The hot topic of gratuities rears its ugly head again
The hot topic of gratuities rears its ugly head in the cruise line industry once again and and usual seems to divide opinions on this controversial subject. So It has just been announced that passengers sailing with Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises will be required to pay a new increased amount for gratuities starting January […]
Read MoreMy Favourite Cruise
About 8 years ago my wife and I decided to try out our first cruise. It’s difficult to remember now why we decided to take a cruise, instead of our normal beach holiday. We didn’t know anyone who had been on a cruise, we were in our late 20’s and had always enjoyed the traditional […]
Read MoreMSC Cruise are taking over!
MSC Cruise line is growing and they are growing fast and on the day they launched their newest MSC Seaside MSC have now also announced that another two new cruise ships are on order. MSC Cruise announced two Seaside EVO class ships are on order from Fincantieri in Italy. The two new cruise ships will be […]
Read MoreVentura 3 Night Bruges Trip
So last week i was lucky to be invited on board P&O Ventura for their 3 nights Sailing to Bruges and Back. I arrived at the Port much earlier that my scheduled arrival time, i always like to set off as have a long drive and didn’t want to be late, needless […]
Read MoreArcadia and Oceana get revitalised
P&O Cruises has revealed details of multi-million pound refits for two of its ships — Arcadia and Oceana. Arcadia will go into drydock in the next few days and will have a ship-wide refurbishment that includes include refurbishing cabins, suites, public areas, bars, main dining restaurants and speciality restaurants. It was last refurbished four […]
Read MoreBrian bares down on Southampton cruises
So after the Hurricanes in the Caribbean it was our turn this weekend with Storm Brian causing disruptions to several cruises over the weekend.sweeping across Ireland and the U.K. with Orange and Yellow weather warnings in place, Brian forceded three cruise ships to make itinerary alterations — including P&O Cruises’ Aurora and Azura, and […]
Read MoreDrinks Packages on Board are they Really worth it???
So Royal caribbean have just announced it is making a change to its drinks package policy which they have been testing on Harmony of the Seas and is going to spread to several ships. All Passengers that are 21 years of age and older (18 years in the U.K and) are now required to purchase the Deluxe […]
Read MoreNew Ship to be added to Cunard Fleet!!!
Exciting news from Cunard this morning! they just revealed that they are going add a fourth ship to their fleet as a part of their ambitious plans for the brand’s future globally. The new ship is scheduled to join the fleet in 2022. The ship will carry 3,000 guests and join Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and […]
Read MoreCruise lines rescue those worst affected by Irma
Several cruise lines are sending their cruise ships to Caribbean islands which have been worst hit last week by Hurricane Irma. Not only are the cruise lines ending ships but also urgent supplies to help people in need in St. Thomas and St. Maarten in the Eastern Caribbean. Royal caribbean made the below statement “We are mobilizing […]
Read MoreHarvey Disrupts Cruise lines and Passengers.
So Hurricane Harvey Caused Chaos over the weekend disrupting cruise lines sailing from Galveston, Texas. Although the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm soon after it hit land. Carnival Cruise Line was one of the main cruise lines impacted by the strong Hurricane Harvey. On Friday as Harvey reached the Texas coastline carnival acted […]
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