Lovely gesture from Royal Caribbean……
I found this story today and its nice to see there are still some decent people left in the world. A local taxi driver in Boston was surprised to find a bag full of $187,000 in cash in the back of his cab. What the hell would you be doing with that amount of cash […]
Read MoreShe’s back…….and looking good!
Queen Mary 2 is back on the open seas after a makeover to end all makeovers, costing in the region of £90million. To be honest with you when I was on her 18 months ago I thought she was in great condition but I think this was more of a modernisation to keep up with […]
Read MoreReady for the Euro’s ?
As a huge football fan , my favourite part of the year has arrived, Euro 2016. The 2016 UEFA European Championships, commonly referred to as Euro 2016, will be the 15th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men’s football championship of Europe organized by UEFA. It is scheduled to be held in France from […]
Read MoreThe Great Barrier Reef……one thing off my Bucket List!
As you know I recently went on an amazing but short trip to Australia, and at the same time managed to cross one thing off my Bucket List……..the Great Barrier Reef! I know I have written a little about my experience in my previous blog but I wanted to give you a bit more information […]
Read MorePart 2 of my Australian Mini Break……
Well hopefully you’ve read my previous blog about the first half of my short trip to OZ………..hopefully you will agree Melbourne looks like a fantastic city to visit pre or post cruise if you get the opportunity. So Day 3 started early with a 7am pick up to take us to the airport for our […]
Read MoreMy Australian adventure……part 1
I’ve just returned from an amazing but short visit to Australia as you may have seen in my previous blog. What a trip this was, with a 03 night stay in Melbourne before flying to Cairns for a 03 night stay in tropical North Queensland. It all started well, as I got to the final […]
Read MoreI’m off to Oz………
This Saturday I set off for a flying visit to Australia……..and what a visit it promises to be. I think i’ll need plenty of coffee to keep me going in the day and plenty of Fosters in the evening! My adventure starts Saturday with a flight from Heathrow to Melbourne with Qantas. This is by […]
Read MoreTank Talk!
So tonight , a rare night without the children , my wife and I tried something a bit different. A tank talk night at The famous Burger and Lobster in Cardiff City Centre. Every Wednesday throughout March the Burger and Lobster team were hosting Tank Talk events, giving us the rare opportunity to learn all about lobsters and […]
Read MoreFancy a more extreme excursion……….
I thought I would look into some of the more extreme excursions that you could do whilst on a cruise. Some extreme shore excursion offerings by a few cruise lines have raised the bar so high, others may not catch up for a good long while. Forget the stuffy tour bus and all the challenges of […]
Read MoreMyths and truths about cruising…..part 2
4. Dinners will be formal and I’ll have to sit with the same people all the time These perceptions deter many who would otherwise happily try a cruise. The truth, however, is that most of the larger lines offer more flexible and informal dining options than they used to, and open-seating policies in their main […]
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