Freddie's Fantastic Cruises

No I've not become a Portuguese adult movie star.......well not yet anyway....... This week I'm blogging about the news that many Fred Olsen fans will have been looking forward to. It's that time again when they have announced all of their belting little ships will come together in a hugely…

No doubts all cruisers old and new will be tuning in to channel 5's glorious TV show 'Cruising With Jane McDonald' tonight. I watched the last series initially thinking I'd hate it, and to be honest I did. No I'm only joking of course, the silly singing at the end…

Recently I discovered the wonderful world of coffee. Very late in life, I'm told by most people, at the enlightened age of 32. So I started drinking the stuff about 5 months ago. My son was born just a few weeks before. Coincidence? I think not. Yes this caffeine rich…

Brilliant news from one of the best brands out there today. Azamara Club Cruises, brain child of the better known, Celebrity Cruises - one of my favourites, have announced their first sailings aboard the newly kitted out Azamara Pursuit, will be this summer from Southampton. Wuhoo! There will be 3…

Every year, society & social media becomes obsessed with quitting something in this chilly month, it's a weird one for me. I stopped bothering with new years resolutions and all the other stupid rubbish that comes around every 1st January, it does my nut in. Why do folks not realise…

Firstly, Happy New Year to all my friends, family, colleagues and readers! They say the years get quicker the older you get, and 2017 has been no exception. It has by far been the fastest year of my life! Despite being born in 1985, I remember the New Years celebrations…

Well folks it's that time of year when I wish all my family, friends, colleagues, readers, and basically everyone who wants to hear it, A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS! 2017 has been the fastest but also probably the most important for me since 2004, which was the year I first met…

Gin... Perhaps the cornerstone of any good night. But when you combine this dastardly potion with Tonic, Ice, Freddie, Karaoke, and 100 plus excitable staff, you end up with blog strap lines such as the above... Yes you guessed it, this weekend was the annual end of year bash for…

Since my Shanghai trip allowed me to see a crazy amount of things in such a short space of time, I will be breaking it down into manageable chunks over the coming weeks. So if you have a desire to see this place, allow me to indulge you, I'll be…

I can't believe I'm back to reality already from what has to have been the fastest week ever! And what a week........ It's fair to say I've never done anything of this magnitude before, despite having travelled to numerous parts of the world in my time. Yes, China was one…