Holiday & Cruise TV
Cruise Channel was a television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was launched as Holiday & Cruise Channel on 1 August 2011, on sky TV in the UK & Ireland. It was the first TV channel in the world to feature just holidays & cruises, with new programmes everyday featuring cruise holiday offers.
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| Network | Sky |
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| Programming | |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | JAN Media Ltd. |
| History | |
| Launched | 2011 |
| Former names | Holiday & Cruise Channel (2011-2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | holidayandcruisetv.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 199 |
The channel was also simulcast each day at selected times on Channel 5 +24 on Freeview & Virgin Media but that ended when Channel 5 was taken over by Viacom.
In August 2016, the channel was re-branded as Holiday & Cruise TV. The Channel closed on 4 September 2018.
The main presenters included John Cooper, Richard Cross, Carly Nickson & Dom Tolley most of whom work also for 'Vision Cruise' a cruise only travel agency based in Liverpool, UK, with offices also in Australia & USA.
On 6 September 2018, the channel was re-branded as Cruise Channel.
External links
- Holiday & Cruise TV
- Holiday & Cruise TV - John Cooper
- Holiday & Cruise TV - Richard Cross
- Holiday & Cruise TV - Carly Nickson
