About Me

Hello from sunny Scotland!! My name is Charlene and I hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as I am enjoying writing it. I live with my husband Chris, our little boy Charlie and Ozzy the Shih Poo. We recently got married in St Lucia.   I have been working…

Posted on Aug 14, 2014
Princess Cruises Commodore

Here at CruiseCo we pride ourselves on our cruise knowledge and first hand cruise experience. It means all of us here have the most up to date information on the ships and itineraries. I have been lucky this year to have travelled on a River vessel the AmaPrima, Regent Seven…

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Posted on Aug 6, 2014
Edinburgh Fringe Festival

I feel myself lucky to live in such a great city. August is a busy month in Edinburgh we have lots of cruise ships coming in some with overnight stops to give passengers the opportunity to see the famous Edinburgh Tattoo. This is a great show but you really need…

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Posted on Jul 29, 2014
A Bite of the Big Apple

I am rather excited! I found out a couple of weeks ago I have won a trip with Celebrity Cruises and not just any old trip!! A VIP trip to New York with lunch on board Celebrity Summit.     I have never had the chance to visit a Celebrity…

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Posted on Jul 22, 2014
123 Promotion – Really Ending?

Those of you that are fans of Celebrity cruises will be aware of the recent promotion they have had on recent sailings. Its called the 123GO Promotion and basically you get to choose either 1, 2 or even 3 benefits on selected sailings from October 2014 on-wards. This has included…

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Posted on Jul 15, 2014
Regent Seven Seas – The Luxury Cruise Experience

I have recently come back from my first cruise with Regent Seven Seas on board the Mariner. WOW what an experience!! I embarked in Livorno for a 3 night sailing, a little taster really I certainly could have stayed longer!! Embarkation was speedy and after departing Manchester at 8am I…

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Posted on Mar 3, 2014
Can Southampton cope with all these cruise ships?!

I was really excited to hear the news that the Royal Princess will be coming back to Southampton next year. There are so many exciting things happening in the UK cruise market next year I think it will be a busy one!! We have Britannia & Anthem launching both sailing…

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Posted on Feb 18, 2014
Celebrity Chef on board Anthem of the Seas??

With all this talk surrounding P&O's brand new ship Britannia there has been lots of talk about the new Celebrity Chef on board. If you haven't been around to hear who it is where have you been?? James Martin will be on board a few selected cruises next year and…

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Posted on Feb 10, 2014
Black Watch plagued by a black curse?!!

The latest story to come out states the Fred Olsen cruise ship Black Watch has been grounded near the tip of South America after suffering mechanical problems.   The cruise which set sail from Southampton on 14 January has already suffered bad news with Fred Olsen confirming a passenger died…

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Posted on Feb 4, 2014
Taking wine on board?

This is a question I am asked on a regular basis. Can I take wine on board? Now the answer is it depends on who you are cruising with!!   The American cruise lines seem to be a bit funny about it!! I remember traveling with NCL about 4 years…

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Posted on Jan 25, 2014
2 Big boys coming to Southampton!

2015 is going to be a big year in the world of cruising we have Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas and P&O Britannia coming to Southampton. So which one to you fancy? I have to say I am a fan of P&O!! For me they are great for my…

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