Nicola's Ocean Views

Although I have been to Venice before and stayed very central I agreed to stay in Mestre on my pre night stay before boarding the MSC Preziosa on my recent work trip. Myself and three colleagues all meet up very excited in Manchester and decided we would have a quiet…

I have been asked by my Company to attend a 4 night showcase presented by MSC Cruise Lines. This type of training is normally carried out in training rooms at head office or  local hotels, sometimes even webinars. So how fantastic was it to hear that we would have a…

Gone are the days of the old fashioned Ballroom Dancing.But thanks to television covering so many different kinds of dancing shows the interest is coming back and attracting a wide age group. Years ago on board the magnificent cruise ships the ballroom was the place to be and to be…

Cruise and Maritime Voyages has had to delay the sailing of the MV Funchal from Bristol today because of the Hurricane that has disrupted the Caribbean and Bermuda. You would think that here in the UK we are all safe and sound but Gonzalo has brought disruption to both Bristol…

With all the excitement of the new ships Britannia and Anthem I thought I would tell you a little about Costa Cruise Line's latest addition to its fleet. On the 30th October 2014 the Costa Diadema (Italian for Tiara ) will be delivered for her maiden cruise from Trieste to…

Can you cast your minds back to the hype and I would even say frenzie we were all in when at long last the newest P & O ship Britannia went on sale ? It was a very exciting time here at Cruise.co.uk and I am happy to say that…

As I said on my last blog I was keeping an open mind with regard to my MSC cruise. Well I must say that  the value for money was totally amazing. Yes you do get what you pay for but in our case we felt that an amazing deal was…

I am having a week's leave from today and for the first time I am going to take an MSC cruise on the Magnifica. This will be a personal holiday not a work related adventure. Now I have booked hundreds of MSC cruises and had so many conflicting reports. Some…

Norwegian Cruise Line UK is launching a brand new promotion for its guests sailing in 2015. For bookings made between 17th September and 30th October 2014 guests will receive the All-Inclusive package. This will include the Ultimate Beverage allowing all alcoholic  and none alcoholic drinks free of charge in all…

I love the excitement that builds this time every year when Cunard and P and O World Cruises go on sale.  Is it something you have dreamed of ? have you thought that is will only be to the wealthy, lottery winners or those with lots of free time. Well…