About Me
With the better half! Hello There, Well now my blog has had a makeover I thought I had better update the details about me. It doesn't seem like 5 minutes since I was writing about myself for the first time but that was nearly 5 1/2 years ago, they do say time…
Posted on Dec 23, 2016
Christmas Conference 2016 “To be sure to be sure”
Last weekend was the Cruise.co.uk annual Christmas Conference on board the Fred Olsen Ship Boudicca, and what a conference it was. This is my 5th Conference and I have to say it gets better every year. Being a homeworker we don’t get to see our colleagues that often so this…
Posted on Dec 14, 2016
Its the Christmas Run Up!
Its the time of year where our diaries get fully booked with Christmas get together's, seeing friends and generally having fun and enjoying the festivities. This weekend was no exception as my husband and I enjoyed a weekend away with friends to Centre Parcs at Elveden Forest.This is something that…
Posted on Nov 30, 2016
Ships are having a Shuffle!
Anyone who is a fan of P&O cruises will recall the Adonia, the smallest ship in the fleet, left the company last year and was relocated to Miami to embark on a new venture “fathom”. From here she sailed to Dominican Republic where passengers helped with volunteer work like teaching…
Posted on Nov 16, 2016
MSC taking over the World
World Cruises have been around for a long time with cruise lines like P&O, Cunard and Fred Olsen to name a few. But this is set to change in 2019 when MSC will join the World Cruise Brigade. It has just been announced that in January 2019 MSC Magnifica will…
Posted on Nov 2, 2016
P&O back in my Good Books!
I have just returned from a 3 night mini-cruise on P&O Ventura at the weekend with a group of friends. Having been on board the ship many times before I was sceptical about how much I would enjoy it this time after being on Ovation of the Seas, Harmony of…
Posted on Oct 19, 2016
Bliss in Alaska and Joy for China
Being a great fan of NCL cruise lines I have welcomed the news that the 2 newest ships to join the fleet in 2017 and 2018 will be based in China and Alaska respectively. Norwegian Joy which will enter service in Summer 2017 will be based in Shanghai and Tianjin.…
Posted on Oct 5, 2016
Crystal Cruises join in the Festivities
Now we are in October the Festive season is just around the corner and people will be starting to think about how to celebrate Xmas and New Year. There are many cruise lines that have cruises over the festive season to different destinations, and celebrate in different ways. Crystal cruises…
Posted on Sep 21, 2016
Changes for Dining and Drink’s with Royal Caribbean
As many of you may be aware when Royal Caribbean launched their Quantum Class Ships they introduced a new dining concept, Dynamic Dining. This had a lot of mixed reactions as people wondered how it would work. The concept of rotating around various restaurants each night and the waiters going…
Posted on Sep 7, 2016
Early Bird catches the Worm!
When the right time to book a cruise is always a big talking point amongst people and I think everyone views this differently. If you are a couple who can go at a drop of hat then there is always some last minute deals to be had if you are…
Posted on Aug 24, 2016
Oriana revamped for her 21st Birthday!
P&O Oriana will be 21 this year and is now the oldest ship in the fleet having launched in 1995. She was last refurbished in 2011 she is set for another refit in December this year. This is going to a fairly major refit to bring her up to date with…
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