On Board With Alison

I am beginning to feel like an expectant parent with all these imminent arrivals! Firstly, the long-awaited P&O baby Britannia, who will be welcomed into her new home port of Southampton by no less than Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on March…

The long wait is finally over and we can all catch a glimpse of the brand new, yet to be officially launched, Royal Caribbean baby, Anthem of the Seas. We've spent months here securing cabins on her inaugural season's sailings and the excitement and anticipation has been growing and now…

Over the past few years, we have seen some cruise lines making cutbacks to save costs and keep fares low. Who remembers when cruise tickets came in a plush leatherette wallet with REAL luggage labels? Who remembers being sent a full brochure of shore excursions being posted prior to departure?…

We make no apologies for being cruise geeks at cruise.co.uk. We are passionate about our industry and all visit and sail on ships at every opportunity. We also get excited when we see other ships passing by us on our travels. Whilst away last month on Marco Polo, I was…

Yesterday, my husband and I went out to buy a new TV for our living room. We knew that we wanted about a 50"screen but, apart from that, we needed advise. The range of different makes and models is quite immense and as they range from about £400 to about…

Whenever you leave the UK, you will have one vital piece of luggage with you, your passport. British passports have changed over the years. My picture in my passport certainly has!! They are now smaller and burgundy in colour and are European Union passports. They are also micro chipped and…

I was lucky to get tickets to see Queen with Adam Lambert at the O2 last night and it was amazing. [caption id="attachment_977" align="aligncenter" width="470"] My sister and I waiting for the magic to begin![/caption] Anyone who saw their concert on TV on New Years Eve will know what I…

What a lovely step back in time I had last week when I sailed, albeit too briefly, on Cruise and Maritime Voyages' Marco Polo with a few of my fellow cruise.co colleagues. This year, she is celebrating her 50th birthday and at only 22,080 tons, I was a bit wary…

Cruise and Maritime have kindly invited me and a few colleagues on board Marco Polo tomorrow for a short sailing to Amsterdam. As I have never seen one of their ships, I am very much looking forward to my first cruise of 2015. Originally built in 1966 and only 22,080…

I like making New Year resolutions and trying to stick to them. Every year, I start mine on 5th January. 2015, I need to lose weight and exercise more! Unoriginal but much needed!! 1st January is not a good day to start New Year resolutions due to it being a…