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Cruising for a Boozing!

After the announcement of further ‘all you can drink’ offers being launched on a number of popular cruise ships, it has left some of us wondering; do all inclusive packages attract the ‘wrong sort’ to cruising? Chris Sorek, chief executive of website drinkaware.co.uk expressed concerns about the reasonably cheap all inclusive drink packages. He said: “Drinkaware recommends that people stay within 3-4 units a day (equivalent to a pint and a half of lager) and women within 2-3 units a day (equivalent to a 175ml glass of wine).” “Some offers can make it difficult to keep track of what you’re drinking which may have some serious long and short term effects. Customers who sign up to these drink offers would need to consume around five or six beers – the equivalent of 10-12 units a day to make the offer worthwhile.” “Regularly drinking to excess can increase the chances of health conditions like liver damage, infertility, some cancers and depression.” With the result of Cruise holiday prices becoming ever more competitive, cruise ships increased their drink prices considerably in order to make more money. After hearing the news that cruise lines have now introduced cheaper package deals, it left alcohol awareness campaigners questioning whether cruise lines have got their guests best interest at heart. Some beverage packages may encouraging guests to drink as much as they want throughout the duration of their cruise,...

Graphics or Graffiti?

In ‘ye olden days’ one tall ship looked much like the next (a tall ship is an old fashioned ship with mast and sail). To help tell them apart at sea Captains would fly flags from the mast so they’d instantly know whether an approaching ship was friendly or not. Fast forward to modern time and that worry has passed; we guarantee any cruise ship you see approaching in the distance will be friendly! Several cruise lines however have, for one reason or another decided they want to stand out from the crowd, to make sure you instantly recognise one...

The Ultimate Excursion Bucket List – Part One

Too often when we think of cruising we picture giant ships sailing the ocean; we think of the amazing restaurants or the elegant surroundings, we tend to think of the ship itself, not the exotic ports of call or the amazing things you can get up to whilst there! Quite often in fact the destinations are given short shrift. Cruise ships will call in at nearly every country on the planet (admittedly said country needs to have a coast line or at least a river to cruise along) but that gives cruisers the opportunity to enjoy some once in a life time places. At each port of call you arrive in you have the choice of either disembarking and doing your own thing or booking one of the cruise lines organised shore excursions. For the adventurous cruise fan however there’s a third step that can be taken. These are the shore excursions that you wouldn’t normally consider, the excursions that can be best described as dream shore experiences, never to be repeated. once in a lifetime opportunities! Below then is our top thirty three of the weirdest, wackiest or most unusual excursions on offer from the cruise lines around the world that should be on every serious cruisers bucket list. Take a tour of the Game of Thrones set The www.CRUISE.co.uk team may be revealing their inner geek here but...

Spacious Suites, A Martini Bar & The Best Dining Options at Sea!

The first real grass lawn at sea, a martini bar serving more than one hundred types of vodka and a modern twist on dining; Celebrity Cruises offer a unique, modern cruising experience that is suitable for guests of all ages. There are a lot of unique facilities and features onboard that suit all tastes. There are a range of staterooms onboard to suit cruise guests’ budgets and preferences, from comfortable interior cabins to balcony cabins where you can enjoy sea views at your leisure in the comfort of your own space. They also offer Concierge Class & Aqua Class Staterooms,...

Why the Costa Concordia has Made Cruising Safer

The 13th January saw the anniversary of one of the worst (and most avoidable) disasters of the modern cruising era. We are, of course, talking about the sinking of the Costa Concordia and the tragic loss of thirty two lives on the 13th January 2012. There’s been a lot written about that ill-fated night (which you can read here) but three years on we thought we’d put out a poll to our cruise community of over 200,000 people to find out how the tragedy had affected people’s opinions on cruising as a holiday choice. Perhaps the silver lining to the accident was the adoption of ten new safety precautions (see below) by the cruise industry to standardise and improve safety on-board cruise ships. Clearly these new measures have gone a long way in in reassuring holiday makers interested in a cruise as 70% of respondents we surveyed felt that not only were safety procedures clearly explained they had also massively improved since the sinking. Perhaps as an industry the cruise lines still have a little way to go though as nearly one in five cruisers (16.28% to be exact) felt that safety procedures were still confusing with room for improvement. Although perhaps most worrying statistic to come from the survey was the fact that 7% of cruisers were happy to admit that they either never attend or never pay...