Jo's Cruise Jollies

I am often asked which cruise lines are the best for babies and I think NCL have one of the best offerings for this summer. In particular NCL Epic. There are a number of reasons for this. She sails from Barcelona and therefore the flight is only a short duration and…

I thought I'd tell you all a bit more about a little gem called Voyages of Antiquity, which is a cruise line aimed at those that want a bit more history and culture from their cruise. Their ship, the Aegean Odyssey is a small vessel, carrying just 350 passengers and as…

Seabourn have today announced a one week sale from Monday 21st - Monday 28th March with reductions on several of their Summer 2011 sailings. The following sailings will be reduced: Seabourn Odyssey 25 July - Venice to Athens 01 Aug - Athens to Istanbul 08 Aug - Istanbul to Athens…

Thomson Cruises used to fill a big gap in the market with departures from Newcastle and Harwich, however for the 2010 and 2011 season they repositioned their ships. The good news though is that for 2012 Thomson Spirit will be positioned in Newcastle from May - July and Harwich during…

In 2010 P&O dropped the number of sailings on which past passengers receive additional discount. They have now  listened to customer feedback and are offering customers an additional 5% discount on 20 cruises for 2012, providing you have sailed with them before. The list of these is: Adonia     D203 Eastern Med D207…

Well we're barely in to 2011 and already next year is upon us. All of the major cruise lines are launching their 2012/2013 programmes over the next 6 weeks or so. Booking early brings it's benefits - you secure your choice of cabin, which is particularly important if you like…

I have just spent the last few days trying to help a customer arrange insurance for a World Cruise on Queen Elizabeth. In my ignorance I thought I could just type it into Google and have a choice of companies to quote me, how wrong could I be. I tried…

Now as I am sure you are all aware drinks are not cheap on cruise ships, with the American cruise lines being the most expensive. Plus not only do they charge a high price but many cruise lines also add a 15% service charge on to your bar bill, this can be a major…

Thanks once more to Rob for carrying out his promise and displaying the Complete Cruise Brochure on hiscoffee table. It's a shame the dogs were just visiting and no longer able to guard it. It looks great Rob - lets hope all the neighbours like it and want to book…

......for sending in this photo of the coffee table that he is going to put his Complete Cruise Brochure on. He has 2 sentries ready and waiting to guard it. I'm a bit concerned about Lucy the Labrador’s ability to guard well though - she seems to have a bit…