Be Onboard with Betsy

Happy New year from Disney Cruise Lines . Any family would be excited about going on a Disney holiday but a Disney Cruise well that's another matter ..... Recently a  four-month old baby was kicked off a Disney cruise ship after falling ill and medical staff told her parents that…

Will it be P&O's biggest brand new Brittania or will it be Royal Caribbean's game changer Anthem of the Seas it will be a battle of Britain and the US the Pound vs the Dollar . This brings back memories of 2008 when we were in a similar predicament P&O's…

I wanted to share the fantastic news about the port of Liverpool for the year of 2015. As Liverpool is the nearest port to where I live I have always been really keen on supporting the Liverpool departures, although it has not made it as big as Southampton the Liverpool…

Its one of those saying's 'how did that happen ?' It doesn't seem 2 minutes since I was celebrating being 30 and we went from this to this I will let you all guess which one I am ???   We had a great party with 200 guests and we…

Most embarrassing cruise moment  ? I did a bit of research on this as I saw an article and as I started reading the corners of my mouth went up and a found myself smiling. This was not necessarily at the article but I just thought I certainly am not…

  Well this is always a controversial topic when it comes to cruise lines. It is guaranteed  to get British cruisers hot under the collar. It’s not just because we are mean ( some people maybe so ) simply do resent paying tips. Americans hand out dollar bill tips to people for opening…

Most people  do indulge in a bit of pampering whilst on a cruise ship and they certainly are a relaxing haven where you can  let the stress melt away .There is just one thing and its a BIG thing that is putting people off a traditional visit to the Spa…

This was me a few years ago until I was given the opportunity to sail across the Atlantic on a seven night cruise and I absolutely loved it . I did the traditional crossing on the Queen Mary 2 ,I flew to New York and boarded the ship  to sail…

Is this a familiar phrase that you hear ? Having two children myself I certainly have over the years. A couple of years ago we were staying in a beautiful 5* hotel in Fuerteventura, a couple of days in and my youngest looked unhappy , when I asked him what…

Ok so not cruise related this week well not totally but yesterday I became the proud mummy of a dog. I have never had a dog and probably  for the last 10 years  my children have asked for a dog every christmas . I have always said its cruel as we…