About Me
I have worked in the Travel Industry for 33 years, ever since leaving school. My Dad was in the Navy so I guess I get my wanderlust from him. I was a Manager in a successful Travel Agency for 16 years before joining Cruise.co.uk. I am married and have a son who…
Posted on Apr 9, 2017
Extreme vetting’ likely for British Visitors to Trumpton!”
There is some disturbing News for would be Visitors to the Shores of Trumpton! Oops, sorry the USA. Sources have advised that the US has not ruled out “extreme vetting” procedures which would force British visitors to hand over social media passwords, mobile phone contacts and financial records in order…
Posted on Mar 26, 2017
Edge-U-Cation!
Well its almost here. The brand new celebrity Ship – The Edge will sail out of Fort Lauderdale on the 16th December 2018 and she is on sale now! Celebrity describe the ship as Forward thinking, Transformational and Revolutionary. From what I have seen it is all of those things…
Posted on Mar 12, 2017
Bugs Beware!
This is not strictly speaking about cruising but it is about travelling. I have travelled to many places and seen some weird and wonderful things to eat, not all of which I have wanted to try may I point out. These are foods which are a far cry from the…
Posted on Feb 26, 2017
Tips for Cruising with a Family
There are many schools of thought about taking children on cruise ships. Some think you should not and others think they make a great family holiday. Personally, I have been cruising with my son since he was 6 and we have all really enjoyed our cruises. If you are taking…
Posted on Feb 12, 2017
Be Packing Savvy!
My Tips to Prevent a Baggage Disaster Arriving at your destination without your luggage is a nightmare scenario for most travellers. It is even worse if you know you are heading off on a cruise, so getting luggage to you when you are on the move becomes even more of…
Posted on Jan 29, 2017
A Day in the Life…
People often say to me, ‘Wow it must be a doddle working from home. Bet you spend all your time watching TV and drinking Tea.’ I have heard it all before. So I thought you might be interested to know what it is that I do in my Day! An average…
Posted on Jan 15, 2017
Finally, Cruise Lines Start to See Sense!
I have blogged about this before as there have been an unacceptable number of deaths in Swimming pools on-board cruise ships and yet only Disney Cruise lines employed actual Life guards to monitor their pools. Well it looks like things are changing. At the end of December Royal Caribbean started…
Posted on Dec 30, 2016
HOW TO BAG A BARGAIN CRUISE
Well it’s that time of year. The January Sales are upon us. So How do you bag a bargain Cruise? At this time Cruise lines often offer Drinks Packages, On-board Credit, Discounts etc so how do you know what is a good deal? I have put together a guide with some…
Posted on Dec 16, 2016
FLORIDA IN DECEMBER
Well I’m back and a great time was had by all! I have been to Florida before on several occasions but never at this time of year. I wondered if we would find it chilly on an evening as stats tend to give a fairly large temperature variance but I…
Posted on Dec 2, 2016
Mysterious Myth or Superstitious Nonsense?
Ahoy there! Sailors over the years have had many superstitions that they believed in. It is no wonder if you think about it as they navigated around the world with no satellites or ship to shore in-case of an emergency. Also, bear in mind as going to sea is one…
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