About Me

I've been a Cruise Consultant for a number of years now and I can honestly say that it is just the best job ever. No two days are the same. I have got to know some fantastic people through the course of my job, both in the industry and clients,…

Posted on Mar 28, 2017
A Right Royal Caribbean Dress Code Mystery!

Over the last few years there has been a general drift towards more casual attire during the evening on certain cruise lines. P&O and Cunard have done away with semi-formal evenings and now just have Formal or Casual attire while Celebrity have introduced Evening Chic which is really evening casual…

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Posted on Mar 15, 2017
Gratuities, why oh why, oh why??

If I had a pound for every client who has called me today about the increase in the cost of Gratuities announced by P&O yesterday I wouldn't be writing this, I would have retired to a life of luxury on a tropical island. P&O has really put the cat among…

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Posted on Mar 3, 2017
What’s in a name?

...... and is it really that important? There are rumours abound that the name of Royal Caribbean's newest Oasis Class ship, due to be launched in the Med in Summer 2018, has been revealed as Symphony of the Seas. The slip of the tongue was allegedly made by Flowrider, inc,…

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Posted on Feb 19, 2017
Is River Cruising Accessible?

Quite simply, River Cruising is my passion, my favourite type of cruise. i have been lucky enough to do five river cruises to date and the next one can't come soon enough. Top of my river cruising bucket list has to be the Mekong, gliding through Vietnam and Cambodia -…

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Posted on Feb 5, 2017
Cruising into February already!

Goodness, time is certainly flying isn't it. I can't believe we are well into February already with January having flown by in the blink of an eye. To be honest it's always the same for those of us in the cruise industry, this is such a busy time of year…

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Posted on Jan 24, 2017
You Want Luxury? You’ve got it!

Most of you will be well aware that here at CruiseDot we are more than happy to tailor make a cruise to absolutely suit your requirements be it a complete land tour to compliment your cruise or just a couple of nights either end of your cruise to allow you…

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Posted on Jan 15, 2017
Seriously, would you really want to take Dot Cotton on your cruise?

I hate to have to admit it but, like so many other people,  I am a big soap fan and love following Corrie and Eastenders, even if they drive me mad sometimes, and before you ask, no I am not old enough to have watched Corrie from the start, quite.…

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Posted on Jan 1, 2017
No pressure 2017……..

2016 has been a miserable year in many ways what with celebrity deaths by the dozen and some awful tragedies around the world and I have seen many posts on social media saying that people cannot wait to see the back of it and hoping that 2017 is a much…

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Posted on Dec 19, 2016
“They said there’d be snow at Christmas?”

As I sit and write this I can't believe it's twelve months since I wrote a pre-Christmas post. Where has 2016 gone? Never has a year flown by so quickly. I mean, one minute we were in the last throws of a glorious summer, the next we were in the…

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Posted on Dec 5, 2016
Celebrity Cruises to shuffle up the pack……….

Well Celebrity are certainly moving and shaking at the moment with a big reshuffle planned. After eight extremely successful years sailing out of Southampton during the Summer season, Eclipse is heading off and being replaced by her sister ship Celebrity Silhouette from 2018. Eclipse has been a favourite with UK…

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