Emily's Cruise Essentials

Last weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the CLIA River Conference Awards held in for the seventh year running in Amsterdam. This was a weekend of firsts for me. First visit to Amsterdam, first visit to the awards and most beneficial, a first to experience river boats. We arrived…

  Its that time of year where our skies are lit up by colorful fireworks and organised events are taking place all over the country. We recently ran a story on our website www.cruise.co.uk on fireworks at sea with the top destination being Rio in Brazil. The Brazilians go all…

It's that time of year when the nights begin to draw in and good programs are on telly. You are either a fan of Strictly or the X Factor,every year without fail we know the weeks leading up to Christmas these programs will make an appearance. Or my favorite I'm…

Experienced cruisers will already know by looking at an itinerary how far the ports are from the main city and towns. However those that are new to cruising may be a bit miffed when booking a cruise that visits Paris or Rome they are in fact in some cases two…

Looking back at the year I have been lucky to have visited some lovely places. I think the place that surprised me the most was actually Ibiza. It wasn't what I thought it would be like at all. In the past people have always said what a beautiful island it…

Last weekend I was lucky enough to visit the beautiful city of Milan for the first time. The reason for this trip was to watch my 10 year old play with his team, Southampton Academy. On the first day they were against the mighty Inter Milan and unfortunately they lost…

          Six weeks passed quickly as usual with the children saying they hadn't done much (forgetting we went to London for the weekend) and weren't overly happy about returning to school.  Our summer holiday was booked for the last week so I appreciate they did have…

       I recently visited the Big Smoke with my family for my husbands 40th Birthday. London is a city I will never get bored of visiting, and feel grateful it is our country's capital. Walking around and looking at all the history, you can see why it attracts…

  Thomson are really coming into their own when it comes to cruise's. Initially when you think of Thomson's you think Bucket and Spade. The launch of Discovery 2 is set for this summer following the ever successful TUI Discovery, followed next year by TUI Explorer. So what makes Thomson's…

When I speak to customers who are looking to go it alone I do feel a sense of 'will I find something suitable for them' feeling in  the pit of my stomach. However over the years and the more enquiries I have found doing I the best prices are with…