About Me
Hi There! My name is Collette and as the blog suggests I am a big lover of cruising and have travel in my blood. I have worked in the travel industry for 25 years, starting as a holiday rep in Turkey back in 1993. After 4 years I returned to the…
Posted on Oct 7, 2014
Want to do something different whilst cruising? Read on…..
A cruise holiday is known for giving you the opportunity to stop & visit many different destinations in one trip & this is something that will not change anytime soon. What is changing, however are the abundance of activities on offer when you are not exploring a port of call…
Posted on Oct 1, 2014
Cruising from the UK – More choice than you thought.
Many British cruisers have avoided the stress of air travel by cruising from the UK. The vast majority of us will have departed from Southampton, undoubtedly the biggest cruise port in Britain & home port to the biggest cruise ships sailing from our shores. But did you know that there…
Posted on Sep 30, 2014
It’s National Cruise Week!
National Cruise Week is actually a little longer than a week & runs from September 27th until the 5th of October. It's a celebration of all things cruise & a fantastic time to book your holiday as many cruise lines introduce special discounts & offers to coincide with…
Posted on Sep 23, 2014
What’s on the horizon for MSC?
MSC seem to be one of the fastest growing cruise lines around right now. They are currently operating a fleet of 12 ships, but plan to double its fleets capacity by 2022. They have 2 new-build ships currently being assembled in Italy's Fincanteri shipyard - the biggest that this shipyard…
Posted on Sep 19, 2014
Quantum of the Seas- So much to do, so little time!
Last week I received the fantastic news that I had been selected to spend 2 nights on the amazing Quantum of the Seas at the end of next month prior to her inaugural sailing. To say I am excited about being one of the first to see first hand what…
Posted on Sep 14, 2014
Teenagers all at sea – that awkward age.
After talking to one of my customers yesterday whose cruise holiday was, quite frankly, ruined by what she described as 'packs' of teenagers roaming round the ship, taking over certain public areas, it made me start to wonder why, with so much dedicated space, staff & activities available from morning…
Posted on Sep 9, 2014
Britannia – Is Bigger Going To Be Better?
There's a real buzz around Carnival House in Southampton, the UK Head Office of P&O cruises as the launch of their first new ship in 4 years gets closer & closer. The last ship to enter service for P&O was the Adonia in 2011, however at a whopping 145,000 tonnes…
Posted on Sep 3, 2014
Quantum class ships – A guide to dining for a fee.
In my last post I identified all the restaurants on the new Quantum class ships from Royal Caribbean where you could dine for free - if you haven't read it & would like to just click on this link http://www.cruise.co.uk/cruise-blogs/collettescarryoncruiseblog/quantum-class-ships-a-guide-to-dining-for-free/ I was pleasantly surprised at the number of restaurants and…
Posted on Aug 28, 2014
Quantum class ships – A guide to dining for free.
As a huge foodie I am more than a little excited about all the dining venues available on the new Quantum Class ships. There are so many other amazing innovations being introduced on the ship such as the digital check-in from home, enabling you to get from port side to…
Posted on Aug 22, 2014
NCL – What are they doing so right?
Every year since 2008 Norwegian Cruise Lines have won a leading cruise line award. Whether it be best cruise line in Europe or Best cruise line in the World, they have managed to bag an award for 6 consecutive years. As well as recognition for being a leading cruise line…
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