New year, new baby and January sales!
Its 2018 and time to move on from the year that passed and welcome what might come in the next one. For me the next month is going to be about a new addition to my family and working through the busiest month in the travel calendar, January! It interesting that January is the month […]
Read MoreRetracing the steps of the Apprentice in Bruges on Ventura!
A lot of you might have seen the Apprentice recently where they went on P&O Britannia over to Bruges and organised a shore excursion for customers. I recently did a similar cruise on Ventura so here are some of my thoughts and also what I made of their attempt at shore excursions. I went on […]
Read MoreLow cost airlines, holding your nose and biting your tongue!
If most people cared to admit it they have used a low cost airline at some point, it is undoubtedly 9 times out of 10 going to be the best priced option . They are big business, so much so that certain airlines (Ryanair) can afford to cut flight schedules on a whim and run […]
Read MoreYou are off on holiday but what do you do with your pets?
Well its getting to that time of year when Christmas is on the forefront of everyone’s mind so I thought I would write about something loosely based on travel but also a bit personal to me instead of my regular cruise blog. You see I have had my pet greyhound Marko for going on 6 years […]
Read MoreWhats so good about the South Pacific?? Everything but its all so far away from here!!!
During my years down under in New Zealand I used my time to get out to the South Pacific, namely Tahiti and New Caledonia because I absolutely love French language and food. These sort of places are a once in a life time trip from this part of world but there is no reason not […]
Read MoreWhat did I think of MSC Preziosa in Southampton? Find out here..
I recently went on a ship visit on MSC Preziosa in Southampton and went with an open mind to see what it was like and all about. We had a very long wait getting on-board as the ship had been caught up in some bad weather in the channel so was running late but once […]
Read MoreIs singles cruising a rip off? What is stopping a cruise line starting up a singles only ship and is this a good idea? Vote here..
Talking to a customer today I had an interesting brain wave, why doesnt P&O or anyone buy a ship completely for single cruisers. It seems a strange idea but on a daily basis as an agent I see a huge amount of enquiry for this, so surely this is the next new thing in the […]
Read MoreHow do you get around the minefield of cruise offers and is cruise-line marketing misleading or just difficult to work out?
Hello everyone Very often during my working day I get a call from a customer who is confused, non-plussed or just downright angry about how a cruise fare has been advertised. Mistakes happen in all travel agencies and advertising isn’t always a 100% accurate art form as availability changes so quickly once a campaign gets […]
Read MoreWhat are the best times of year to travel on holiday to avoid bad weather. Is it best to be picky?
Time of year is something that is massively important depending on where you are going on holiday, as can unfortunately be seen in the Caribbean at the moment. Apart from just bad luck as weather can be unpredictable there are some of my dos and donts and sort of in betweens that I think could/should […]
Read MoreAre school holiday prices a big racket……? Or are holiday prices just based on supply, demand and reality?
It has miffed me for a long time that I work as a travel agent yet I am unable to use a lot of the cheapie deals that you often see, generally at every time of year except school holidays! This is because my wife is a teacher and therefore we are only really able to […]
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