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Cruise holidays you should book for summer 2021 After a winter of misery, find something to look forward to this year (with flexible policies – just in case) 17 February 2021 • 6:01pm Scenic’s new river cruise itinerary should help those who have missed eating out during lockdown Credit: Julian Elliott Just in case anyone needs reminding – and yes, I’m looking at you, Grant Shapps – booking a holiday is not illegal. We may not be able to go anywhere just yet, but with the vaccine pr...

Atlantic crossing Italian shipping company Grimaldi owns a large fleet of ro/ro (thats roll-on, roll-off) multipurpose vessels operating worldwide itineraries and also offering cabins to paying passengers. These include a cargo-passenger service from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with the option of continuing to Newark and Baltimore. Five of its ships run this itinerary each offering 12 passenger berths in standard or lounge cabins. Grimaldi Freighter Cruise between Liverpool and Halifa...

Why the Norwegian fjords are a dream cruise destination Fred Mawer © GETTY Pulpit Rock, one of the worlds most staggering viewing platforms - GETTY The beauty of the fjords, the opportunity for adventure and the crisp weather make Norway a dream holiday destination for many. A cruise is the ideal way to navigate the fjords many attractions, with the opportunity to wake up to a fresh natural wonder morning. Here we round up some of the best Norwegian fjords cruises. Look out ...

I want a Beluga whale now. I will call him, "Ed."

By Chuck Nowlin Feb 8, 2021 The Chiefs could have used a receiver like this in the Super Bowl. A beluga whale playing catch with a fisherman off the coast of Norway went viral last year, but theres more to the story. The fisherman throws a rugby ball out into the water and the whale brings it back to him in an oceanic game of fetch, but word is, this whale is Russian. The whale in the video is named Hvaldimir, a beluga whale that escaped from a Russian military facility. A spy? He turned up in...

Royal Dutch Shell will narrow its exploration scope in Norway to focus on natural gas production and possibly offshore wind in future, it told the Norwegian oil and energy ministry.

/CNW/ -- Hurtigruten, the world leader in exploration travel, has officially named Norway as Destination of the Year 2021. A destination representing universal...

Norways Petroleum Safety Authority has given Equinor consent to drill exploration well 7322/6-1 S in production licence PL 722 the Barents Sea. The well will be drilled to test a prospect named Shenzhou.

Although notoriously unpredictable, there are some ways to maximise chances of witnessing the aurora, says Sarah Marshall. Fickle, mysterious, but undoubtedly magical, the aurora borealis is one of natures greatest wonders. A cascade of electronic streamers dancing across the northern hemispheres night skies, the lights can occur at the right latitudes whenever theres enough activity and the sky is dark. A whole tourism industry of hotels, tours and even cruises has sprung up around the a...

How Babette’s Feast illuminates migrants’ stories 5 Feb 2021 Big and bloody history: Ernest Meissonier’s artwork depicts the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War. Babette’s Feast is set in the aftermath Refugees have been a feature of human society from its beginnings. The expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden arguably makes them humankind’s very first migrants. Envy, acquisitiveness, territorial ambition, greed, war, famine, disease, floods, earthquakes, volcanos, tornados and ...