Roaming Ruth's Travels

I have just returned from a lovely family holiday in Cyprus. We stayed at the Thomson Brilliant apartments in Protaras which was perfect for us . We don’t like all inclusive because we like to try out the local restaurants and these apartments were only a short stroll from the…

MSC have 2 new ships on order due to be delivered in 2017 and 2018 There are new ships coming into the market all of the time and they are all trying to come up with new and original ideas to make them different from their competitors. MSC are going…

Princess cruises have become the latest cruise line to allow camera’s on board to film the day to day life on board the Royal Princess. I am sure it will be very interesting and will show the world what a beautiful ship Royal Princess is. However I am always sceptical…

With river cruising becoming more and more popular AMA Waterways must be delighted that the AmaPrima has just been declared the best river cruise ship in Europe in the new Berlitz Guide to cruising.   They have also secured the top 11 spots for their European fleet in the guides…

I have been tempted since the sales launch of the new Royal Caribbean ship Anthems of the Seas but like many have been put off by the price. I wasn’t sure if I would want to pay the extra that it would cost for me to take a family of…

Last weekend we went out to one of my favourite restaurants Barceloneta. As the name suggests this is a Spanish Tapas restaurant in Leicester. It was my 11th wedding anniversary on Saturday and because we had no babysitters we took the kids along too. They love it there aswell so…

One of the questions I am always being asked is when is the best time to book ? Well if you are looking for next years cruise then the answer to that is now . Royal Caribbean have released their popular free flights promotion for European cruises in 2015 and…

My daughters have told me I am the best mum in the world . The reason I am so popular again with them is we just booked our holiday to Disneyland Florida next year. I am not a big fan of theme parks but Disney is different. My kids have…

    Last weekend I went to the theatre to see Rock of Ages. For anyone who enjoys musicals I would definitely recommend this show it was fantastic. The story line is weak but the music and good humour more than made up for it. The cast were very comical…

I was speaking to a customer a few days ago who was looking for an idea of prices to take her granddaughter on a cruise next year. Her granddaughter has autism and she was saying that found a cruise to be the perfect holiday for her. Children with autism are…