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 Sep 12, 2016
New Ships On The Horizon
The cruise industry is set to see yet more new, bigger and innovative new ships entering the market over the next few years. Carnival Corporations, who own P&O, Cunard, Princess, Seabourn, Holland America,Cost and of course Carnival, have announced that they have ordered yet more new ships for several of…
Posted on Aug 29, 2016
A New Look For Oriana
P&O Cruises have recently announced that the much loved Oriana, one of their smaller, older ships, is to undergo a major refurbishment programme.Oriana was launched in 1995. An adults only ship sailing year round out of Southampton she is a much loved favourite of the P&O fleet. She last had…
Posted on Aug 15, 2016
Is that ” Free ” Drinks Package Really Worth It?
All Inclusive holidays have been around now for a while. I think they probably started life in the Caribbean where sometimes it s difficult to get to many bars & restaurants, especially as some of the hotels are set on large, sprawling estates in quite remote areas. I remember my first…
Posted on Aug 1, 2016
Will It Be An Indian Summer ?
Well it`s August 1st today which means summer is almost over, but then we haven`t really had a summer this year as the weather has been so bad. I noticed last night as I let the dog out before he went bed that it was nearly dark, it was only…
Posted on Apr 11, 2016
Four Ships For MSC
Italian cruise line MSC have just announced that they are planning to build four new " World Class " ships to be launched in 2022. To quote MSC Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago " “The new MSC Cruise World Class prototype will feature – amongst other highly innovative elements – a…
Posted on Mar 14, 2016
Britannia – What`s The Verdict ?
P&O`s much fanfared new ship Britannia has been with us now for just over a year, so how has she lived up to her regal name and is she going to be as loved as all the other P&O ships? Opinion seems to be very divided, lots of comments on…
Posted on Feb 29, 2016
A Very Affordable Mini Suite
Your choice of cabin on a cruise must be one, if not the, most important things to consider when booking your holiday. If you have never cruised before, and your budget is limited, the start off with an inside cabin. What do I get in an inside cabin ? is…
Posted on Feb 1, 2016
January Is Done And Dusted
It doesn't`t seem 5 minutes since it was Christmas but already a very wet and mild January has come and gone as spring beckons us. Traditionally the start if the New Year is the time when our thoughts turn to holidays as we all need something to look forward to…
Posted on Jan 18, 2016
The Thing One Thing I Hate About Cruising
Well actually there are two things I hate, firstly eating too much and putting on weight but really my pet hate is queuing! I hate queuing at airports, dining rooms and, most of all, at Southampton waiting to get on board a ship, it’s such a waste of time and…
Posted on Jan 4, 2016
Happy New Year From The North Sea !
It`s 2016 and how quickly the Christmas & New Year holidays have passed by. Back at my desk at Cruise.co. I was going to blog about my cruise on Ventura to Bruges and Amsterdam, well I am going to but not in quite the way I expected to ! …
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