March 2020 | Forward EDITOR’S LETTER
Little and large: cruise in all shapes and sizes CRUISE ADVISER
As Jane Archer writes on p38, most large and mainstream cruise ships usually sail tried-and-test routes in the Caribbean or Mediterranean, so when Carnival Cruise Line announced it was to deploy its new arrival Carnival Panorama on an itinerary to the Mexican Riviera, it caught our eye. She joined the ship on its inaugural one-week cruise from California’s Long Beach to Cabo San Lucas, Mexican Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. The former – waves a resort city on the southern tip of the country’s Baja California peninsula – has it all: beaches, watersports and great bars. With the guarantee of good weather and even better food, it’s got everything you could want from a cruise holiday, while Panorama provides the sort of family friendly entertainment you’d expect from a Fun Ship. From large to little, in this issue, we also look at the continued rise of smallship cruise. From ultra-luxury mega-pyachts to expedition vessels, the market is one of cruise’s most exciting, providing intimate surroundings and access to ports that the larger vessels just can’t manage (p46). Of course, with the reports from the Diamond Princess in Yokohama and the deployment of other vessels in the region, it’s been a sobering month for the cruise industry. We share our thoughts on p58 and explain why it’s important to become ambassadors for cruise and help dispel rumours when you can. We hope you enjoy reading.
THIS MONTH WHAT WE LEARNT
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M O S CO W | S M A L L S H I P S | H O W TO S E L L : FA M I L Y
THE ONLY DESTINATION FOR THOSE SELLING CRUISES
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Jane Archer discovers the lesser-known delights of Puerto Vallarta and the Pacific coast
MOSCOW HAS ITS VERY OWN CAT THEATRE Kuklachyov’s Cat Theatre is just one of the things that makes the Russian capital a unique place to visit
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REGENT’S NEW SHIP HAS A MATTRESS WORTH £200,000 The Vividus mattress is so comfortable it is known as the Rolls-Royce of Rest
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