ISSUE 335 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023


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TWO RETURN FLIGHTS TO TORONTO


WHAT’S NEW IN THE NORTH WEST?


20-PAGE PULL OUT CRUISE SPECIAL


KRAKING TIME IN KRAKOW


UK & Ireland £1/€1


www.nitravelnews.com CRUISING ON UP


BY SARAH PICKERING sarah@nitravelnews.com


CRUISING; once looked at as a once-in-a-lifetime holiday, is now a much sought-after annual getaway. But how did it come to grow so vastly and why are Brits so eager to hop onboard? Over 1.7 million


TAKE A CRUISE LAST YEAR


Britons sailed on a cruise ship in 2022, according to new data provided by CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association). This includes not only cruises departing the UK, but from ports worldwide and non-


round-trip cruising.


Over the past two years the cruise industry has welcomed many brand new ships to its ranks, each one improving on something - whether that be size, luxury, comfort, food or


all of the above. In total, 32 new cruise ships hit the market in 2022 and its clear holiday- goers loved them - many itineraries sold out in days and why not?


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1.7 MILLION CHOSE TO


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