announced Travel Weekly Magellan… Continue reading Magellan Award for the World’s Longest River Cruise

Antara River Cruises has launched a season of short, themed itineraries for the festive season. Sail on Antara Ganga Vilas and experience slow travel on the Ganga, Bengal’s historic towns, culture and nature.  Antara Ganga Vilas will offer 2, 3 and 4 night special sailings ahead of the festive season between October to December 2023. … Continue reading Antara River Cruises launches short, themed itineraries

Billed as Europe’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferry, Earth Clipper has entered service on the river Thames. She is the first of a set of new hybrid riverboats to be launched on the river. Operated by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, the hybrid vessel will service the Putney to Barking route. Earth Clipper will operate… Continue reading Hybrid high-speed passenger ferry speeds through London

This year cruising is back and better than ever before with luxury river cruising in particular seeing a huge 118% increase in popularity since 2019, with expedition cruises increasing by a whopping 131%*. For the best luxury expedition river cruises in some of the world’s most remote, biodiverse and hard to reach destinations, look no… Continue reading Luxury river cruising sees a huge 118% increase in popularity.