Nautical Neil's Life on the Ocean Wave

It was time for my annual week away with great friends.  Last year we went to New York, which was a little cold so this year we went to warmer climates. We stayed at Riu Cancun in Mexico which was a perfect location to the bustling nightlife. We boarded our…

Royal Caribbean are always at the forefront of technology whether its ordering dinner off tablets or developing robots who mix your cocktails for you. Here is a statement they will WOW you! On Symphony of the Seas the newest ship to Join RCCL's fleet very soon Royal Caribbean are looking…

It happens twice a year, we get all hot and bothered about it, you receive constant emails about it but what am I talking about?  Oh yes Winter 2019/2020 sailing are released by P&O and Cunard.  Also Royal Caribbean have launcher Summer 2019, Feed Olsen have launched their 2019/2020 sailings. …

P&O have been honoring our military on their sailings for a while however they are shouting about it now.  They are offering extra on board credit to clients.  Below are their parameters - If you book a P&O Cruises Select Fare cruise the first two guests on each booking receive…

Ok so you have been on five different ships from Southampton but a couple of those visit the same ports.  It happens, there are only a certain amount of ports the ships can get into.  However the shore excursions  are always the same.  Not any more. Princess Cruises will offer…

Celebrity cruises have announced that they are ditching their regular Summer Baltic sailings from Southampton for 2019. Celebrity Silhouette will now sail from Southampton to the Mediterranean to ports such as Barcelona and Florence.  Celebrity seem to be targeting families for Summer 2019.  Their ships have been sailing to the…

When you are on a cruise, it is not all about the bars, pools gyms deckchairs and entertainment.  Princess cruises also offer guest speakers on some of their sailings.  This enrichment allows guests to learn about the life and times of these speakers. There is a vast array of speakers…

Princess cruises have announced that they will show major sporting events on their UK based ships this Summer. We have Wimbledon, The World Cup and rugby internationals to look forward to. I remember a client years ago who would not travel on the cruise he wanted unless he knew that…

Well the Christmas festivities are in full swing.  Last week myself and a few colleagues had our own little Christmas Party at Birmingham's NEC.  As we couldn't attend our works Christmas Conference we decided to do our own little party.  The party night was called the 'Manhattan Experience'.  It was…

In recent months we have been seeing that many cruise lines have been changing their Itineraries. I can understand why this is done when hurricanes batter the likes of the Caribbean islands because the infrastructure can be damaged and for a few weeks after the hurricane the whole of Puerto…