My Oceania Marina ship visit, number 1 for cruising foodies?
Last week I made another pilgrimage down to Southampton (all of 5 miles) to look at an Oceania ship, Oceania Marina which is one of Oceania’s newest ships. As a 5 star premium brand I had reasonably high expectations but I wasn’t sure how much everything would be to my taste. I think for a […]
Read MoreWhat happens when disaster strikes? My experiences of natural disasters as a travel agent and personally.
Having worked in the travel industry the majority of my adult life I have had to deal with the aftermath of various natural disasters professionally. It is never easy for travelers to be caught up in these situations and generally I am amazed at how reasonable and calm the majority of people in these sort […]
Read MoreAre all-inclusive drinks ALL they are cracked up to be?
I have only ever had a half/full board basis once in my life outside of a cruise and it was a bit of a disaster food wise. This was on the Costa Brava in Spain, the hotel rate was so cheap to have half board it would have been silly not to, something like £6 […]
Read MoreSome of the worlds Smelliest travel destinations. Judged by my own fair nose.
I have been lucky to go to some smelly places in my time. There are all sorts of causes of smells in a city, from general pollution by traffic etc to active thermal areas and truly offensive fruit. Here are some of my experiences and “favourites” such as they are. Venice, Italy – As cities go, […]
Read MoreTo seek out new worlds…. exploration cruising, the new frontier of travel
I have recently been on a ship visit on Silversea Silver Explorer in Portsmouth and it gave me the chance to ponder some new things, as well as some things I already knew or had an inkling about. Firstly exploration, I’ve done a bit of weird and wacky travel in my time but can I hand […]
Read MoreMy trip to the Scottish highlands
Hello everyone My family and I have just been away on a short break to the Scottish highlands and I thought I would share some snaps from when we were away. There are actually quite a lot of cruises that go up to this part of the world from Southampton and elsewhere. Caribbean Princess for […]
Read MoreCruise and number 2s. What REALLY happens with cruise waste?
Very occasionally you read an article in the press about how so and so cruise ship has dumped a large amount of waste at sea or has crashed into a reef causing damage. Its not something that applies to one company more than another and most I’m sure have procedures in place that are foolproof. […]
Read MoreFive ‘uniquely’ cruise itineraries. What would your top five be?
There is literally a whole worlds list of holidays that anyone could do out there, cruises are just one of many ways you can take a holiday, with many pro’s in its favour and a few cons too of course! I’ve done a few holidays in my 33 years but there are some which are […]
Read MoreThe gateway to the seas – Southampton, my city.
Moving forward with my blogs I would like to regularly talk about some of the destinations I’ve been to around the world, which very conveniently have quite often been places where cruises start and finish! As they say though there is no place like home andI have lived most of my life in Southampton (except […]
Read MoreAustralia & New Zealand, the same but different……
My first ever big trip away from home was to New Zealand back in 2003, I fell in love with this country and my wife and have been back and forward multiple times since. I’ve also travelled in Australia on a few different holidays and keep going back there as well. With Cunard announcing the […]
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