Dust off your passports and grab the SPF 30 as transport secretary Grant Shapps announces a year-long government ban on international cruising from England will be lifted on 2 August
Karen Pasquali Jones
Karen Pasquali Jones is an award-winning editor who has made travel at the heart of every magazine and website she has launched or edited including World of Cruising, Love it! Mother & Baby, Real, Friday, Gulf News, Midcounties Co-op Magazine and Silver. She has written about cruise for the Sunday Times, Cruise International, Explorer and The Ethicalist among others. She is happiest onboard, gazing at the ocean on a balcony or on a dance floor.
Articles by: Karen Pasquali Jones
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