About Me

Hi , I'm Helen, often referred to as 'Holiday Helen', I've been in the travel industry for over 25 years working on the high street and in small independent agencies. For the previous 14 years of my career  I have had the luxury of working from home with my cockapoo Jacko…

Posted on Nov 25, 2017
Are P&O Party Poopers???

    Have you been on board P&O 2 or 3 night cruise and been put off by the numbers of hen , stag or private parties on board who are all emblazoned with there own personal T-Shirts telling the whole cruise that Lisa is 40 or and that Tina…

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Posted on Nov 9, 2017
Cruise Ships Return To Hurricane Damaged Islands

Hurricane Irma caused immense devastation this year as she tore through the Caribbean and I am pleased to say that the ports are open for business and tourists now on most of the islands. They have made a quick recovery as they need us all to keep visiting to bring…

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Posted on Oct 26, 2017
Cunard return to Alaska in 2019

  Cunard has just revealed the news that it is set to return to Alaska for the first time in twenty years in 2019. I have been selling a lot more Alaska and Rocky mountaineer trips in this last 6 months and it seems Cunard have picked up on the…

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Posted on Oct 12, 2017
I’m back from Jewel of the Seas

I've just returned from my own holiday sailing around the Eastern Med with Royal Caribbean on board Jewel of the Seas from Rome. Everything went extremely well and I would definitely sail on board her again . From check in at Manchester Airport to getting on board was  stress free.…

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Posted on Sep 28, 2017
Its time for my own cruise

Passports and suitcases are out and packing has begun ..... I will be out of the office from Saturday 23rd September till Monday 9th October as my own cruise has finally come. We are sailing from Civitavecchia on board Jewel of the Seas with Royal Caribbean for 9 nights on…

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Posted on Sep 19, 2017
Weather Havoc

September has been a horrendous month for bad weather that has affected the travel industry . We have seen Hurricane Irma and Jose create devastation in the Caribbean and then then typhoons in the Far East disrupting cruises in and out of Tokyo over the weekend. We are aware that…

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Posted on Sep 5, 2017
68,000 Customers Can’t Be Wrong

  Why book with cruise.co.uk? As a proud employee of cruise.co.uk here are my thoughts on why we are the best in our field. I have worked for cruise.co.uk since July 2014 and have never looked back , I love my job and I hope that comes across to my…

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Posted on Aug 22, 2017
Jane McDonald is back at sea

Reality TV is filling our TC schedules , we've had a summer of Love Island, Big Brother and now Celebrity Big Brother.....I've managed to avoid all 3. The Queen of reality TV from cruise lines is coming back on 1st September in her new series of Cruising with Jane McDonald.…

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Posted on Aug 10, 2017
Visa Minefield

As we are all travelling further afield these days , making sure that we have the correct documentation for travelling is important as not having correct passports or visas can stop us travelling at the last hurdle. There would be nothing worse than booking a n paying for your dream…

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Posted on Jul 28, 2017
Seasons to Sail

As cruise lines sail to many far flung areas of the world and we are all exploring these areas by cruise a regular question asked is "when is the best time to go there?" Cruise ships only visit certain areas at certain times of the year to make sure that…

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