Barbara Cruises

Last week on one of the Carnival Cruise Line ships in Australia there was absolute chaos!! The Barkho Family from Melbourne caused fights and upset whilst sailing on Carnival Legend on a 10 night South Pacific sailing it has been reported. They had been looking for trouble for days according…

MSC cruises have been going for many years now, I have sailed on a couple of their ships and thoroughly enjoyed them.  The cabins are of a great size, the staff were fantastic and the ships are lovely, very glamorous & clean. The food was great too and a good…

Ok so I have been cruising for many many years and selling cruises for even longer but have I ever used a Gym on board a ship? Well the answer is NO!! I visit the gym and take pictures to share with you lovely people but have never donned my…

So I hope you all had a great Christmas & New Year with family, friends & loved ones whether at home or away and got everything you wished for... I sure did, it was quiet this year as we stayed in Coventry with Adam's family (excuse the pun) and we…

As you know we headed off to Butlins for our Christmas Conference on 8th Dec for 3 nights, we had a great time. Can you spot me on the company photo? Lots of fun training sessions with cruise suppliers were we played games and had quizzes.  A much better way…

As you are reading this I will be away from the office at our annual Christmas Conference. We go away for 2 or 3 nights each December to celebrate the year we have had and learn what is new for next year. As we work from home and spend a…

Dress codes on cruise ships is a minefield sometimes and what do you pack? (yes that's me as Thelma) Well P&O have changed their dress codes on board their ships for next year so be careful what you put in that suitcase as may not be able to wear it....…

Back in March 2016 I had an enquiry from a gentleman asking about getting married on board a cruise and some family & friends to go along too. I love nothing more than arranging cruises and this was very special as they were getting married on board too. I have…

So Thomson Holidays is changing to TUI and they are also re-naming their cruise brand. Thomson Cruises is no more and their new name is Marella Cruises, I'm not sure why they have changed the name but is means 'Shining Sea' in Celtic.  The name was chosen to reflect the spirit…

It was my birthday last weekend so I took some time off to go away on a short break with my husband down to Torquay in Devon.  We love it here as have been before but in the summer 3 years ago for our wedding anniversary. We booked into the…