Charlene Goes Global

With so many drinks packages around are they really worth it? Or are they even really free? We had the Classic package when we cruised with Celebrity and even had a soft drinks package thrown in for my son Charlie. Once on board we took a look at the menu…

We are recently back from our first Fred Olsen cruise. Whilst this is the smallest ship we have been on as a family there were lots of great things and a few not so great things for us. We knew there would not be much for Charlie on board however…

This week we head off on our little 5 night cruise with Fred Olsen. This is a nice little treat with no flying and cruising from close to home. The ship departs from Newcastle and we are heading down on the train from Edinburgh. Its a nice easy journey that…

So you are heading home. In an ideal world you will be straight off the ship, to the airport and jump on a flight. No hanging around and home for lunch? In a perfect world yes!! Although this is not the case most of the time. What would you do…

Over Easter we decided on a little break away. We often head South visiting family but decided to head North to a little village called Dunning. This is about 8 miles outside of Perth in Scotland. We stayed in this lovely little cottage called Thimblewynd with a log burner and…

Yes, that's right!! Alaska cruising is on sale for 2019, along with the Rocky Mountaineer and Alaska wilderness packages. There is a reason I am telling you this! Recently I have spoken to a few people looking for a once in a lifetime trip to Alaska and Canada departing within…

One of my favorite things to do on board is make surer I plan time to have afternoon tea. This never happened on my last cruise Allure of the Seas. Lets be honest the Americans dont quite get all the lovely cakes and pastries we have on offer. The best…

I have never been to the Norwegian Fjords but we have just booked a little break on the Fred Olsen Balmoral for May. It is just a short 5 night sailing but as Charlie has a half day at school every Friday and then the Monday & Tuesday are inset…

Royal Caribbean & Celebrity Cruises visit Labadee in Haiti as their private Island resort. This was our second visit to Labadee and it didnt disappoint. We were up early today to make the most of the great weather on arrival in Labadee Royal Caribbean’s private island resort. As you arrive…

My name is Charlie and I have just been on Allure of the Seas. I have been on 3 other cruises before but this was my favourite. Mummy woke me up really early because we had to get a flight from Edinburgh and then we needed to get on a…