About Me

Hello my name is Ruth and I have worked in the travel industry for 28 years. Apart from a couple of years working in a retail shop the rest of my career has been specialising in cruise so as you can imagine I am an expert in this area. I…

Posted on May 7, 2014
Drinks packages on P&O ?

P&O have launched their new campaign titled “The drinks are on us “ To me and many other people you would assume that P&O are now offering drinks packages on their ships and that they are joining other cruise lines by offering a free drinks package for a limited booking…

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Posted on May 1, 2014
My cruise on Scenic Jade

  I was very lucky to have been invited on the brand new Scenic Jade which belongs to Australian based company  Scenic Tours river . I joined in Vienna on Sunday for the last 3 nights of the inaugural sailing on the Danube from Vienna to Budapest. I was given…

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Posted on Apr 22, 2014
Clever marketing ?

  The American circus arrived in Leicester last week so I knew that meant the kids would start pestering me again to take them. I have always refused to take them to any circus that have animals but this wasn’t one of them so I thought it might be something…

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Posted on Apr 15, 2014
Infinity moves to Alaska for 2015.

If you have been considering a cruise to Alaska you may be interested to know that Celebrity Cruises are moving the Infinity to Alaska for the 2015 season. The Infinity is a 5* ship and has recently been solsticized so will not only carry on the 5* luxury Celebrity are…

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Posted on Apr 8, 2014
The new Scenic Jade

I was very excited recently to be offered an amazing opportunity to join a few other agents on the new Scenic Jade for a river cruise on the Danube. I have visited various river cruise ships when I attended the river cruise conference in Amsterdam a few years ago and…

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Posted on Apr 1, 2014
A new era of dining

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line have finally announced their plans for dining arrangements on their Quantum Class ships Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas. There will be no fixed time dining and no formal evenings. Instead there will be the option to dine in 5 different restaurants all…

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Posted on Mar 25, 2014
World cup cruising

  For any committed football supporters out there you will be pleased to hear that the world cup 2014 games will be broadcast on many cruise lines. I have to say that I am not a fan but my husband is and the 2010 caused a major headache for me…

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Posted on Mar 19, 2014
Victory for the cruise lines

  Great news for the cruise industry as it seems the ban of large cruise ships entering Venice has now been lifted. Last year a decision was made by the Italian government to ban all cruise ships over 90,000 tons from sailing from Venice over concerns that it would case…

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Posted on Mar 13, 2014
Hairspray the Musical

Last weekend I took my children to the theatre to see Hairspray the musical. I love the theatre and so do my girls so we have been looking forward to it for a long time now. It was booked for a birthday treat for my friend’s daughter who also happens…

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Posted on Mar 6, 2014
The three Queens in Liverpool

  It looks like 2015 is going to be a very exciting year for Cunard. They will be celebration their 175th anniversary with a selection of special cruises with the main focus being on Liverpool. The most popular cruises are likely to the 4th July Transatlantic and the 25th May…

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