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 Mar 1, 2014
The Great Adventure

Ben Fogle has put together a selection of brand new once in a lifetime shore excursions for Celebrity Cruises 2015  European programme. He is known for being an adventurer, writer, broadcaster and author and travels the world experiencing exciting destinations beyond the usual tourist attractions. This is sure to be…

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Posted on Feb 13, 2014
P&O Britannia

P&O have just released the itineraries and fares for the newest addition to their fleet Britannia which is the largest cruise ship built exclusively for the British market. I am sure you have already seen the publicity surrounding this because it is already in huge demand. We did have a…

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Posted on Feb 6, 2014
Allure of the Seas moving to Europe.

  Royal Caribbean Cruise Line have just announced that one of their newest and most innovative ships will be sailing in Europe in 2015. This will give UK guests the chance of a life time to experience this amazing ship without having to suffer a long haul flight and the dreaded…

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Posted on Jan 30, 2014
Have P&O improved their relationship with travel agents ?

I booked a cruise today for a lady with P&O. This was booked on a saver fare which means it is non refundable which I did advise at the time of booking. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances the lady called back to say they may not be able to travel…

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Posted on Jan 23, 2014
Passenger conduct

i was speaking to a lady this morning about a possible cruise and she asked me to look for adult only ships. Apparently on her last cruise she had a bad experience with people allowing their children to run riot and she will now only consider adult ships. While most people are…

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Posted on Jan 17, 2014
Proud to be British

P&O announced at the recent Travel Weekly Global travel awards ceremony that they will be changing the livery of their ships. A union Jack design will be added to all of their ships by the end of 2016. I belive this is a very good move by P&O as generally as a nation…

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Posted on Jan 10, 2014
Our new addition

it was a very exciting day for my family today as the day had finally arrived when we could pick up our new puppy. We bought him 10 days ago but he was only allowed home today after having his first vaccination and being microchipped. I have grown up with…

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Posted on Jan 3, 2014
Strictly Ballroom

Now we are starting a new year are you missing the end of the reality TV programmes that have taken over our screens for the last few months like X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing ? We saw Abby Clancy win in the final at Christmas and now we have…

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Posted on Dec 18, 2013
The office christmas party

Last week we were very disappointed to be told by P&O that our annual Christmas party was cancelled. We were due to go on Arcadia on Sunday for a 2 night Christmas markets cruise to Bruges but the ship had been in dry dock for a refurbishment and was not…

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Posted on Dec 9, 2013
Should cruise lines enforce their dress codes ?

In October I went on a cruise with MSC on the Preziosa. My husband who has cruised before asked me about the dress code because as we were flying he didn’t want to pack dinner jackets and suits if it wasn’t necessary.  We have cruised with other cruise lines but…

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