Gemma's Cruise Gems

Well it is finally time for my holiday.  I am off to Poole in Dorset tomorrow to stop at Rockley Park for 11 days.  I am really looking forward to a break and spending some time with my husband.  We have had a busy year so far and as I…

The Fred Olsen Boudicca is set to return to Liverpool's Pier Head Cruise terminal tomorrow 9th June for an 26 night Berbuda and America's cup cruise.  The 880 guest ship is offering this cruise for the 35th America's Cup in Hamilton Bermuda.  The Fred Olsen Boudicca will actually be setting…

So yesterday was the launch of the new Fred Olsen River cruises.  Fred Olsen have staggered this launch so 24th May to Ocean members who are Diamond Elite, Platinum & Gold .  25th May to Ocean Silver members and the 26th May for general sale.   The ship Brabant is brand…

Royal Caribbean have recently announced news of a new Quantum Ultra Class cruise ship as well as its first ship to be based in the Asia Pacific region.  The new Royal Caribbean ship hasn't been names as of yet and is due to be launched in the spring of 2019…

Cunard's Queen Victoria will shortly be taking some time out in dry dock to undergo a partial refit.  The Queen Victoria will go into dry dock from 5 May to 4 June at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo Sicily.   The upgrade will include upgraded and increased choice of staterooms,…

NCL have recently announced that they are going completely All Inclusive.  Yes that is right!  Every cruise with NCL going forward will include the all inclusive drinks package and also your gratuities.  I really feel this is a good move for NCL as most of the time now all passengers…

Dining is a big part of cruising for myself and it is always nice to try different venues. Princess Cruises have revealed that while the Caribbean Princess has its multi million pound refit they will be including seven new dining venues which will be redesigned. For Princess this will be…

  As you will be reading this I am away.  I'm having a few days away in Poole, Dorset.  We travelled down on Tuesday evening and are spending 3 nights here.  We are staying at Rockley Park which is just a short drive away from Poole.   Me and my…

Cunard has to be one of my favourite cruise lines.  I love the fact that the Cunard ships are still very traditional for cruising.  Cunard have just unveiled their plans to base the much loved Queen Elizabeth in Australia in 2019.   The ship which holds 2068 passengers will do…

A few days ago I heard that the luxury liner NCL Star with more than 2000 people on board was reported as dead in the water off the Victorian Coast.  The Norwegian Cruise Line's 91,000 tonne vessel had to be towed into Port Phillip Bay after it had lost power…