Cardiff Beach and Port…..ready for summer hols!

It’s nearly the school holidays and in my house that means avoiding the word bored at all costs! I have 2 boys that are happy anywhere as long as they can swim! They would happily live in a pool! Cardiff Bay has given me the perfect answer as yet again for another year the Roald […]

Read More

A cruise ship comes to me for a warm Welsh welcome……

i forget sometimes just how busy my home time of Cardiff can be, even more so I forget that its a cruise port! Last week my wife was day off and text me to say a Cruise Ship was in Penarth, just down the road from home! The MS Deutschland passed Penarth Pier and around […]

Read More

Which cruise ships will cover the World Cup?

The Russia World Cup 2018 is just hours away and the excitement is building, although my beloved Wales aren’t part of the action, I still cant wait! The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup.It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on […]

Read More

I name this ship…….Iona

You what?…… I hear you say! After months of anticipation, P&O Cruises has finally revealed the name of its brand new ship. The cruise line has revealed that the new 180,000 ton ship will be called ‘Iona’, in a “celebration of the sea and our island nation”.  Many of you thought it was going to be Canberra! […]

Read More

‘We are Premier League’

Although my first great love is Cruising………..my second is football, my beloved Cardiff City to be precise! I’m thinking maybe I should have put my wife and children in here somewhere but they will understand! As a season ticket holder i’ve been a little distracted over the last few weeks as we have been fighting […]

Read More

Celebrity Silhouette……..

As a few of you are aware I’ve just returned from 02 nights onboard Celebrity Silhouette.  She is now sailing out of Southampton for the summer season and replaces Celebrity Eclipse who’s been based in Southampton for the past few years.   Silhouette is the fourth ship in the Solstice class, and was launched in 2011. Now for me a […]

Read More

Children and travelling (with or without an adult)!

This Easter half term has been a particularly adventurous one, for one particular member of The Jones household this week, my 14 year old son! He travelled to the other side of the world with his school friends on a G.C.S.E Geography trip of a lifetime! The week flew by for him, although not so […]

Read More

What’s a Snapchat handle……I hear you ask??

To be honest I didn’t really know either, but it seems Carnival feel the need to have it. Carnival Cruise Line has convinced a 15-year-old teenager in the US state of Virginia to trade his Snapchat handle for a free family cruise. Darian Lipscomb of Prospect, Virginia, was surprised to find a truck with his […]

Read More

P&O Winter 2019/2020 launch……

Are you someone who wants to book REALLY early, you are?  Well P&O Cruises has launched its brand-new winter 2019/2020 cruise programme which features more than 180 itineraries.  Or if you haven’t booked your summer 2019 yet you better get moving, they’ve been on sale since September! Cruises include a full season of Dubai and Arabian Gulf […]

Read More

Calling all Muggles, Wizards and Witches!

We’ve just had our February Half Term here in Wales and one of the treats my boys had was a Harry Potter afternoon Tea and a nearby hotel. My youngest son is a HUGE Harry Potter Fan! It’s been 20 years since the first Harry Potter was released in the UK but its still just as […]

Read More
Thank you for subscribing!