About Me
I have worked in the travel industry from the age of 15 stacking brochures and making tea at a local Thomas Cook shop, I absolutely loved it and this was the start of my fascination with travel. I went full time into travel at the age of 17 in June…
Posted on Feb 8, 2017
Assistance – If you need it, request it.
Last week I helped a friend travelling on their own to book a flight. Now, as a travel agent I am always happy to help but normally do not get involved in friends booking their own flights unless they ask. This friend is slightly different as he was returning back…
Posted on Jan 24, 2017
Where in the world…
January, one of the busiest times in a travel agents life. And this January has been no exception. Christmas is over, the new year has started and people are now deciding where to go for their annual holiday. With offers galore from all the major holiday tour operators and cruise…
Posted on Jan 10, 2017
Lago di Garda
Back in october 2016, 5 colleagues and myself escorted a group from the MSC Splendida to Lake Garda and Venice. This was the first time I had been to Lake Garda or known locally as Lago di Garda. I was really looking forward to seeing this region of Italy…
Posted on Jan 3, 2017
Bienvenida a 2017
Happy New Year and welcome to 2017. I hope you all had a great Christmas and new year celebrations. My Christmas was a nice few days with my parents in the Spanish mountains with friends whom came to join us for Chrimbo dinner, eating too much and watching old re…
Posted on Dec 20, 2016
Smurfette’s onboard
This past weekend saw cruise.co annual Christmas conference on the Fred Olsen Boudicca, we had a night in port at Liverpool and then sailed onto Ireland for a day in Dublin. As mentioned in my previous blog, my colleague Alison and myself had kept our costume idea under wraps for the…
Posted on Dec 6, 2016
Christmas is coming and it’s party time
This week I finish work for 2 weeks and during that time I am heading over to the UK for the annual cruise.co.uk Christmas Conference. This year we are spending 3 nights on board the Fred Olsen Boudicca. I have sailed on Balmoral and Braemar previously, so looking forward to…
Posted on Nov 22, 2016
Black Friday – the US craze has gone global…
Black Friday is a traditionally the day after the US holiday of Thanksgiving which is always the fourth Thursday of November. Since 1932 in the USA it has been regarded as the first day of the Christmas shopping season and retailers hold massive discounts for the first day of the…
Posted on Nov 8, 2016
Suitcase Sitting & Gondolas – we are the caped crusaders of cruise.co.uk
From my last blog, as you may recall, we was leaving Lake Garda to commence our last few days in Venice. The drive was approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes and finally the rain had gone and the skies was looking a bit clearer. We arrived at our hotel the NH…
Posted on Oct 25, 2016
Planes, trains, automobiles and a storm to remember… no cruise though
This time 2 weeks ago I was making my way from Milan to Genoa where I was to join 5 other colleagues and help assist with the cruise group we had arranged for Lake Garda & Venice. After flying from Malaga to Milan, I had to get to a hotel…
Posted on Oct 11, 2016
I’m off to be a holiday rep…
Well for the week anyway. Here at cruise.co.uk as many of you already know, we don't just sell cruises we also sell experiences or also known as Tailor Made, Smart Packages and Bucket List holidays. Of course all include a cruise but also flights, transfers hotels and some with tours…
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