About Me
I have worked in the travel industry for over 25 years now since beginning as a holiday rep on a campsite in France and I have a real passion for travel. I've worked in all aspects of the industry including sales, marketing and management and I've specialised in most products…
Posted on Mar 29, 2012
P&O discriminate against single passengers
Single travellers have never been favoured in the world of cruise and they are often charged high single supplements when occupying a room that could sleep two or more guests. However for 2013 P&O have gone one step further in actively discouraging single guests by offering on board credit to past…
Posted on Mar 22, 2012
Do you fancy dinner with Marco Pierre White?
If so then book one of P&O's special food and drink cruises for 2013. They have announced today the cruises on which their Celebrity Chefs are cruising. Marco Pierre White and Atul Kocher will be giving cookery demonstrations and master classes and hosting dinners in their restaurants on board. And…
Posted on Mar 13, 2012
Regent to increase their prices on the 1st April
Regent Seven Seas cruises have today announced that they will be increasing their fares on the 1st April so if you are considering cruising with them, then now is the time to book.It really is a guessing game with many cruiselines as to whether prices go up or down but…
Posted on Mar 7, 2012
Adventure of the Seas is also coming to Southampton
Following in on from my last post Royal Caribbean have announced that they are going to position Adventure of the Seas in Southampton next year too. Adventure of the Seas is a Voyager Class ship and is packed full of facilities. She is currently based in the Med and as a…
Posted on Feb 29, 2012
New ships sailing from the UK next year
Celebrity Cruises have announced that they will be locating a second ship in the UK next year whilst Carnival will be positioning their first ship in the UK since they pulled out in 2008. Celebrity have seen great success with Celebrity Eclipse which has sailed from Southampton for 3 years now…
Posted on Feb 22, 2012
Don’t watch this if you’re scared of flying.
Whilst I am a Cruise Specialist I am actually interested in all forms of travel and came across this short clip showing where the worlds airlines fly from and to across a 24 hour period. I think it is really interesting as it shows just how accessible our planet is but…
Posted on Feb 15, 2012
Try before you buy…and save some money too
Fred. Olsen are offering potential customers the chance to spend a day on board one of their ships with a number of ships visits on offer this summer. Guests will be welcomed on board and enjoy a welcome drink and presentation from the experienced staff and then be given a…
Posted on Feb 8, 2012
It’s sales all round!
If you have been pondering the idea of a summer cruise then now is the time book as there are a number of sales this week. These are for a limited period only though so take advantage while you can. Carnival Book between today and the 9th February and receive…
Posted on Feb 2, 2012
Free flights giveaway
Well it's back Royal Caribbean are giving away free flights on the majority of their Summer 2012 Mediterranean Cruises. And they are offering them on peak dates too. They offered these last year and it was really popular, this year they have 10,000 flight seats to give away and are…
Posted on Jan 25, 2012
How strict should a dress policy be?
There is always lots of discussion as to how formal cruising should be and fortunately nowadays there are several ships to choose from dependent upon your individual preferences. Customers can choose between a cruiseline that has several formal nights on board where black tie is a necessity or they can…
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