The brand new re-launch edition of World of Cruising magazine is due for publication next week, and it's time to reveal everything in store for Europe's leading and longest-running cruise publication.
First of all, as Time Spent At Sea readers will already know, we have new owners in the shape of Real Response Media, with
ambitious plans to take the magazine to a whole new level in terms of profile,
design and content. Among their initial innovations are SIX
issues a year (instead of four), and a glossy year-end Cruise Directory, which will provide a comprehensive list of every
cruise line and every ship, as well as providing a preview of the year ahead.
We also have a sharp new design team, who
have revamped the look and style of our pages in keeping with the promise of a
New Year. There are new columnists and new features, including some
eye-catching destination stories that are sure to have you saying ‘I want to go
THERE!’ like our Cover Story on Alaska (above).
We also feature an update on the Queen Elizabeth of Cunard and a full review of 2013's new Europa 2 of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, and take a unique river journey on the Spirit of Chartwell with Titan Tours on the River Douro in Portugal.
For adventure-cruise fans, we travel to Norway with our blogger-in-chief Steve Newman, while for a mouth-watering cruise cuisine feature we feature Windstar Cruises.
New features include Three Of A Kind - a special look at a trio of regional ports, in this case A Coruna, Bilbao and Santander of Spain's Costa Verde - and Being There, which is a photo highlight of a current 'hot' cruise destination, in this case the Canary Islands. And, following on from there, Where Next is a view of an up-and-coming port of call, with our first one taking a look at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
For new columnists, we have Andy Harmer, the Director of CLIA UK & Ireland, and Silver Travel Advisor, the essential website for mature traveller advice.
Our features line-up is also more
obviously demarcated, so readers can immediately see the difference between our
Ocean, River, Adventure and Luxury cruising sections, as well as enjoying a
new-look News section, which remains the market leader in cruise terms. Our
essential Cruise Planner remains a
part of the mix, though.
If that is the Big Picture in our wide
World of Cruising, there is a huge amount of detail to follow, and we are sure
you are going to want to stay with us for the full voyage. More and more people
will be seeing our publication as the whole story of cruising goes widescreen
and technicolour this year, with new ships, new places to see and new ways to
see them.
No-one has our cruise know-how or our
depth of cruise knowledge, and no-one provides the unparalleled range of
stories and insight that we do. It all starts anew with Issue 61, so make sure
you’re aboard! This is your Captain, setting sail…
Simon Veness
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