The Cruise (2016 TV series)

The Cruise
GenreReality television
Narrated byHugh Bonneville
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes24
Original release
NetworkITV
Release3 March 2016 (2016-03-03) –
10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)

The Cruise is a British reality television series that debuted on ITV on 3 March 2016.[1] It is narrated by Hugh Bonneville. The series includes behind the scenes operations of the Regal Princess, Royal Princess, and Star Princess, all owned by Princess Cruises.

The Cast Emma Morgan, Timothy Gallant and Scott Grayson

Premise

Aired on a weekly basis, the show follows passengers and crew aboard. The series has many reoccurring staff detailing the experiences of their day to day life on board, such as Timothy Gallant, Emma Morgan, Scott Grayson and David McDonald.

Series overview

Series Episodes Start date End date
1 6 3 March 2016 7 April 2016
2 6 12 January 2017 10 February 2017
3 6[2] 11 January 2018 15 February 2018
4 3[2] 1 March 2018 15 March 2018
5 3[2] 10 April 2018 2018

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

Episode
no.
Airdate Viewers
(millions)
ITV
weekly rating
1 3 March 2016 4.05 15
2 10 March 2016 2.99 21
3 17 March 2016 2.87 17
4 24 March 2016 3.05 17
5 31 March 2016 2.98 19
6 7 April 2016 2.74 18

Series 2 – Sailing the Mediterranean (2017)

Episode
no.
Airdate Viewers
(millions)
ITV
weekly rating
1 12 January 2017 4.22 19
2 19 January 2017 3.84 24
3 26 January 2017 3.57 28
4 2 February 2017 3.43 29
5 9 February 2017 3.72 22
6 10 February 2017 Under 3.25 Outside Top 30

Series 3 – Return to the Mediterranean (2018)

Episode
no.
Airdate Viewers
(millions)
ITV
weekly rating
1 11 January 2018 3.82 26
2 18 January 2018 3.90 28
3 25 January 2018 3.68 28
4 1 February 2018 3.69 28
5 8 February 2018 Under 3.63 Outside Top 30
6 15 February 2018 3.72 23

Series 4 – Voyage to Alaska (2018)

Episode
no.
Airdate Viewers
(millions)
ITV
weekly rating
1 1 March 2018
2 8 March 2018
3 15 March 2018

References

  1. ^ "The Cruise - Watch episodes - ITVhub". itv.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Three new series of ITV show 'The Cruise' to be filmed this year".