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The Panama Canal joins two of the world’s greatest oceans, the Atlantic and the Pacific. Work began on the canal in 1904 and although fraught with many set- backs was completed in 1914. At 48 miles long it was of the largest and difficult engineering projects ever under taken. Today up to 14,702 vessels per year pass through the canal making it the busiest shipping canals in the world.

• Colon is one of the most important ports in the Caribbean, and the world’s second largest…

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Have you always aspired to taking a cruise, but are hesitant because you are single? May be you're worried about feeling like a bit of a gooseberry? Or dread the thought of everyone coming up to you and feeling sorry for you? Cruising is actually one of the best modes of holiday if you are single, and it offers so many different options, be it pampering and personalised on board service, a different place on ship to escape to, and of course a new exciting new destination to look forward to… Continue

Picking the perfect cabin is as important as picking the right cruise. With up to 1000 cabins and 20 different categories to choose from its important to get the right one that suits you, also take in to consideration where on the ship your cabin will be. For instance, on the lower decks you will not feel the movement of the ship as much as on an upper deck. Is a balcony important? Do you want your cabin to be a refuge, a place to sit and relax, or is it just a place to store your luggage…

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Last year 543,000 Britons cruised in the Mediterranean nearly twice as many choose to cruise than a decade ago. It seems that our love of the ocean has been re-kindled; in part this has much to do with the many disruptions that airlines have caused it passengers, although the Icelandic volcano was not the airlines fault, the way in which they handled the stranded passengers all over the world certainly was. This coupled with delays, lost luggage, and price increases has for most been the…

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