Dee of the Seas

Well my last blog was a welcome to Autumn and the 1st September with visions of the beautiful Autumn colours, days becoming shorter, great things on TV and nice Winter dinners in front of the fire. Little did we know what storms were brewing across the Pond! First there was…

Well here it is, the first day of the month and the first day of Autumn! Where has this year gone? It has been an eventful one for me changing jobs after 6 years at Kuoni to come here as a cruise specialist and it was a great move I…

  Excitement was in the air on Tuesday at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, as Royal Caribbean International marked the official start of construction by cutting the first piece of steel for its new Quantum Ultra ship. The next engineering marvel in the innovative cruise line’s lineup will…

Well what a busy year this has been for cruising! Ships in European waters are all sailing full to bursting point and with some ships carrying in excess of 4000 passengers that's no mean feat. From Southampton alone I have worked out over 26,000 passengers will be sailing in the…

Well it seems Britain's favourite ship is having a refurb and it looks to be a big one at that. Independence of the Seas arrives in Fort Lauderdale on the morning of the 3rd April and her next sailing is currently 20th May, so nearly 7 weeks! This will be…

  I have been selling travel of one sort or another for more than 30 years and one of the biggest bugbears from clients are the dreaded single supplements! These pop up through all aspects of travel, from a night in a hotel, an escorted tour and particularly hefty ones…

  Cruise & Maritime Voyages' newest ship  was officially launched on June 8, 2017, at its homeport of Tilbury in Essex, christened by Angela Rippon The ship has had many owners since first launching in 1987 as Sitmar Fair Majesty, then in 1989 Star Princess, then P&O Arcadia, Ocean Village,…

In this age of the internet, we can access reviews on everything from hoovers, cars, insurance companies, employers, restaurants, but I think the most reviewed and read is definitely holidays, particularly hotels and cruises. Whilst a useful tool to help you decide, do we rely on them too much? Often…

Anthem of the Seas belongs to the Royal Caribbean Quantum Class of ships. She is the second in this class, and launched in 2015. I was lucky enough to sail on her in August 2015 on her one and only season out of Southampton. She is similar in size to Independence,…

Mini cruises, typically 2-3 nights are becoming increasingly popular and most cruise lines put on three to four or even more of these each year, starting at less than £200 per person. So who would these appeal to? First time cruisers that want to 'dip their toe' into cruising as…