IT’S good to see a company being proactive rather than reactive. Irish tour operator Falcon Holidays has moved to reassure holidaymakers that peace of mind is part of the package with their ‘ash’ guarantee.

THOSE who are into cruises will be thrilled by a Royal Caribbean International’s offering of a 14-night fly/cruise on Brilliance of the Seas sailing through the exotic Middle-East to the tropical waters of the Mediterranean.

A cruise liner has been placed under quarantine in Brazil after hundreds of passengers were hit with vomiting and diarrhoea.

THE world’s largest cruise ship cleared a crucial obstacle yesterday, lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under a bridge in Denmark.

Cruise ships were diverted in the Caribbean today as Tropical Storm Claudette raged off Jamaica’s south coast.