About Me

Hi I'm Harry, I live in the  north east of England in sunny Middlesbrough, I'm married and have 3 children a daughter aged 12 and two twin boys who are ten years younger and keep us all on our toes. I love spending time with the family, going on holiday,…

Posted on Oct 24, 2019
Time to go Exploring!

Well, maybe the title time to go Exploring is a little over the top. A mere 596 days ago I booked our first full family cruise to travel to Madiera and the Canary Islands and then Vigo and La Coruna in Spain on the way back on Royal Caribbeans Explorer…

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Posted on Oct 14, 2019
A few extras to factor in when booking your cruise!

Admit it we have all done it. Sometimes we see a cruise deal on a website or in an advert in the paper or that someone has shared on social media and you think wow that's really good. You look at it and think I wouldn't mind doing that so…

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Posted on Sep 26, 2019
The Thomas Cook Affair

What a sad and strange week it has been so far in the Travel Industry world. I'm sure by now you will all of seen the sad demise of the Thomas Cook group when it went into liquidation early on Monday. It left over 100,000 people stranded whilst on holiday…

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Posted on Sep 6, 2019
Cracking Day on Cunard Part 2

So as you will remember from my at update I was lucky enough to get to spend the day on the fabulous Queen Victoria. I mentioned that you just sense and feel quality as soon as you enter the grand lobby and that continues and you walk around the rest…

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Posted on Aug 16, 2019
What a Cracking Day on Cunard!

On Tuesday of this week, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to have my first taste of what sailing on one of the Cunard ships is like when I managed to get myself on Queen Victoria when she called into Port of Tyne on her current British Isles…

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Posted on Jul 29, 2019
Brawling on Britannia

Wow this is a title I never thought I would type but today I have to mention "Brawling on Britannia". When I first heard that it had been reported of a mass brawl on a cruise ship I thought it was a wind up to be honest. I would of…

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Posted on Jul 8, 2019
Are we getting closer to All Inclusive cruising?

I've asked the question before if you think that cruising will become All-Inclusive with Gratuities and Drinks packages included as standard. The answer at that time seemed to be no and a lot said they would not want it to be and it is just right at the moment although…

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Posted on Jun 17, 2019
Celebrity still has the Edge for me Part 2

So from my last update, you will remember I still had to tell you all about the Magic Carpet, Bars and Restaurants and obviously I did my best to sample these for you. First let's start with the Magic Carpet well you can't miss it as it is the Big,…

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Posted on May 30, 2019
Celebrity still have the Edge for me!

As you will remember from my last update I was lucky enough to have just sampled the Celebrity Edge for a few nights so what did I think of her..................................WOW is the answer, you can take me to the Edge anytime. As part of my job I get to see…

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Posted on May 12, 2019
Time to get Edgy

You may remember a little while I go I posted about my dilemma of how to travel to Southampton as I was going to see and sample the latest luxury offering from Celebrity the Celebrity Edge! Well, travel is sorted and I head off by train tomorrow before an overnight…

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