Things To Do When Cruising Around Dubai

The United Arab Emirates are getting more and more popular as a destination to cruise around and also increasingly used as a starting or finishing point for cruises going further afield. Dubai & Abu Dhabi have invested heavily in their cruise passenger terminals. I have noticed also that there are quite a few itineraries that […]

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What To Expect From A Virgin Voyage

After much anticipation Virgin Voyages have finally gone on sale with their first ship, Scarlet Lady. It has to be said that the Virgin brand is pretty hip & cool and they’ve certainly gone down this route when designing their ships and shaping what’s offered on board.  There are a few quirky things that make […]

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P&O Cause A Storm Unveiling Their New Drinks Package

Last week P&O unveiled details of their all inclusive drinks package. There was a bit of a hoo haar on their facebook page with a massive outcry from many people berating the offer. A lot of people say that they think £39.95 per person per night was far too expensive. Personally I think spending £40 […]

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How To Get More Out Of Your Cruise Holiday

There’s nothing more frustrating when you fly to a destination to pick up your cruise and then not having any time there to see it. This has happened to me a few times when I’ve sailed from Lisbon, Rome, Trieste, Aruba & Valencia. Ok – you can tick the place off the list to say […]

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A Great 2018, But What Happened To My Cruise?

As we say farewell to 2018 and welcome a new year I sit and reminisce about all the good things that happened last year. As far as my travels went I enjoyed an amazing trip with work to beautiful Washington State, Seattle and Las Vegas. It was a fantastic trip visiting somewhere that wasn’t on […]

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My Mexican Adventure

I’m back from my trip to the Pacific coast of Mexico and what a wonderful holiday it was. I have to say the the worst part of the trip was the outward journey. It was a long flight – over 11 hours and when we arrived at Puerto Vallarta airport the luggage took quite a […]

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Want A Completely All Inclusive Cruise? Then Go Regent.

In all my years of selling cruises I haven’t yet been lucky enough to sample one of the 6 star cruise lines (but I’m working on it). I tend to think that they are usually too highly priced for my budget, but having looked in to what is included in with the price I can […]

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Travelling by ship is so much better than by train

I’ve always quite enjoyed travelling by train. When travelling for leisure on a longer journey it’s nice to get settled in for the journey. Quite often we will have a little packed lunch to munch on and a civilised glass of wine. Sometimes a pack of cards will come out to pass the time and […]

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Going Down Mexico Way

The time has almost come round for my annual fall & flop holiday. This is the one I look forward to at the end of the year when the clocks have gone back, the days are short & weather has turned wintry. This year we have decided to visit the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Whilst […]

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New Cunard Ship Springs A Leak

When a new ship is due to be launched there is always much speculation about what the name will be for the new vessel. The cruise lines like to generate lots of hoo-ha around it as it helps to generate lots of publicity which in turn helps fill up the cabins. Last year P&O actually […]

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