John Branson's comments on going on Cruise Ships!

Cruise ships are fascinating, not only in their immense size but also as a logistical exercise; 8 years ago, 75,000 tons was a large Cruise Ship, today Royal Caribbean Lines are just about to launch a 220,000 ton vessel.

The following is a summary of the ships in which we have cruised:

Year: Cruise ShipCruise LineWhere we went
2001 ARCADIA (Old)P&OCaribbean
2002 DAWN PRINCESSPrincess CruisesHawaiian Islands / French Polynesia
2003 STAR PRINCESSPrincess CruisesAustralia & New Zealand
2005 SAPPHIRE PRINCESSPrincess CruisesAustralia & Far East
2006 SUMMITCelebrity CruisesPanama Canal (Miami to Los Angeles)
2007 NAVIGATOR of the SEA'sRoyal CaribbeanNorway and Baltic
2007 ARCADIA (New)P&OCaribbean & Mexico
2008 CENTURYCelebrity CruisesMediterranean
2009 SEA PRINCESSPrincess CruisesCaribbean

On CENTURY we were lucky enough to be invited to the Bridge on departure from Malta's Valetta Harbour. What an experience and quite rare today in view of security restraints on cruise ships.

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