Tag: Jestico + Whiles Articles • Hotel Designs

W Edinburgh contemporary design inside suite

Feature / 05.12.2023

Inside W Edinburgh – a contemporary ode to the city

By: Hamish Kilburn

bathroom in stone and wood with sculptural wooden curtain beads by studio LOST Royal senses Crete

Roundtable / 18.05.2023

Roundtable: what materials matter in hotel design

By: Pauline Brettell

S shaped lavender sofa with statement overhead circualr lighting feature in the lobby of Mandarin Oriental Palace Luzern with interiors by Jestico + Whiles

News / 16.11.2022

New images from inside Mandarin Oriental Palace Luzern

By: Pauline Brettell

Britain’s largest and most environmentally-friendly cruise ship is named in a record-breaking virtual ceremony. Britain’s largest and most environmentally-friendly cruise ship, P&O Cruises Iona, has been officially named in a very contemporary ceremony with a record-breaking virtual audience. Iona, powered by liquefied natural gas, ground-breaking for the UK cruise industry and one of the cleanest fuels in the world, arrived for the first time into her home port of Southampton this morning ahead of tonight’s official naming ceremony. The ship was officially named tonight by Dame Irene Hays, chair of Hays Travel, Britain’s largest independent travel agency, in a glittering quayside ceremony by the bow of the ship. The event, held at sunset, was hosted by Jo Whiley and broadcast to a “virtual” audience of over 25,000 guests. The highlight of the show was a rousing set from Iona’s music director Gary Barlow performing two iconic Take That hits “Greatest Day and “Rule the World” against the backdrop of a spectacular laser show. A specially produced Nebuchadnezzar (equivalent to 20x 750ml bottles) of Alex James’s Britpop cider smashed against the hull of the ship in spectacular style to bring it good fortune in the future. There was also a special performance by The Commonwealth Youth Orchestra and Choir and Mica Paris singing Believe, a song which was composed by Simon Haw MBE and was dedicated to Her Majesty The Queen, head of the Commonwealth, for its 70th anniversary in 2019. Picture date Sunday 16th May, 2021. Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com For further press information please contact: Michele Andjel, michele.andjel@carnivalukgroup.com 023 8065 6653 / 07730 732 072 Laura Tattam, laura.tattam@pocruises.com 02380 656651 / 07771 283 845 Jenny Hadley, jenny.hadley@pocruises.com 023 8065 6650 / 07825 120 088

News / 24.05.2021

What we know about Britain’s largest cruise ship, designed by Jestico + Whiles

By: Hamish Kilburn

Exclusive / 22.04.2021

Virtual roundtable: Tomorrow’s perception of clean

By: Hamish Kilburn

/ 24.01.2019

Hotels at New Heights: suites on the high seas

By: Hamish Kilburn

To conclude our series, Hotels at New Heights, Hamish Kilburn investigates why more and more hotel designers are taking to the seas to design…

/ 26.07.2018

Jestico + Whiles unveils grand designs for centrepiece P&O Cruises latest ship Iona

By: Hamish Kilburn

The well-known architectural firm has revealed its design for the Grand Atrium on British brand P&O Cruises next generation ship, Iona… Following a growing…