Freddie's Fantastic Cruises

I've literally just got back from a flying visit to the rather classy Seabourn Quest which was mid-cruise around the UK. OK so I'm not going to sit here and pretend to be the font of all knowledge suddenly on this line, I literally had just a few hours and…

Since I hate August for many reasons, I thought this week I would talk about something, or more to the point, someone, that is far more important than those pesky Olympics in Rio: The Arrival Of Zlatan Those who know me well know that I am a big Manchester United…

With all hassle that comes with flying nowadays, sailing from the UK has never been more popular. Usually you would associate household names like P&O as the main cruise line to sail from our shores, and to be fair, if you are talking Southampton, then P&O is probably right. A…

So this weeks gripe is once again about one of the oldest problems I've faced in my 12 years in the cruise industry. Yes it's our old British favourite, P&O cruises. Now when sailing, I generally really enjoy P&O as a brand. Fantastically British, easy to understand, polite staff, and…

Working from home can leave you with a huge sense of the dreaded 'Four Wall Syndrome', so in a few weeks I have decided to do something completely different for a little weekend away and get myself outdoors. Now working in the luxury cruise industry does spoil you a little…

So after the awful incident a couple of weeks back at Istanbul Airport, Turkey looks set to take another drop in it's tourism figures. I realise this is not their concern at the moment, more important to grieve for the lives lost at this stage, but long term it could…

So once again the dynamic duo of Sport and Tourism faces a huge threat from a exceptionally severe situation that had risen it's ugly head in South America: Zika Virus Now although this virus has been around for a long time, it's only become common knowledge over here in UK…

Inspired by one or two comments I've had from my customers recently, this blog is essentially about what some consider to be poor decision making from a personal favourite of mine, Celebrity Cruises. Of late Celebrity have made a couple of controversial decisions which seem to have had a large…

So one of the biggest news stories at the moment is of course whether Britain will leave the EU in the upcoming referendum. I have spoken to a number of people, friends, family, customers etc, and have heard arguments from both sides. To be honest it's all making me somewhat…

Last few weeks quite honestly have just been one massive headache..........Why? Almost on a daily basis I am getting phone calls from angry customers who have already booked, having now seen their cruise much cheaper, and with a lot more included. Now we all know that once you book something…