About Me
Hi, I'm Alison. My passion for travel really started after training as an interpreter in Spanish, Italian and French. After living in Italy for a year, I started working in the Travel Industry as a reservations consultant for a large Tour Operator nearly 30 years ago and have been addicted…
Posted on Jul 30, 2015
No…The ship will NOT wait for you!
I live in the beautiful county of Kent. It used to enjoy the title "The Garden of England" , but is now renowned for being "The Truckstop of England". This results from the seemingly incessant "Operation Stack" which means that a large section of the coast-bound M20 is closed and…
Posted on Jul 12, 2015
What a Gem of a Port
In June, I went on holiday to Rhodes. We stayed in a beautiful family run hotel in a traditional village and enjoyed the cloudless skies, huge swimming pool and wonderful Greek cuisine. The most we paid in a restaurant for 3 courses, wine and coffee was £15.00pp. We hired a…
Posted on Jun 4, 2015
To Book or Not to Book?…That is the Question!
"When should we book?" is one of the most common questions we are asked on a daily basis. The simple answer to this, unfortunately, is "We don't know!" Yes, we are specialist cruise consultants and yes, we do have many years experience booking cruises. We are however not clairvoyants and…
Posted on May 21, 2015
Video Killed the Radio Star?
"Video Killed the Radio Star "is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1978. It probably has some deep meaning behind the words, but to me it just means that by seeing the performer in a video can often spoil the illusion or image you…
Posted on May 7, 2015
Decisions, Decisions………………
Today I got up extra early and walked to the polling station to cast my vote before starting work. I stood in the booth and glanced through the list of candidates on the form before adding my X against what I hope will be the right decision. Life if all…
Posted on Apr 23, 2015
There’s More to Anthem than a Giraffe
Firstly, a big THANK YOU to Royal Caribbean for inviting me and a few colleagues on board the magnificent Anthem of the Seas for 2 nights and the naming ceremony. WOW! What a ship. I was stunned by the beautiful design, amazing, if often quirky, artwork, delicious cuisine and lovely…
Posted on Apr 9, 2015
The Countdown Has Begun….
Anthem is almost here. Royal Caribbean's new baby will arrive in British waters next week and I will be one of the lucky ones to see her first hand as I will be spending 2 nights on board for the launch. Anthem of the Seas is the second of three…
Posted on Mar 29, 2015
Magellan Launched in Style
A big thank you to Cruise and Maritime Voyages for inviting me,together with a few colleagues and our husbands, to the recent launch of Magellan at Tilbury. [caption id="attachment_1045" align="aligncenter" width="470"] Welcome gifts of souvenir launch medals and money for the casino..a lovely touch on arrival[/caption] We were treated…
Posted on Mar 16, 2015
Britannia is “NICE”!
I was very fortunate to have been invited on board P&O's new baby Britannia last Sunday for a night. I love the new livery of the fleet and was looking forward to being wowed by this new British mega liner. The entrance to the embarkation lounge was very grand with…
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