Nautical Nik

WOW This is amazing, a view of the Eclipse from a cruise ship, that is very strange, I bet that was amazing to witness. To be honest I did once witness the same from a cruise ship in the Caribbean and as the Eclipse happened a few dolphins jumped out…

Yes, finally a cruise company that has noticed there is a huge market for solo cruisers, Ok It’s not one of the big boys but It’s a start, for many years we have tried hard to get cruise lines to acknowledge solo cruisers and have just been banging our heads…

So the time had come and we were about to board P&O’s newest addition Britannia, as we drove from the airport we could see the ship immediately and too be honest it looks like any other ship, however the big union jack on the front gave us a hint that…

I have just found out the news that Royal Caribbean are selling the Splendour Of The Seas to Thomson cruises, just one of may Royal Caribbean ships I have had the pleasure to work, such happy memories, made so many friends and so many stories(however I will have to keep…

So it looks like smokers are being given a really bad rep at the moment, and things don't seem to be getting any better if you want to do a cruise, back in the day you could pretty much smoke anywhere on a cruise, then they started adding no smoking…

Yes booking a cruise can be a minefield at the best of times, trying to decide what itinerary to choose, what time of year to go, what kind of experience you want. It's very different to choosing a land based holiday that's for sure. I would say that once you…

Yes, we have all done it at some time or another, and I have to be the worst but every time I do it I just have no idea where to start to try and find it. Who do I call? What is the tel number? and would they have…

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St Maarten This video is fascinating, if you have been lucky to visit this beach you know what I'm talking about. Click below and watch the video [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GZ3fSDFevE[/embed] If you ever get a chance you must visit this beach, it will blow your mind.

Yes that's right we all ask the same question, how much are drinks on board our cruise, well take a look below and find out all the information you will need on most of the cruise lines out there. Everyone likes a cocktail or three when they’re on holiday and…