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Princess Cruises has today suspended its ocean voyages for two months while Viking Cruises has also halted trips until May because of the coronavirus outbreak. US-based firm Princess said its 18 cruise ships would stay in port until May 11 after two of its ships suffered virus outbreaks, including the Diamond Princess in Japan. Ships … Read more
The bridge on one of the most prestigious ocean liners ever to sail the high seas has been opened to the public for the first time in its 52-year history. Visitors are now able to explore the command room on Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), where access was once only reserved for senior crew or VVIPS. … Read more
Earth was once a ‘waterworld’ just like the one depicted by Hollywood in the Kevin Costner blockbuster, according to new research. A global ocean covered the planet 3.2 billion years ago, when the first primitive microbes were emerging. There would have been hardly any dry land – mirroring the way it looked in Waterworld, the … Read more
Lidl becomes the first UK supermarket to launch recycled packaging made from ‘ocean bound plastic’ collected from beaches in South East Asia The plastic is collected from beaches in South East Asia and then recycled It will prevent over 60 tonnes of plastic from entering the ocean each year The plastic will first be rolled … Read more
The best and worst cruise lines of 2020 have been named by Which? – and it’s Viking Ocean Cruises claiming the top spot once again and MSC anchored at the bottom for a second year running. Viking was awarded five stars in every category while MSC received two or three stars across the board – … Read more
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane at the National Theatre is an imaginatively brilliant piece of storytelling with a short run By Robert Gore-Langton for Event Magazine Published: 22:01 GMT, 4 January 2020 | Updated: 11:27 GMT, 13 January 2020 The Ocean At The End Of The Lane Dorfman stage, National Theatre … Read more