Out Of Office Gone Cruising!
There’s no better feeling than putting your out of hours on when going cruising and I’m triple excited as I’ll be onboard three ships before returning to the office. On Thursday I shall be travelling to Amsterdam with my partner Matthew to catch up with some friends for three nights. As he heads home on […]
Read MoreThe Suite Life with Silversea Part 2
After a very comfortable first night on board the Silver Spirit, We woke on the Island Of Chios to a beautiful Sunny day. Now we know one of the many great benefits of sailing on a small ship is they can dock closer to town and I think you will agree these pictures highlight that perfectly. […]
Read MoreThe Suite Life With Silversea – Part 1
Recently I was invited to join the Silver Spirit for a 4 night sailing from Athens to Marmaris. It’s was very last minute so finding suitable flights was difficult. I normally fly from Birmingham but this was not an option so I ended up booking flights out from Heathrow and back to Leeds Bradford. With […]
Read MoreA Taste Of The Finer Things With Silversea
I’m very excited this morning as a few days ago I found out I have been invited to join the Silver Spirit for a four night voyage departing tomorrow. I have sailed with Luxury lines before like Azamara and Crystal, however this will be my first time sailing with Silversea. Seeing all that Silversea have […]
Read MorePrincess Cruises Increase Gratuities Again!
Gratuities are always a hot topic of conversation when it comes to cruising, especially for us British as compulsory tipping is not something we are accustomed too. So the recent announcement that Princess cruises is set to increase their gratuities from the 15th Dec 2016 is sure to create some annoyance, especially as this is the […]
Read MoreBook Your 2018 P & O Cruise Now!
In all the years I’ve worked in Cruise P&O have always released there new brochure in April. However this year they have broken from the norm and are launching their 2018 itineraries this month. A bold move by P&O, but to me it makes sense as over the years I’ve found many passengers who used to book at […]
Read MoreAre Cruise Lines Doing Enough To Protect Passengers?
Last week I read an astonishing article about a lady who fell over board whilst on board a Royal Caribbean ship sailing from China to Shanghai. Its reported that on Wednesday evening whilst enjoying an evening walk around Deck 4 the lady named Fran lost her balance whilst looking over the railings. It must have been […]
Read MoreFred Olsen to introduce kids clubs!
Fred Olsen Cruises have recently announced that during peak holiday season they will be introducing the Little Skippers kids clubs across all four ships Balmoral, Boudicca, Braemar and Black Watch Children between 5-11 years will be kept entertained by a friendly team who will provide both day time and evening activities such as Discos, crafts, treasure hunts […]
Read MoreCulinary Delights onboard Koningsdam
Recently I wrote about my trip to see the Koningsdam in Amsterdam and my thoughts on this impressive ship. As I mentioned last time, I was very impressed with the variety of both free and specialty dining venues on board so this week I would like to look at some of the venues that stood out […]
Read MoreVisting the Koningsdam in Amsterdam
Last weekend Holland America Cruises invited me over to Amsterdam for a whistle stop tour and lunch on board their newest ship MS Koningsdam. I was delighted to take up the opportunity as I have never experienced Holland America first hand before and Amsterdam is one of my favourite European Cities. The Koningsdam was launch in […]
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