About Me

Hi my name is Erica although most people know me as Betsy which is my work name, welcome to my cruise page. I  have been in the travel industry for coming up to 30 years. I started my career in a small independent travel agent, where I went on work experience and…

Posted on Oct 21, 2016
What have Thomson got planned for the future of cruise ??

I love nothing better than hearing some news and what cruise companies are thinking of planning in the future. At a recent travel convention the director of cruise for Thomson talked about their fleet expanding with new ships over the next few years and utilizing their new aircrafts the '…

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Posted on Oct 7, 2016
Mobile phones are banned on cruises !!

Cruise lines ban the brand new Samsung phones due to fear of explosions. Several major cruise lines, including Carnival and Royal Caribbean, have banned passengers and crew from using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on board their ships over fears of “dangerous explosions” caused by overheating.This is just after Samsung…

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Posted on Sep 23, 2016
Sunbeds at sea

People think it's just the hotels that have German holidaymakers that have sunbed hogging !! I have never heard so many comments about the shortage of sunbeds on ships as I have this summer.Here are some of the comments I have come across. 'The main faults I found were the…

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Posted on Sep 10, 2016
Awesome August and Super September

Well what a whirlwind August was !! Started off on the 1st August with a great day out to Chester races , we called it a 'Sten do ' it was a hen / stag do for my sister and future brother in law , a couples day out and…

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Posted on Aug 26, 2016
Celebrate for free ??

Celebrating something special on board your cruise ? What can you expect to get ? Anything for free ? I am actually really sad to say that just recently I have been so disappointed with the cruise lines and the fact that the really seem to give nothing away complimentary…

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Posted on Aug 12, 2016
Why should others spoil it for the rest of us ??

Most holidays start with the obligatory photo at the airport with a glass of wine !! You start to relax and wind down and leave the stress behind. Well this could soon be a thing of the past studies have shown that on average 62% do the above but this…

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Posted on Jul 28, 2016
Your worst nightmare on a cruise

I recently booked a friend of mine and her family , Dad, Niece and Nephew on their very first cruise. They went all out and we booked them on the brand new ' Harmony of the Seas. As you can imagine the excitement built week by week, I love being…

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Posted on Jul 15, 2016
How times have changed !!

Well this last week has been a mixture of working in between appointments with my daughter who has had her Prom . What an affair they are these days , I never had anything like this when I was at school ( sounding very old now ). For those people…

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Posted on Jul 4, 2016
Is formality soon to be a thing of the past ?

Is formality soon to be a thing of the past ? I would say that Cunard’s suggested dress code is perhaps the most formal at sea. Well that was until they have just announced that they are relaxing their dress codes could this be the start of more change ?…

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Posted on Jun 18, 2016
It was great while it lasted

While the mediterranean was not having the best of weather my family and best friends had a few days in the lakes and how lucky we were with amazing weather. We stayed at a place called Pooley Bridge which was sadly affected by the floods last year , the bridge…

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