
The Cruise: Fun Loving Brits At Sea — Season 2
About this season
Following groups of Brits as they cruise around the Mediterranean's most glamorous spots.
Episodes (20)
1. Lorient
Aired 29 September 2025 • 45 min
Cruise veterans Glenys and Ian from Lancashire explore everything the ship has to offer.
2. Le Verdon
Aired 30 September 2025 • 45 min
In Le Verdon, France, where Glenys and Ian take a trip to Bordeaux's wine country.
3. Bilbao
Aired 1 October 2025 • 45 min
Our cruisers explore Bilbao. Graham and Lewis take in the delights of a local food market.
4. At Sea
Aired 2 October 2025 • 45 min
Ian and Glenys get involved with the ship's activities, participating in a game of golf putting.
5. Porto
Aired 3 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
6. Cadiz
Aired 6 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
7. Gibraltar
Aired 7 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
8. Sailing to Soain
Aired 8 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
9. Vigo
Aired 9 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
10. Brest
Aired 10 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
11. Cagliari
Aired 13 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
12. Syracuse
Aired 14 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
13. Sailing
Aired 15 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
14. Argostoli
Aired 16 October 2025 • 45 min
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!
15. Corfu
Aired 17 October 2025 • 45 min
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!
16. Amsterdam
Aired 20 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
17. Cruising
Aired 21 October 2025 • 45 min
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!
18. Lisbon
Aired 22 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
19. Sailing to Gibraltar
Aired 23 October 2025 • 45 min
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.
20. Gibraltar
Aired 24 October 2025 • 45 min
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!