Nautical Nik

  Yep I hear you, purchasing a tour on board your cruise can be a daunting and expensive past time, I have lost count the amount of times I have heard from passengers how expensive they are. You get greeted with a lovely glossy brochure in your cabin and you…

Right where do I start, tipping, a swear word to most of us Brits, more and more cruise lines are now expecting tips to be paid up front when booking a cruise and this is very much a bone of contention. As a former crew member I can understand why…

It was a very scary start to my Cruise Ship career, having spent 7 days in Miami being trained on everything about working on a cruise ship. Finally I was assigned my ship and I was told I would joining it in Puerto Rico, where ???? I had never heard…

  Have you ever gone on a cruise and accidentally come away with part of the ship? We don’t mean the anchor – perhaps more like a pen you took from your cabin or perhaps, (more unusually) a coat hanger? Or else have you ever bought a particularly tacky cruise ship…

I'm always surprised to hear how so many of us need the internet on a cruise, surely this is your relaxation time, time to get away from it all and do absolutely nothing, leave those work emails alone, ignore the rest of the world. Doh it must be me, but…

So as many of you know the biggest gripe of all about cruising is the tipping policy, so you have just spent a large amount of your money on an amazing cruise thinking that there should not be any extras, unless you purchase drinks or purchase any tours. So it…

It had taken me 28 years to finally reach my dream destination, a place I had dreamed about for so many years, a place that I had built up so much. The year was 1999 and I had always said to myself "I will see in the Millennium in Sydney"…

For many who have finally decided to book their first cruise, this can be a very daunting task, remember it is very very different from booking a land based holiday. Many times I have taken phone calls from first time cruises who have decided to take the leap and make…

Having been very lucky to have worked on ships for many years, I have pretty much ticked off many of my destinations on my bucket list, although there were times I only had a day or two to whiz around each city. But it gave me the chance to see…

  I have been lucky enough to have travelled all over Asia and I have come across all kinds of crazy stuff and I can confirm that every one of these pictures are genuine, and to be honest I have been guilty enough of doing some of these myself !…