Roaming Ruth's Travels

Are you bored of doing the same cruises and visiting the same destinations without seeing anything different? If so Royal Caribbean are offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to view the Great American Eclipse whilst on board the Oasis of the Seas This will take place on the 21st…

I am not long back from my cruise on Celebrity Eclipse. I have already written about the destinations we visited so this time I will tell you about the ship. Customers often tell me that the Eclipse is their favourite ship and it is easy to see why. This is…

I recently returned from a cruise to the Norwegian Fjords. I have never been to Norway and have always wanted to see the Fjords so I finally got my chance on the Celebrity Eclipse on the 29th April. I went with my husband and 2 children who are age 9…

The dress code on Celebrity Cruises has been a bit confusing since they announced they no longer have formal nights. They have replaced this with smart/casual and the occasional evening chic. So on my recent cruise I told my husband he didn’t need his tuxedo because from speaking to others…

I have just come back from a really fun weekend away with family and friends at Butlins of all places !! The only reason for going was that my 11 year old daughter is a very keen footballer and her team was entered into the Festival of Football tournament which…

Royal Caribbean have recently added shorts to their acceptable attire in the main dining room on casual evenings which has now sparked debates again on the lack of formal wear on cruises. I spoke with a customer yesterday who had just returned from the brand new Majestic Princess. This was…

This week is the launch period for 2018/2019 P&O cruise itineraries. You may have seen that they have introduced an Emirates program for winter 2019 which will start with a 20 night sailing from Southampton to Dubai followed by 10 night cruises with an option to include an overnight on…

last night the brand new Celebrity Edge went on sale. the maiden voyage is the 16th December 2018 and will be a 7 night Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale. With the cruise industry growing so rapidly the cruise lines are trying to offer new and exciting venues on their ships…

Royal Caribbean have announced that they will be introducing lifeguards across their fleet. Oasis of the Seas was the first to have lifeguards and mid by April every ship will have them. This is part of a wider safety programme which will also have a 15 minute water safety presentation…

You may have heard recently that it is now illegal for unlimited fizzy drinks to be sold in France because of the concerns over obesity. Apparently in France obesity is becoming more of an issue and the government has introduced this new law in a bid to reduce the risk…