All Aboard with Alexander

Its 2018 and time to move on from the year that passed and welcome what might come in the next one. For me the next month is going to be about a new addition to my family and working through the busiest month in the travel calendar, January! It interesting…

A lot of you might have seen the Apprentice recently where they went on P&O Britannia over to Bruges and organised a shore excursion for customers. I recently did a similar cruise on Ventura so here are some of my thoughts and also what I made of their attempt at…

[caption id="attachment_386" align="alignleft" width="300"] Me at the Bernabau stadium Madrid, this trip was on Easyjet.[/caption] If most people cared to admit it they have used a low cost airline at some point, it is undoubtedly 9 times out of 10 going to be the best priced option . They are…

Well its getting to that time of year when Christmas is on the forefront of everyone's mind so I thought I would write about something loosely based on travel but also a bit personal to me instead of my regular cruise blog. You see I have had my pet greyhound Marko…

During my years down under in New Zealand I used my time to get out to the South Pacific, namely Tahiti and New Caledonia because I absolutely love French language and food. [caption id="attachment_354" align="alignright" width="300"] Ile des Pin - Isle of Pines, New Caledonia[/caption] These sort of places are…

[caption id="attachment_339" align="aligncenter" width="300"] MSC Preziosa[/caption] I recently went on a ship visit on MSC Preziosa in Southampton and went with an open mind to see what it was like and all about. [caption id="attachment_341" align="alignleft" width="225"] Me at the theatre![/caption] We had a very long wait getting on-board as…

Talking to a customer today I had an interesting brain wave, why doesnt P&O or anyone buy a ship completely for single cruisers. It seems a strange idea but on a daily basis as an agent I see a huge amount of enquiry for this, so surely this is the…

Hello everyone Very often during my working day I get a call from a customer who is confused, non-plussed or just downright angry about how a cruise fare has been advertised. Mistakes happen in all travel agencies and advertising isn't always a 100% accurate art form as availability changes so…

Time of year is something that is massively important depending on where you are going on holiday, as can unfortunately be seen in the Caribbean at the moment. Apart from just bad luck as weather can be unpredictable there are some of my dos and donts and sort of in…

It has miffed me for a long time that I work as a travel agent yet I am unable to use a lot of the cheapie deals that you often see, generally at every time of year except school holidays! This is because my wife is a teacher and therefore we…