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Disney Cruise Line unveils its brand-new ship, launching in 2024 – with features including a Mickey Mouse ride, an Aladdin-inspired ‘grand hall’ and a Zootopia sweet shop

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Disney has unveiled its latest cruise ship – with renderings revealing dazzling interiors. Disney Treasure, Disney Cruise Line’s sixth ship, is slated to set sail from Florida on her inaugural cruise in December 2024. The 4,000-passenger ship, which measures 1,119ft (341m) in length and weighs approximately 144,000 gross tons, is being constructed at Germany’s Meyer Werft … Read more

Woman slams Ryanair for charging her elderly parents £110 to print their boarding passes after accidentally downloading the wrong ones

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An infuriated daughter has slammed Ryanair for charging her parents £110 Ruth Jaffe, 79, and Peter Jaffe, 80, where flying from Stansted to France   The elderly couple had already checked in but downloaded the wrong passes By Jessica Hamilton Updated: 11:34 BST, 31 August 2023 A woman has shamed Ryanair for charging her elderly parents … Read more

The UK’s 24 best and worst airports for 2023 named by Which? – Liverpool John Lennon is No.1, London City is second and ‘overcrowded’ Manchester T3 ranks bottom… AGAIN

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Liverpool John Lennon Airport has been rated the UK’s best airport – with travellers praising their experience at the airport as ‘first class’. London City Airport sits in second place, while Southampton Airport ranks third. Manchester Airport’s Terminal 3, meanwhile, flounders at the bottom of the heap – the same position it held last year. … Read more

Inside Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s luxurious 1906 superyacht, which helped them escape ‘prying eyes’ (and YOU can charter it for a trip… if you have a spare £16,000)

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Channel the glamour of old-school Hollywood on your next sailing holiday by cruising on the historic boat that once belonged to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Named Kalizma, the luxury superyacht first let down her sails in 1906. The 45m- (148ft) long vessel went on to serve in both World Wars under the Royal Navy … Read more

It’s Hi-de-SkyPark! Light-up slides, the UK’s longest seesaw – this £2.5 million playground is helping Butlin’s Skegness reach new heights

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Butlin’s new SkyPark, a playground so amped up it feels as if it’s landed from the future, has plunged me right back into a forgotten parenting phase. Under an arching, almost blue Skegness sky, I am a human coat-stand on the periphery of the fun, being served shady terms on a ‘Just one more go, … Read more

Undercover boss! Lufthansa CEO works as economy and business class cabin crew on a flight – and finds the experience ‘challenging’

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By Ailbhe Macmahon For Mailonline Updated: 16:00 BST, 23 August 2023 Lufthansa’s cabin crew welcomed a new team member earlier this month – but he wasn’t a standard new hire. The German airline’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jens Ritter, worked as cabin crew in both business class and economy class on daytime and overnight flights … Read more

The end of the flight mode era: Travel expert examines the pros and cons of 5G on planes, which will allow passengers to make calls at 38,000ft (so do YOU think it’s a good idea?)

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By Ailbhe Macmahon For Mailonline Updated: 14:51 BST, 23 August 2023 Travel expert Nicky Kelvin from The Points Guy recently made a TikTok video in which he dissects the pros and cons of introducing 5G on flights The flight mode era is coming to an end. The U.S and the EU have given the green … Read more

You’ve been stirring your tea all wrong! Etiquette expert William Hanson reveals the ‘rookie mistake’ most people make when mixing milk and sugar in one’s cuppa

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By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor Published: 15:24 BST, 16 August 2023 | Updated: 16:49 BST, 16 August 2023 There is perhaps nothing more quintessentially British than enjoying a cup of tea. But etiquette expert William Hanson has some advice about how to stir one that may come as a shock to many Britons. In … Read more

Pictured: Mattel’s first-ever theme park, opening in Arizona in 2024 complete with a life-sized Barbie Beach House and ‘pulse-pounding’ Hot Wheels roller coasters

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Mattel’s first-ever theme park is opening in 2024, with first-look pictures revealing a taster of what visitors can expect. Called Mattel Adventure Park, the toymaker’s theme park will be home to an array of attractions including a life-size Barbie Beach House and ‘pulse-pounding’ Hot Wheels roller coasters. Construction is well underway on the nine-acre attraction, … Read more