Freddie's Fantastic Cruises

I've been tailor making holidays for my customers now for over 10 years, and one bug bear that I constantly come up against is the severe lack of regional flight departures. Particularly up in Scotland and over in Wales. Now as my customers will know I live up in North…

So a few days ago I was lucky enough to experience what many would never be able to dream of; a tour & lunch aboard one of the highest rated ships in the world, The Crystal Serenity. She is currently in the middle of a British Isles cruise, and last…

So I'm in the pub the other night with a few friends, one of whom is a huge cruise fan, specifically Carnival Cruise Lines, and we got to talking as to why there are not more Carnival ships sailing Europe and The Med. It got me thinking about why there…

So yesterday I had a really interesting conversation with one of my customers about the reasons for taking a cruise. They were a family of four, two adults and two children, and having only cruised once on a mini cruise, they were essentially an open book! Now the first bit…

Recently I've blogged about what a great idea it is to book your next cruise whilst on-board ship, enjoying yourselves and thinking about when next to cruise, there is no better feeling that having something to look forward to when you get back right?! Right! Which is why I always…

Being spontaneous isn't something that many of us can afford to be these days, if you're anything like me I seem to have less time and less money every day! But when you are on your holiday it's the perfect time to be impulsive and do something exciting! Just the…

Nobody will have spoken to me on last Friday as I took the day off to "celebrate" my 30th Birthday. Most people that know me, know that I'm a grumpy, negative, moaning old git anyway, and have been since I turned 22 - coincidentally the same age as when I…

River cruising has become incredibly popular over the last twelve months, with more and more ocean cruisers dipping their toes into river cruising to try something a little different. I have previously blogged in the passed about ocean cruise itineraries becoming quite samey and a little boring, so river cruising…

The month of May is always a special one for me, it's my birthday month and it has two bank holidays so it's great for planning little weekends away, or doing something exciting with friends or family. This May is particularly significant to me because this year I turn 30…

It's been a busy April thanks to some sharp advertising and some mega deals from many of the cruise lines. If you are in the enviable position of being able to cruise at short notice, or if you are one of those awesome spontaneous people that just sees a deal…