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2016 is another exciting year for new cruise ships that are making there maiden voyages. Harmony of the Seas will become the largest ship , carrying 5,490 passengers ..........  are Royal Caribbean making each ship bigger and better to keep that title? Aswell as being the largest ship Harmony is also going…

    More and more passengers are liking the option to choose a more relaxed style of dining and opting for the Freedom Dining , Select Dining or Open Dining where you can have the flexibility of eating at times that suits you rather than the structured 1st or 2nd…

I am going to be able to tick off one of my Bucket lists soon as I have always wanted to sail out of Venice and experience the magic of sailing out of this beautiful city. Whilst I was looking at what to book for my honeymoon ...this has been…

Happy New Year... I hope you all had a lovely time celebrating new Year. We had a few nights in the Lake District to see in 2016 and even managed to get some dry days much to Jacko's delight as he managed to have a run around on the beach…

      Wow how quick has this time of year come round again? 9 more sleeps till Christmas Day . Think its about time I started my Christmas shopping , luckily with 4 teenagers who want money my shopping list has been drastically reduced. I finish work on the…

    Have we seen a change this year in the Black Friday that has sweeped across from the US ? Following on from last years manic shoppers who were brawling and climbing over each other just to get that TV or coffee machine on offer for the day this…

How do you feel about formal dining? Is dressing up a main part of your cruise? I like a mixture , I love dressing up and getting into my heels and party frock but there's also the nights I just want something nice and more relaxed to wear. Celebrity have announced…

  A lucky regular at Mecca Bingo Club in Wrexham scooped a surprise win from a lucky scratch card when she realised she'd won a luxury Caribbean cruise. Rosemary Anne Jones , from Ellesmere Port is a regular at Wrexham Mecca bingo club and got the lovely surprise when she…

[caption id="attachment_490" align="alignnone" width="470"] P&O Cruises Britannia[/caption]   New Caribbean sailings for Britannia, P&O have announced that they are introducing a brand new fly cruise to the Caribbean on board Britannia for late 2016/early 2017 These will be on sale from 14th October for Caribbean, Baltic and Ligurian Tiers and…

    Gratuities.... do you pre pay or do you like to remove them from your on board account. I like to remove mine so I can decide who and how much I pay. This seems to be a favorable approach to the onboard gratuities but news this week is…