Diane's Cruise Delights

Today i was luckily to be invited to step onboard the Wonderful Oceania Marina. As the sun was Shining, she looked fantastic against the wonderful City of Liverpool. Over my years in travel I and especially over my past 4 years in Cruise. I have visited and sailed on various…

Some of you may already know that my family and I are venturing to the Caribbean on our next big family Holiday. It will be a first for many of us , including myself. For the last few cruises we have done , I have always stayed within Europe ,…

Well don't get too excited but I will be heading off on my summer holidays this week. No cruise for us as a family this year. We will be heading to Lincolnshire for our break this time in a beautiful Country Estate. I love our country and have been all…

A question I get asked a lot is - Do I have to book the Ships excursions or can I find my own? Its a good question and it doesn't have an easy answer. It all depends - not just on circumstances but also on the ports of call and…

So, last week saw delivery of MSC Cruises new baby, Meraviglia. Named as the '8th Wonder of the World- ( Meraviglia meaning 'Wonder' in Italian) I have experienced MSC myself a few years ago and was thoroughly impressed with the elegant style of their ships. So much so that my…

A couple of years ago, I was lucky enough to travel to the River Convention in Amsterdam. We got to view many Ships over the couple of days there and see the real differences between the cruise lines. I previously hadn't know how much choice River Cruisers actually had. I…

As a parent to 3 girls, I am often considered by my eldest two as ' over protective' but I feel I  would rather be safe than sorry. Do you know what really goes on to regarding Safety on board Cruise Ships? It is hard to get a balance as…

So this week I will be heading off for some much needed rest and relaxation time with my family. Some of you already know what a challenging few months myself and family have been through. Well last month saw a change in that and a fresh start to the year…

News this week is that MSC Cruises have announced that Magnifica will be spending the whole of 2018 Season in Southampton. MSC Cruises was found back in the late 80's and since then has become one of the fastest growing Cruise Lines out there with a 15 Ship fleet to…

So, with less than 10 days to go now until we see P&O base one of its ships back in the Emirates for the fist time for a full season. Lots of Cruise lines choose to sail around the Arabian Gulf and P&O want a slice of it. They will…