About Me
Hi There! My name is Collette and as the blog suggests I am a big lover of cruising and have travel in my blood. I have worked in the travel industry for 25 years, starting as a holiday rep in Turkey back in 1993. After 4 years I returned to the…
Posted on Jul 16, 2019
Crystal Esprit – Small, perfectly formed and oozing with class!
Crystal Cruises are well known for being a high-end cruise line, promoting truly all inclusive cruises with unlimited drinks, tips, wifi, transfers & even excursions included. The company offers ocean cruises, river cruises, expedition voyages and also yachting on the small, but perfectly formed Crystal Esprit. I have just been…
Posted on Jul 2, 2019
The Cuban Crisis
On the 3rd of June the Trump administration decided it was banning 'people to people' travel to Cuba as well as all cruise sailings from the U.S. This basically means that they are trying to make it as hard as possible for Americans to visit Cuba for touristic purposes. Wasting…
Posted on Jun 18, 2019
Atlantis, The Palm Hotel – How My View Has Completely Changed
When I found out that I had won a trip to Dubai and found out that we were staying in the Atlantis Hotel on Palm Island I had 2 initial thoughts. The first was that it's a 5 star luxury hotel - yipee! The second thought was that it's good…
Posted on Jun 4, 2019
Dune Bashing And Desert Safari in Dubai – It’s A Must!
I have visited Dubai 3 times, the first time back in 2004. We were only there for a day and a night, but one thing I wanted to make sure I did was the desert safari. On my latest visit in May this year the same excursion was part of…
Posted on May 21, 2019
Things To Do In Dubai Part 2 – Modern Dubai
Following on from my previous blog which covered the old part of the city, here is some info on what I got up to in 'new' Dubai and other things you can do when spending a few days there. On my previous visit to Dubai I stayed at the far…
Posted on May 14, 2019
Things to do in Dubai Part 1 – Old Dubai
I have to say that doing the job that I do has some great perks, the latest one being a fantastic trip to Dubai. I won the trip as a top selling agent for Royal Caribbean and for a change the trip was actually land-based rather than on a ship.…
Posted on Apr 30, 2019
Sad Times For Sri Lanka
Having visited Sri Lanka twice i consider myself very lucky to have been to one of the most beautiful countries in the world and will definitely return in the near future. Why do I like it so much? Firstly the people are so laid back, friendly & welcoming and rightly…
Posted on Apr 16, 2019
How To Bag Yourself A Cheap Cabin Upgrade
This month both Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruise lines have launched a new scheme that lets you bid for a cheap cabin upgrade. So how does it work? Should there be availability the the cruise line will e-mail guests directly with an introduction to the scheme so you can see…
Posted on Apr 2, 2019
How Will Brexit Affect My Holiday?
I know many of us are a bit sick & tired of hearing about Brexit. There seems to be no escape. It's on every TV news bulletin, all the newspapers and splashed all over social media. Even though we all have an opinion about leaving, remaining, deal or no deal…
Posted on Mar 19, 2019
How Big Is Too Big?
I saw an article this week about the possibility of a massive cruise ship being built. And when I say massive it beats the current biggest passenger ship in the world hands down. For a start it will be a mile long. The ship will sustain a population of 100,000…
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