About Me

Born in Coventry in 1961 at Gulson Road Hospital, making me a true Coventarian!! I moved to South Africa at the tender age of 19 to live two years with my husband to "try it out" Way back then in 1981 the South African government kindly paid our fare. We…

Posted on May 9, 2015
The Queens had hers now I want mine !

So the new baby has arrived Charlotte, pretty name I think, not used by our royal family over the last hundred years or so. I am very pleased they have included Diana in her name, while I am not too sure she had all the true qualities expected of her,…

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Posted on Apr 29, 2015
Summer 15 nearly over

I can hear everyone now thinking I have lost the plot !! By summer 15 being over I mean the booking season, especially the families, if you have not booked now for your family of 3/4 with mum and dad in the cabin next door, the chances are slim that…

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Posted on Apr 19, 2015
My time on Braemar

Well it started off with a pleasant trip down to Euston in London, then a rather expensive £16.00 taxi ride over to Liverpool street station, this is the only way to get to Harwich by train, if you know a different or better way , please share ? From Liverpool…

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Posted on Apr 10, 2015
Hello Fred Olsen !

Well we are off, finally, after much debating my friend (Donna) and myself are off on a girls weekend with Fred Olsen, this is mostly to celebrate her 50th and a grand excuse for some time to sit and relax. We have decided that as the trip is to Amsterdam…

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Posted on Apr 1, 2015
Christmas 2016 Too early to Book ?

We are eagerly awaiting the Launch of P&O Christmas sailings which go on sale this month. I know it sounds a lifetime away but is it ? Over 3,5 million people travel abroad at Christmas, this is according to ABTA , I think its more !   So, just like…

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Posted on Mar 18, 2015
So much Ado about Britannia

Well we did go and see the new ship and had a grand old time catching up and trying to get as much in as possible, this proved to be quite difficult as the Queen decided she wanted to have a little look around after the naming ceremony, as she…

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Posted on Mar 7, 2015
She has arrived ! Rule Britannia

  Finally here in southampton and some very excited cruise consultants waiting to get on board over the next few days, I have the lucky chance on Tuesday, I am so looking forward to seeing her and taking lots of pictures, I shall be straight on when I get back…

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Posted on Feb 26, 2015
Would you expect a refund anywhere else ??

I have been overloaded with calls from customers wanting to check the prices on bookings they have already made, and while i want to get the best deal whenever I can, sometimes the prices do drop, there i have said it, and its in black and white. But not always…

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Posted on Feb 18, 2015
Drink or not to drink ?

It is with interest I now watch for the new campaigns due to start in March, and and sure as there is daylight this will happen ! there are so many offers and different variations of what you can get, most of my customers are just confused.   With certain…

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Posted on Feb 11, 2015
Regent is on sale for 2016

I was lucky enough to have been on The Navigator with Regent in October 2014. Now the New ship Explorer will be on sale for 2016. She will be the biggest in the fleet , and if she is in any way similar to The Navigator , one of the…

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