The Cruise Sale isn’t over……. till it’s over!

So it’s already March, and you still haven’t booked your cruise for this year or next year, and you’ve missed the Sales – or have you? Absolutely not is the simple answer! All the cruise lines had some great deals in January and February, but that doesn’t mean you’ve missed the boat (pardon the pun!). […]

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A little bit of Paradise?

Norweigan Cruise Lines started a trend when it bought its own private island, Great Stirrup Cay in 1977. Since then quite a few of the other cruise lines have followed suit, and these islands feature regularly on their itineraries. Royal Caribbean owns Coco Cay and Labadee, Princess owns Princess Cays, Celebrity owns Catalina Island and […]

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Shore Excursions – ‘the unofficial guide’……….. Part Two

Organised Shore Excursions…….. Unless you are familiar with your port of call, you are probably better joining an organised shore excursion, offered by all the cruise lines. These are organised and vetted by the cruise line. You will be accompanied by ship staff. Some cruise lines, particularly Fred Olsen, will advise you about the difficulty, […]

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Did you know?

…… A whole county in Iowa raises all its beef cattle for sale to Carnival Cruise Lines. ……The Queen Mary II is the only cruise ship (technically a liner!) that you can take pets on. It even has an authentic British lamp post for them to pee up! ……Most major cruise lines have replaced champagne […]

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Epic ship but not so ‘epic’ itinerary?

After spending her first season cruising in and out of Miami the NCL Epic will come to the Med for the 2011 season. The 153,000 tonne ship which will carry 4,000 plus passengers will do seven night itineraries in and out of Barcelona. Ports of call will include Florence/Pisa, Rome, Naples and Palma – so […]

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Alaskan Adventure – Skagway

After my 2 posts about the Alaska destinations Valdez and Seward, many of my customers called me in the UK on my Cruise.co.uk free phone number 0800 408 6084. Everybody was very curious about  this travel destination. For everybody who is interested in nature and wildlife, Alaska is a must visit destination. A lot of my […]

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