Hello everyone, My name is Haydn , I live in Caerphilly South Wales with my wife and 2 young sons. I have been in the Travel Industry for just over 23 years now, specializing in cruising for the last 13 years. I have been on a variety of Cruise ships,…
Well its that time of year again when P&O cause a frenzy for those of you who like to plan in advance as this week all their cruises from April 2021 through to April 2022 have gone on sale. As usual its been staggered with priority given to their Caribbean,…
Well what a few days its been for many of our and other tour operators passengers looking forward to a trip of a lifetime in China. Last week inexplicably China authorities started refusing UK citizens entry into China at Beijing airport. Many passengers arrived into Beijing wishing to purchase a…
As many of you will know I recently had my annual holiday. For a change this year we (the wife) decided on a land based holiday rather than taking cruise. We booked back in January and booked everything seperately, flights with Easyjet, hotel and transfers through the normal channels. Obviously…
Christmas has come early for Gavin and Stacey fans...especially here at home in Wales. It's the news we've all been waiting for, Gavin & Stacey is to return to our screens for a one-off Christmas special. Over the last few weeks, very close to my hometown , as stars from the hit British sitcom…
Shark Week is television's longest-running and eagerly awaited summer TV event, delivering all-new groundbreaking shark stories. It is is an annual event, week-long, in July and/or early August, it was originally devoted to conservation efforts and correcting misconceptions about sharks. Over time, it grew in popularity and became a hit on the Discovery…
Last night I noticed one of my favourite films 'Captain Phillips' was on and I can never resist watching it! Anything involving sailing interests me. The film is based on the true story of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, an incident during which merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage by pirates in the…
Well there is no avoiding it now, the 3 words many of us parents dread are almost here.......school summer holidays! We have to now juggle work, childcare, activities, queue 3 times longer than normal for any day out, put up with the unpredictable weather and boredom! A great many parents find…
A client of mine asked me the other day which was my favourite cruise destination, and it has to be the very first cruise I did, nearly 15 years ago. Although I had been selling them for several years , my manager at the time thought it was about time…
It's not long until the school summer holidays and in my house that means avoiding the word bored at all costs! I have 2 boys that are happy anywhere as long as they can swim! They would happily live in a pool! Cardiff Bay has again given me the perfect…
As you may have seen if you follow me on Facebook I’ve recently been lucky enough to cruise onboard Celebrity's newest ship the Celebrity Edge for a 2 night mini cruise from Southampton. We didn't actually go anyway, just sailed around the English channel very slowly! The weather was perfect,…