About Me

Hi there, my name is Gail. I live in Manchester, am married to Colin and have 2 grown up daughters, Danielle and Kimberley, we all live together with our 2 Jack Russell terriers, Lottie and Mitzi - One day I am sure that my 2 girls will want to leave…

Posted on Jan 10, 2017
Busy! Busy! Busy!

Busy! Busy! Busy! That's what I have to say about January 2017. In travel, we always get ourselves geared up for the post Christmas sales frenzy. But if truth be told, January often starts off a little slow. There is a lot of competition for your money out there -…

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Posted on Dec 27, 2016
Another Year Over – A New One Just Around The Corner

Another year over and a new one is waiting just around the corner. It's amazing how quickly the years fly by - that long for summer holiday seems a distant memory by now. How has your year been? Did you stay true to those New Year resolutions? Did you achieve…

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Posted on Dec 12, 2016
No Passport Required With Fred Olsen!

No Passport required with Fred Olsen I hear you gasp! Fred Olsen are abolishing the need for a Passport - surely not! Well not quite. They have some exciting news though - they have announced today that, they will be sailing a few short taster cruises from the UK in…

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Posted on Nov 28, 2016
Black Friday? Cyber Monday? Is It All Just A Ploy?

Black Friday? Cyber Monday? Is It All Just A Ploy? Now anyone who knows me will be very aware of how much I love to shop. Present shopping, food shopping, clothes shopping - it doesn't matter to me. It's all good. But I am fairly sceptical of this new phenomenon…

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Posted on Nov 14, 2016
Love Liverpool? Love The North West Of England?

Love Liverpool? Love The North West Of England? Well a lot of the cruise lines certainly do! What a fantastic boost to the North West economy the cruise lines have achieved, it's not just the monetary value either-  approximately 7 million pounds, and this figure is expected to grow over the…

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Posted on Oct 31, 2016
Try It, You Might Like It

Last week I attended a presentation that we here at cruise.co.uk organised with Azamara cruises. You may remember that earlier this year when Azamara Quest was in Liverpool I had the opportunity to look around her and I was interested to know from any of the attendees if they had…

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Posted on Oct 17, 2016
I Am Back!

I am back. What is it about taking time off for a holiday? From the day you book your holiday  to the day you leave seems to take an age to come around,  but once you are there the days fly by and you are soon sat back at your desk and…

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Posted on Oct 3, 2016
Is A Cruise To The Caribbean A Good Idea?

Is a cruise to the Caribbean a good idea at this time of year? I have to ask this question as I am currently sat in my office in Cyprus, looking at a beautiful azure sky reading the latest news advising that so many cruise lines have had to amend…

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Posted on Sep 19, 2016
Do You Want Something Different?

Fed up of 7 and 14 night holidays? Want to try different experiences? Fed up of just using Venice as a means to board your cruise ship? How things have changed over the past few years. It wasn't that long ago when we  saved like mad all year to get…

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Posted on Sep 5, 2016
What Will They Think Of Next?

What new ideas will cruise ship designers come up with next? We have state of the art this, state of the art that, acrobats, theme parks, robots, interactive wristbands - where will it end? We are being told by experts that we all spend to much of our time plugged…

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