Nicola's Ocean Views

I have just returned from a week in Orlando with my Daughter and her friend. I am exhausted to say the least. We stayed at a Disney hotel to enable us to get around using their transport which was so easy. We experienced all the different methods bus, monorail and…

Last Friday I was lucky enough to to spend a few hours on board the Beautiful Queen Victoria.  I set off from home at 7.15am to arrive at Pier Head Cruise Terminal at 9.30 but where was the  Ship? I thought I was either lost or got the wrong day.…

With the winter behind us Southampton has welcomed the Cruise Liners back into its port for the start of Summer 2014.  The main problem at the moment are the roadworks allowing us all to set sail on our adventures. I can see this getting worse as the months go on…

Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas will set sail on an amazing journey of 53 nights when she leaves her home port of New York to go to her new home port of Shanghai. This fantastic trip will be named The Quantum Global Odyssey and will be split into five…

For those not so seasoned cruisers the thought of excursions and visa requirements can become very daunting and very costly. It may even stop some people booking an amazing cruise with the most interesting and educational ports of call. Do not worry about this. There are lots of alternative operators…

I thought this week I would chat about me and how things are going here at Cruise.co.uk. I am sure those of you who have been with me from the vary start almost 11 months ago remember how nervous I felt about the change I was making in my life.…

Under the  umbrella of the Carnival Corporation, Princess Cruises illustrates what cruising is all about. Sailing to all seven continents with 350 varied and different ports of call they maintain to be the market leader in the cruise industry. With its 50th anniversary coming up in December they are planning…

Well, the main operators have launched their products for the world to see. And now we are coming into lates. Everyone loves a good deal and what I am finding at the moment are some amazing offers with various Cruise Lines but the best are to the Norwegian Fjords. I…

PA Taking over: Explorer of the Seas It’s all change for Royal Caribbean’s cruises from the UK next year. The brand new Anthem of the Seas – complete with dodgem cars, a skydiving simulator and the London Eye-inspired NorthStar observation pod – launches in Southampton next spring and replaces Independence…

How lucky was I this past weekend. I spent 3 night on board the Azura for a Taster/Mini Break. We boarded in Southampton with bleak black skies to cross the Channel to Bruges. The Venice of the North. The crossing was very calm and we never felt a thing, although…