Millward's Maritime Matters

Well, that's it for Christmas 2018. In just 3 days I am sure I have ate an enormous amount of bread, meat, cake and of course sweets!  I hope you had a lovely one! So now I am "counting down" the days till the New Years Eve party we are…

Are you a regular Celebrity cruiser? If so, you should really make sure you are part of the Captains Club. This is a membership which has some really good benefits, which I think are worth noting. The first number of points is from 2 -149 points, with this you can…

As someone who loves Italy as a destination and wishes I could speak the language (good old Google translate!) I am in LOVE with the fantastic escorted trip we are offering in September 2019. For me, this trip includes the really "best" bits of the country and combine that with…

Have you ever stayed in a Ritz Carlton hotel or "popped" in for a drink?  If so, you will I am sure have been wowed by the service, luxurious surroundings etc.  If this is the kind of service and luxury that you love, you will be interested in the news…

The cruise market is huge and more and more people are choosing to cruise rather then stick to a hotel. There are though still many people who are yet to decide on a cruise (my friends know who they are!). So this week, here is my pointers why they should…

If you have ever sailed with Cunard before, I am sure you will have come across the Cunard Grills.  Basically this is the "top end" of Cunard accommodation on all 3 ships.  There are 2 types of Grills service with Cunard, Princess or Queens, of which Queens is the highest.…

What a complete pain this is. You book your cruise, book your hotel etc and your flights thinking you will be sitting together on the flight, after all you are travelling together.  It seems these days if you wait to check in at the airport you would not get seats…

River cruising is on the up. Did you know that in 2017 the number of British people who tried a river cruise increased by 21% - no wonder then that Fred has moved into the river cruise market, earlier this year. What Fred have done is chartered the Amadeus Princess…

All cruise holidays are an adventure especially if you have not been to the destinations, but this I think is the ultimate of adventures - an expedition cruise! The cruising market has changed so much even in the last few years and the world is a much easier place to…