Millward's Maritime Matters

It does not seem that long ago when Egypt was a really popular destination for us travellers, and in particular a Nile cruise. Of course, events in the world stopped all that and for a while it seemed like we would never be able to visit such a marvellous place…

Where do you go for your weekly food shopping? I bet you are thinking what a strange question to ask, in relation to my job here at Cruise! To solve the mystery the reason why I am asking is really showing the comparison between luxury and non luxury cruises.  The…

My wonderful cruise on the Celebrity Silhouette took us to the Fjords in Norway. Saying the Fjords, we actually only went to one fjord Geiranger, and the rest of the time we visited Alesund, Bergen and Stavanger.  I have been to the Fjords before and yes, I know that there…

As promised, I am "reporting" back to you on the Celebrity Silhouette ship.  I do like Celebrity cruises very much however, I am picky and will criticise if I think something could be better. The title really does say it all though, the cruise was pretty wonderful from start to…

As you know I am currently sailing around the Norwegian Fjords on the Celebrity Silhouette. The Silhouette is a sister ship to the Eclipse (along with Equinox, Solstice, and Reflection).  She has been given many an award from cruising fans and the cruising industry such as service, cabins, public rooms, and…

It seems like ages since I was last on holiday, but not long now!  On Monday I will be sailing to the Norwegian Fjords for a week of pure rest, sightseeing and maybe a drink or two, I can't wait!  We were due to go to the Baltic in July…

If you ever have had to wait at an airport for a connecting or long flight, you will know the frustration and boredom. Some of the airports you wait in may not have much to offer in the way of a bit of shopping or bars/restaurants to bide away your…

I read a really interesting article this week on cruising statistics and all that jazz.  The article said that over 65% of UK cruise passengers were over the age of 55 with those aged 65 years and older making a massive 41% of the market. I was shocked however to…

MSC are really on the UP with some fantastic new ships which look fabulous and they are sailing from the UK too!  MSC are the Marmite of the cruise world though, some people really love them and others well, they just do not like them (I love them). If you…

If you regularly cruise with Celebrity you will, am sure, know what I am talking about!  Celebrity have some great different cabin options and two of these are Concierge and Aqua class.  As I am currently due to travel with Celebrity in Aqua class pretty soon, I wondered how many…