About Me
I started life working at good ole Woolworths for quite a few years (too many to mention). Other past jobs I have tried are working for an Interior Design company, Retail for a well known American chain and a Policeman in West Midlands Constabulary. I live in Birmingham in my…
Posted on Jan 31, 2017
Drinks on a ship
This is a question we get asked as agents many times. What are the price of drinks on board? Now different cruise lines offer different packages. It really depends on how much you drink and I hate asking that question. It sounds like i'm saying my clients like one too…
Posted on Jan 17, 2017
Do famous people cruise?
Cruising is not for everyone I know. However if you were famous would you confine yourself to a 2000 passenger ship sailing to amazing ports of call? Ed Sheeran recently took over part of the Queen Mary 2 sailing from New York to Southampton. In typical Ed Sheeran style he…
Posted on Jan 3, 2017
Are obstructed view worth the money?
I have just returned from a fantastic little voyage on Fred Olsen Boudicca. The ship is an old build ship and was built in 1973 and was called the Royal Viking Sky for the Royal Viking cruise company. In 2005 the ship was sold to Fred Olsen cruise lines. You would…
Posted on Dec 6, 2016
Small ships are wanted!!
P&O have announced that their small ship Adonia is to return to their 2017/2018 season. The ship was much loved by the P&O faithful and when she left the fleet to help with humanitarian work overseas there was a big hole to fill as many of the P&O fleet are…
Posted on Nov 22, 2016
Celebrity ‘Edge’ into the future!
Celebrity cruises have announced the name of their second 'Edge class ship' The Celebrity Beyond is the second in the class, remembering that the first ship in a new class is named after the class. Celebrity Edge is scheduled to be launched in Autumn 2018 and Celebrity Beyond in Spring…
Posted on Nov 8, 2016
We three ships of Royal Caribbean….
A little early for Christmas song puns? Well I had to get a title of this latest blog from somewhere!! The three biggest ship in the world have just ported together at Fort Lauderdale. The Oasis class ships, Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas have met with Harmony…
Posted on Oct 25, 2016
Haunted Ship….well it is almost Halloween!
Queen Mary.....no not the Queen Mary 2 before anyone tries to call me to cancel their booking. The old Queen Mary has been reported to be one of the most haunted ships that was on the seas. Cabin number B340 was said to be the most haunted stateroom on the…
Posted on Oct 11, 2016
Why is there a gym on board?
If you have spoken to me before about cruises and especially food on cruise ships you will know that different cruise companies have different menus to try and tempt passengers onto their ships. All cruise lines will have some sort of buffet restaurant on their ships which is normally open…
Posted on Sep 27, 2016
Queen Mary 2 did not disappoint
I have just returned from a four night mini cruise on Cunard's Queen Mary 2. The ship has just been remastered, which is a posh word for a refit. However Cunard have spent £90 million on the re fit. We were able to see some of the changes however as…
Posted on Sep 13, 2016
Harmony of the seas accident
It has been reported today that in the port of Marseille a life boat has detached its self from Royal Carribean's Harmony of the Seas and injured 4 people and killed another. According to French authorities the injured persons are part of the crew on board. In my time as…
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