I’m Off To Dublin

Every year we staff at Cruise.Co.UK have our annual conference where we do work hard, honest! It also gives us the opportunity to meet up with all our colleagues some of whom we don’t see from one year to the next.  This year we are heading off to Dublin.  As you read this I will already be on my way. I travel down to Liverpool on the 14th December.  A few of us have a lovely meal arranged and a nights stay at the Crowne Plaza. Then on Thursday we will all board the Fred Olsen Boudicca for our 3 night cruise. We don’t actually sail to Dublin till the Friday though as on the Thursday we will be starting our conference whilst the ship is still in dock.

On Saturday we arrive in Dublin for the day which I am looking forward to. I have been before but only on a works trip with my previous job, this time I can finally see all the sights!  We have a city sightseeing tour planned which should be good, and I believe a stop off at the Guinness brewery – that will be good to see, except I don’t drink beer! (shame it is not a vodka distillery!)  Dublin is certainly a city and port to watch out for.  Celebrity cruises have recently announced that the Eclipse will be based there which is great news for the Irish market in particular.

I am also looking forward to sampling good old Fred Olsen again. A smashing cruise line, great service, good food, what more can you ask for.  Many people do doubt if Fred Olsen would suit them so for me, it will give me a chance to really see how they work as previous to this I have only ever had ship visits with them. I will of course report back and as always be honest with you.

Going back to my comments about meeting up with colleagues.  As your probably aware the vast majority of us are home workers. Unless you are on a trip or a ship visit you rarely see your friends from one year to the next. The conference is a great opportunity to meet up again, see our managers and all the “backroom” staff who help to make our job easier.

When I get back from conference on Sunday I will be back in the office for a few hours before I finally switch off my PC for a good few days of rest! So for now I will say bye and will be back in touch with you all next week!