About Me

Hello everyone, My name is Haydn , I live in Caerphilly South Wales with my wife and 2 young sons. I have been in the Travel Industry for just over 23 years now, specializing in cruising for the last 13 years. I have been on a variety of Cruise ships,…

Posted on Sep 20, 2017
Halloween on a cruise??

Halloween is frighteningly close now, which means time is running out to create the perfect costume! You might be that bit too old to go out trick or treating on Halloween, however you can bet there will be plenty of Halloween events for you to get involved with. Cruise passengers can also…

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Posted on Sep 5, 2017
Strictly and P&O team up again……

So it's that time of year again, BBC Strictly Come Dancing has started and looks to be as popular as ever.  And for another year P&O have teamed up with the BBC to offer 4 'Strictly' themed cruises.   It's the annual battle for ratings between Strictly ans X Factor,…

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Posted on Aug 23, 2017
Not long to wait for the next Solar Eclipse……..

Unless you've been living in a cave you couldn't have missed the news on Monday that the US was to experience a 'Total Eclipse' and who better to fly over and get involved..........welsh lady Bonnie Tyler! Anything for a freebie I say!! The singer, 66, commemorated the rare eclipse in…

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Posted on Aug 8, 2017
Afternoon Tea at Sea……

Did you know its Afternoon Tea Week from 14 August??   No?  nor did I to be honest.......... Afternoon tea has become more popular than ever as hotels get huge boost in business thanks to the brew.  After years of coffee shops springing up on high streets across the country,…

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Posted on Jul 25, 2017
The 3 Words Parents dread………School Summer Holidays!!

Well there is no avoiding it now, the 3 words many of us parents dread are almost here.......school summer holidays! We have to now juggle work , childcare , activities, queue 3 times longer than normal for any day out, put up with the unpredictable weather and boredom!  A great many…

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Posted on Jul 7, 2017
Do you believe in Ghosts?

This week me and my wife watched a very old episode of Most Haunted where they investigated The Queen Mary which is now a permanent feature in Long Beach, California. Most Haunted is a British Television Series, where a  group locks itself into a haunted location for 24 hours in order to…

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Posted on Jun 21, 2017
Does the current threat level make you “Think Twice”?

This week my wife and I travelled to London for her Birthday. She's waited years to see her idol Celine Dion and as she's currently on tour away from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas so we thought London was perfect, its also a little lighter on my bank balance than…

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Posted on Jun 6, 2017
Captain Phillips – Great film but genuine concern??

Last night I watched one of my favourite films again - Captain Phillips. The film is based on the true story of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, an incident during which merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage by pirates in the Indian Ocean. The route was to sail through the Gulf of Aden to Mombasa, round the Horn of…

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Posted on May 21, 2017
Fancy a Movie Night in or Away?

There is nothing my family love more than cuddling up of a Sunday night , curtains closed, eating microwave popcorn and watching a movie. Its become a Sunday night tradition in our house. Although there is something my two boys love slightly more - movies under the stars on a…

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Posted on May 5, 2017
Whats your preference…….British or American?

Keeping in tradition with everyone casting their votes for this weeks local elections and the BIG ONE in June, I've decided to ask you all to do the same. What do you prefer, British or American Style cruising........cast your vote! American-style cruising tends to be a more vibrant affair with…

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