Up to 4,000 passengers are stranded on board another cruise ship off the coast of California while they wait for the outcome of a coronavirus test on one sick passenger. The Carnival Panorama cruise ship has been docked in Long Beach and passengers are being ordered to stay on the boat while the woman, whose … Read more
Sipping champagne, I gazed out of the window at South Africa’s wide open farmlands, rugged mountains, arid desert and pink flamingoes. Feeling peckish, I picked up the telephone and dialled my personal butler. ‘Hello Mxolisi. May I have a plate of sandwiches, please?’ Within minutes he arrived, in his livery and pristine white gloves, bearing … Read more
Cruising into the future: How a high-tech watch is revolutionising life on board Sara Macefield tried out the OceanMedallion on her Princess Cruises voyage The small disc can open doors and it doubles as an onboard payment device When ordering drinks, waiters are guided by the guest’s picture and location By Sara Macefield For The Daily … Read more
The differences in price between British Airways’ classes are big – leaping up in hundreds then thousands of pounds – but what exactly does each fare jump get you? Four travel experts decided to find out and reviewed all four classes on a single BA Boeing 777 flight between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi in … Read more
A British man who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has died after being infected with coronavirus, Japanese authorities said today, making him the first Briton to die of the illness. The man was among 78 Britons quarantined on the cruise liner which became one of the world’s largest clusters of virus cases … Read more
Passenger who slipped while trying to board a train is spun around the platform after being trapped then spat out by a carriage CCTV footage was recorded in West Bengal, India, on a Kharagpur-Asansol train Dazed Sujoy Ghosh, 44, was trying to board the moving train when he slipped He was lodged between platform and … Read more