The Cruise: Fun-Loving Brits At Sea

Following groups of Brits as they cruise around the Mediterranean's most glamorous spots.

Genre: Reality

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Season 1, Episode 1

August 14, 2023

Documentary following three groups of British holiday-makers around the Mediterranean, who start by exploring Rome before boarding the Regal Princess for the cruise itself. Best friends Andy and Rachel toss coins and make wishes at the famous Trevi fountain, the Walker Green family combines home-schooling and holiday, and Carla is keen to convert little sister Jamie to life on the high seas, aided by their pal Karen.

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Season 1, Episode 2

August 15, 2023

The cruise ship Regal Princess arrives in the Italian city of Naples, where Andy and Rachel face their fears as they head underground to explore the city's ancient foundations.

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Season 1, Episode 3

August 16, 2023

The cruise ship Regal Princess arrives in the Port of Heraklion, capital city of the Greek island of Crete, where the Walker Green family learn all about Greek myths and legends.

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Season 1, Episode 4

August 17, 2023

The cruise ship Regal Princess arrives at the resort town of Kusadasi, on Turkey's Aegean coast, where Andy and Rachel visit the town's oldest Turkish Bath.

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Season 1, Episode 5

August 18, 2023

It's the final day of the cruise for the travellers, but before heading home they explore the holiday hot-spot for the rich and famous - the Greek party capital of Mykonos.

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Season 1, Episode 6

August 21, 2023

The first day of cruising around the Mediterranean for the three groups begins with a trip to the Greek capital Athens, including a visit to the ruins of Hadrian's Library.

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Season 1, Episode 7

August 22, 2023

The travellers visit the glorious Greek island of Santorini, where they experience the black sands of Perissa beach, hiking and a salsa lesson.

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Season 1, Episode 8

August 23, 2023

The travellers guests visit Messina, the third largest city in Sicily, where they enjoy a walking tour, rice based street food arancini and the lakes of Ganzirri.

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Season 1, Episode 9

August 24, 2023

It is day four, and the Regal Princess has arrived in Italy's third largest city, Naples, the perfect place for travellers to enjoy a slice of Italian life, despite the rain.

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Season 1, Episode 10

August 25, 2023

It is the final day of the cruise for the three groups of travellers. Today they are sailing across the Med from Naples in Italy to Barcelona in Spain.

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Season 1, Episode 11

August 29, 2023

The three groups of British holiday-makers explore the city of Barcelona, before boarding the cruise ship Regal Princess for a week-long cruise around the Mediterranean.

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Season 1, Episode 12

August 30, 2023

The travellers enjoy a day in Gibraltar, meeting the Barbary Macaques who inhabit the famous Rock, exploring its two hundred year-old siege tunnels, and feeding some rescue lemurs.

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Season 1, Episode 13

August 31, 2023

It's a sea day on the Regal Princess as the ship cruises from Gibraltar to Marseille. There's pampering in the spa, a boat-building competition, and James is on a secret mission.

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Season 1, Episode 14

August 31, 2023

It is day four, and the Regal Princess has arrived in Marseille, gateway to the French Riviera. Wrexham publicans Beverley and Darren spend the morning exploring the city on a walking tour with a local guide before playing a few rounds of petanque.

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Season 1, Episode 15

September 1, 2023

The Regal Princess drops anchor in the Italian city of Genoa, birthplace of Christopher Columbus and the perfect city for the three groups of travellers' last adventure. Beverley and Darren jump from one vessel to another as they spend the morning exploring a pirate ship.

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Season 1, Episode 16

September 4, 2023

The holiday-makers visit Rome, with Julie and her son Rocco taking a gelato-making masterclass, doing a spot of souvenir shopping and checking out one of the most famous sites.

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Season 1, Episode 17

September 5, 2023

The holiday-makers arrive in the vibrant Italian city of Naples, where they take part in a collage making workshop, before heading to an authentic buffalo mozzarella farm.

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Season 1, Episode 18

September 6, 2023

As the cruise conquers its longest sail of the week, the holiday-makers spend a full day on the ship, and decide to throw themselves into the ship's schedule of activities.

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Season 1, Episode 19

September 7, 2023

Anne, Wendy and Pamela spend the day in Kotor, at a historical and cultural retreat, before rounding off the day with massages in the Regal Princess's Sanctuary area.

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Season 1, Episode 20

September 8, 2023

The three groups visit the beautiful Greek island of Mykonos, where mum and son Julie and Rocco head straight to the aptly named Paradise Beach.

1Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1

September 29, 2025

Cruise veterans Glenys and Ian from Lancashire explore everything the ship has to offer.

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Season 2, Episode 2

September 30, 2025

In Le Verdon, France, where Glenys and Ian take a trip to Bordeaux's wine country.

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Season 2, Episode 3

October 1, 2025

Our cruisers explore Bilbao. Graham and Lewis take in the delights of a local food market.

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Season 2, Episode 4

October 2, 2025

Ian and Glenys get involved with the ship's activities, participating in a game of golf putting.

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Season 2, Episode 5

October 3, 2025

In Porto, Graham and Lewis try out tile painting, before heading off for a decadent lunch of one of Porto's local delicacies - a Francesinha. Glenys and lan indulge in local speciality, Pasteis de Bacalhau.

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Season 2, Episode 6

October 6, 2025

Kerri and Julie from Worthing start their holiday in style with traditional Spanish Flamenco dancing. Mother and daughter Shin and Sarah from Bradford climb the tallest tower in town in Cadiz.

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Season 2, Episode 7

October 7, 2025

The ship arrives at the Rock - a slice of Britain in the Med - as our duos explore all things Gibraltar. Shin and Sarah go searching for clues that they're back in Blighty.

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Season 2, Episode 8

October 8, 2025

Our cruisers spend a whole day onboard. Kerri and Julie try a spot of whale watching from the ship's top deck. Shin and Sarah test their rhythm at a soft shoe shuffle dance class.

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Season 2, Episode 9

October 9, 2025

In Vigo, Kerri and Julie take a tour with a twist as they don their helmets and explore the seaside by electric bike. Shin and Sarah head on a historical walking tour, with a medieval fortress and tasty tapas.

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Season 2, Episode 10

October 10, 2025

Shin and Sarah visit Brest's National Botanical Gardens. Kerri and Julie take a guided walking tour around the city of Brest, including a ride in a cable car.

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Season 2, Episode 11

October 13, 2025

A new set of cruisers join the ship Ambience. In the historic Sardinian capital of Cagliari, married couple and first-time cruisers Clive and Bernie explore the beautiful ancient city by vintage car.

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Season 2, Episode 12

October 14, 2025

The ship arrives in the beautiful port of Syracuse on the island of Sicily, where Clive and Bernie take a classic cooking class and try traditional vase painting.

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Season 2, Episode 13

October 15, 2025

On a day at sea, Anne and Yvonne go head to head in a curling competition, spectate at a cocktail flaring competition and enjoy a theatrical divas-themed spectacular.

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Season 2, Episode 14

October 16, 2025

Clive and Bernie take in the sights of Argostoli, on the Greek island of Cephalonia, enjoying some turtle spotting, and Bernie's favourite pastime - shopping!

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Season 2, Episode 15

October 17, 2025

Clive and Bernie celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary on the stunning Greek island of Corfu. And Anne has a birthday surprise for Yvonne: a Christmas bauble!

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Season 2, Episode 16

October 20, 2025

James and Damien explore Amsterdam, taking in the sights via a canal cruise, while mum and daughter from London, Jacque and Tamara, take a tour to Old Amsterdam.

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Season 2, Episode 17

October 21, 2025

It's day two aboard Ambience, and our cruising couples spend a day at sea. Jacque and Tamara get crafty with a jewellery making class, James and Damien enjoy a spot of ladder golf!

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Season 2, Episode 18

October 22, 2025

In the picturesque Portuguese capital of Lisbon, James and Damien try the famous local delicacies at a traditional sardine shop, while Jacque and Tamara enjoy a tuk-tuk tour of the city.

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Season 2, Episode 19

October 23, 2025

Holidaymakers enjoy a day at sea, as Jacque and Tamara learn to sculpt towels into animal shapes, and James and Damien enjoy an aerobics class. The day is rounded off with the formal and glam Captain’s Gala.

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Season 2, Episode 20

October 24, 2025

In Gibraltar, James and Damien head up to the famous rock nature reserve via cable car. Jacque and Tamara visit the awe-inspiring St Michael's Cave and the Sky Walk, which is not for the faint-hearted!