About Me
I have been working in travel since 1991 when I realised there was more to life than the Banking Industry. I started as an Overseas Representative with Thomson Holidays moving to the beautiful Island of Rhodes, where I spent 3 very happy summer season. This was interspersed with winters in Spain -…
Posted on Oct 14, 2014
All That Glitters Might Be Silver and a Bargain Cruise !
Oceana is one of my favourite ships, not too big, not too small with good food and friendly staff, so to find a really good bargain cruise on her is just an added bonus and it`s exclusive to Cruise.co.uk aswell! She will depart from Southampton on 7th November, already a…
Posted on Sep 23, 2014
The Best of Asia with Arcadia
Arcadia is probably my favourite P&O ship and its lovely to see that she has such lovely itineraries, especially during her World Cruise of 2015. Winter is about to rear her head and booking a cruise is one of the best ways to forget the cold and rain, dare I…
Posted on Aug 27, 2014
Speedy Boarding Comes To Cruising
If you`ve ever read my blog before you'll know that I hate queuing, whether its in a ship, airport or anywhere I hate it! The worst part of going on holiday is the queue that you have to negotiate before you can get anywhere, airports are bad but cruise terminals are…
Posted on Aug 13, 2014
Brand New Aurora !
Or should it be New Brand Aurora! P&O Cruises have announced that Aurora will undergo a £ 26 million pound refurbishment this winter , just in time for her Christmas and New Year cruises and, of course, her South American and Pacific Adventure in January 2015. Aurora was launched in…
Posted on Aug 6, 2014
RoyALL Inclusive
Royal Caribbean have just announced that, for a limited time , their cruises will be " All Inclusive " on selected ships sailing in 2015. Out of the UK Anthem and Explorer, in Europe Allure, Rhapsody, Splendour, Serenade and Vision and , in the Caribbean, Adventure, Allure, Freedom, Oasis and…
Posted on Jul 30, 2014
Relax on the Romantic Rhine
River cruising is becoming increasingly popular, especially European Rivers and the Meekong. I have done many Nile River Cruises, during my time in Egypt, but never a European River - apart form an overnight in Amsterdam at the River Cruise Convention. Part of the attraction is that the ships are…
Posted on Jul 16, 2014
Small, Medium or Large – Do You Have a Preference – Part Two
So how small is small? John Bercow is small for a man at 5`6", but that would be considered average for a woman. In cruise ship terms I guess small can be anything from a yacht up to lets say an Azamara or Fred Olsen size ship, whose largest ship holds…
Posted on Jul 16, 2014
Small, Medium or Large – Do You Have A Preference ?
I was listening to Breakfast television yesterday morning where there was a debate going on about size, or height, of men and if it should be considered discrimination to make fun of their size, be it tall or short! This was all brought about because the Speaker of the House of…
Posted on Jul 2, 2014
My Cruising Collection
I`ve been working in the travel industry for over 20 years, cruising for the last 16 of them, and I do have my favourites. I also have a few thing that always stick in my mind, some of cruises I`ve been on - some I`d like to go on. Images…
Posted on Jun 18, 2014
A Little Christmas Cracker !
Believe it or not we are only just over 6 months away from Christmas - dare I mention the word! Now I like to plan ahead and, if you are planning to holiday at that time of the year , whether it be a cruise or on a beach somewhere,…
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