Carl's the "New Big" Cruising Thing

You may have seen in the news and on social media last week a Princess ship carried out major precautions for fear of a ‘pirate threat’. It was reported that the passengers  onboard the Princess ship were subject to a dusk-till-dawn blackout by the captain and ordered to go without…

  So this week 2 Major cruise lines seem to have upset their loyal customers by what many are calling more penny pinching! long gone it seems are the days of paying your cruise fare and not having to worry about anything other than your drinks and excursions! The 2…

So as you may recall I have recently sailed on the Independance of the Seas on a 8 night sailing stopping off at Stavanger, Kristiansand, Oslo, Copenhagen and Skagen. 2 firsts for me as I have never sailed on Independance of the Seas before and I have never sailed to Norway…

So by the time you read this blog i will be somewhere in Oslo, on the 29th June i set sail on the so called britain's favourite ship, independence of the seas (or indy as she is sometimes known.) Having never been on independance i'm really looking forward to exploring…

Royal caribbean cruise ship  Brilliance of the Seas may be about to recieve  a fine over an all-night party whilst it was docked overnight in the Party capital of Ibiza. Town hall officials on the island say they received a multiple phone calls from local residents  complaining about the noise…

Last month i was lucky enough to be on  Celebrity Eclipse  2 night cruise to Le Havre. Having previously sailed with Celebrity on the Constellation and the Equinox i had high hopes as for me Celebrity have always stood out from the rest in terms of design and and quality…

  Norwegian Cruise Line’s Jade  returned to the UK earlier this month the first time since 2010  offering sailings from Southampton to Northern europe Norwegian Jade has undergone a three-week  drydock adding two new restaurants and two new bars and lounges, the ship's design has been updated with a more…

It seems not a week goes by without some Social media reporting another passenger going overboard yet again! Luckily for one passenger last week was rescued after going overboard a Disney cruise ship late one evening evening. According to report a male passenger had gone overboard the Disney Dream vessel on…

Royal Caribbeans Empress of the Seas made its inaugural visit to Cuba on Sunday and marks a new era in cruising between the cruise line and country. Empress of the Seas made its very first visit to Cuba on April 23 as part of a 5-night sailing from Miami, Florida.…

Last week i was lucky enough to be one of  the very first passengers to board the Majestic Princess on its maiden voyage from Trieste for 4 nights. Over the next few weeks ill be telling you all about the ship, today i'm going to tell you about my favourite…