Sally Walker Talks Cruises

How to bag a cheap upgrade on your flight, is there such a thing?  We all, including myself always hear stories of people who say yes we got a free upgrade to business class. And we all feel a little jealous as to how these people do it, what do…

Well i have just come back after the bank holiday from a little short break in the beautiful city of Amsterdam. I love the canals and the buildings and the scenery, it is just perfect for a short break. A quick one hour flight, hand luggage and checking in online…

Well it has been a year since the launch of Holland America Lines MS Koningsdam which first set sail last April 2016. And what better way to mark the occasion than to open up the bookings for the next highly anticipated arrival, The Nieuw Statendam. She will be the next…

  Fab news from Carnival Cruise lines recently when they announced their brand new Dr Seuss themed water park which will launch onboard the brand new Carnival Horizon. Dr Seuss Waterworks will be based on the themed characters and stories such as Cat in the Hat which will have a…

The Butcher, the Baker the Candlestick Maker, yep, if you can think of a trade or a profession, you can bet your bottom dollar that a cruise ship has one. I was absolutely astounded from my recent trip onboard the brand new Majestic Princess when we were taken on a…

Friday 31 March 2017 was a momentous occasion for Captain Dino Sagani taking the helm of his brand new ship, Majestic Princess. And I was fortunate enough to be onboard. Sailing from his home town of Trieste on the north east coast of Italy, it appeared that the whole town…

  Well its been a whole 7 months since I last cruised having missed our Christmas conference on Fred Olsen Boudicca since I was skiing in Lapland. So I am very excited to be joining a few of my colleagues on the brand new Majestic Princess. Friday will see us…

So this is it, the next big thing, Celebrity Edge - "leaving the future behind" Whatever that means...... Well Celebrity Edge is the next revolutionary ship to push the boundaries of cruising by offering even more spectacular innovative features. There will be the Magic Carpet restaurant, a dining experience that…

We all probably have the dream to be able to have the once in a lifetime opportunity to swim with dolphins. But with increasing concerns over the welfare of the dolphins we have to ask ourselves, is it right for us to being doing this at the detriment of the…

Carnival Cruise lines has this week announced the exciting news of its preparations to begin sailings into Havana, Cuba. It has to be some 50 years since an American cruise line has been able to call at Cuba, with Fathom opening the gates last year. Unfortunately for Fathom, this did…