Bungee trampolining with virtual reality and laser tag on a cruise ship. The revamped Independence of the Seas has these things and more!!
So I’ve just got back from a mini cruise on Independence of the Seas, a perk of the job luckily and I have been lucky enough to sample some of the new delights that they have put on-board in their recent refit. As always, living in Southampton I was wowed by the size of the […]
Read MoreThe great Royal Caribbean refit on the no1 family ship. Ill be there to check it out tomorrow!
Independence of the Seas is currently just in process of a refit and will come back into service on the 15th of this month. I will be there on its first public sailing so here are some of the new features to get excited about, Im certainly excited about seeing it all for the first […]
Read MoreThe beaches of Thailand and Malaysia – where to dip your toes in the water before and during a Far East cruise!!
The islands and beaches of Malaysia and Thailand are varied, beautiful and exciting. I have travelled to a lot of places in the Far East and all around South East Asia but the best thing about some of the island below is that you can holiday in a beautiful resort with most of the comforts […]
Read MoreFamily ties and holidaying in Cornwall
We have just come back from a long planned holiday in Cornwall with my mother in law from New Zealand and my family and kids and it was certainly an eventful time. We stayed in a lovely little cottage at Lower Trengale Farm which I would highly recommend to anyone going down that way. I enjoyed […]
Read MoreWill the ex spy saga cause Brits visa problems? Also top 5 countries that cruises dont travel to….yet!
With all the kerfuffle going on at the moment involving Russia and alleged poisoning of ex spies here in the UK its interesting to look at the knock on effect of that and other things on peoples holidays. For Russia a common question is, will this effect my holiday and will I still be able to […]
Read MoreFights at sea and bad behaviour, an anomaly or the norm for some on holiday?
We all been on a cruise or indeed a holiday where another group of people or individuals have been irritating to the point of ruining the holiday. I remember once on a dream beach resort holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand, a group of Australians camping out at one of the pools and playing INXs loudly […]
Read MoreThe great cruise price Mexican stand off. Are cruise prices too high currently?
Everyone has a time they book their cruise for the coming year or even the year after. People either do it nice and early to know they’ve got the coming holidays planned out and budgeted for, wait for a “deal” to come up but still book in good time to avoid missing out or finally […]
Read MoreSights, smells and tastes – the lion city Singapore
Singapore has got everything, its one of the first places I stayed in on my way back from New Zealand back in 2003 and is still my go to stopover in Asia to this day. Mainly its just a great starting point for all things Asia including cruises which start and finish here regularly. It […]
Read MoreMy top ten things to do to Hong Kong.
I’ve been to Hong Kong three times now and the city is wonderfully Chinese, Western and colonial in its architecture and general culture so its a wonderful mix of tastes, sights, sounds and amazing experiences. I’ve always stayed on the Kowloon side but the Island has a lot to offer and is the old colonial […]
Read MoreThere are 3 certain things in life, death, taxes and visas! China and Asia is the biggest up and coming cruise destination so what happens with Visas?
MSC are now planning to offer year round cruising in China and the Far East to tap into the massive market there is out there for cruises domestically but also for international customers like from the UK wanting to see this amazing part of the world. Just some of my pics from my two amazing […]
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