Deck the Halls….Or Not!!
So its almost here, the big day we spend months shopping, planning and running around like lunatics for. Santa will be busy wrapping his presents, loading up the sleigh and shimmying down our chimneys…or using the magic key in our case as we have a log burner so I’m not sure how the big guy […]
Read MoreThe Big Christmas Countdown
Every year as we’re tidying up the discarded wrapping paper and clearing away all the little ones new toys in to their new homes we find ourselves repeating the same phrase as the year before…”It’ll soon be round again” and sure enough, here we are. Just 18 days left to go until Santa has […]
Read MoreThe Big Black Friday Fraud!
So Black Friday is almost upon us…in a matter of hours many of the countries bargain hunters will be glued to their mobiles, laptops and tablets in search of this years biggest savings on toys, electricals, designer fashion and holidays. There is no doubt that Black Friday over the last few years has become quite […]
Read MoreBA and the Big Squeeze…or should I say Squash?!
British Airways may not be everyone’s favourite airline, but they are certainly one of the big guns when it comes to schedule flights. I very much doubt their frequent flyers will be all too pleased with their newly announced plans to ‘refurbish’ their Boeing 777’s to include the latest in onboard entertainment technology, WIFI and oh […]
Read MoreWashing up for dinner
Its no secret that in recent years onboard hygiene has been a big talking point, what with norovirus and sickness bugs repeatedly hitting some ships and leaving customers confined to their cabins for part or all of their holiday the cruise lines have worked hard to implement ways of eradicating sickness from its vessels. The […]
Read MoreChild Free Flights
I read an article today that highlights the announcement from a well known low cost flight operator with their introduction of child free zones on their flights and whilst we will all have our own opinions on the subject I’m not sure the idea is that well thought out and throws up a few arguments […]
Read MoreMini Cruises…A good taster or abit of a put off?
So this week I have returned back to work after a weekend break away on the Britannia, just myself and my husband for our anniversary which was lovely and peaceful as we’d left our two terrors at home with Grandma. Whilst we had a great time, we couldn’t help but make comparisons to our previous […]
Read More2018 Ready…Set…Book!!
So in August P&O and Cunard took the industry by surprise when they announced they would be launching their 2018 programme in September, a whole 7 months earlier than the usual launch period. Why have they done this? Well, the truth is we don’t really know. The speculation amongst some is that they are trying to […]
Read MoreTurkey off the menu
It is no secret that Turkey over recent years has had its fair share of problems and is often in the media with reports of fighting, terrorist attacks and more recently a military coup which resulted in many fatalities. Because of the risk to tourists travelling to the area Holland America Line has become the latest […]
Read MoreSlumming it for dinner.
It is no secret that cruising has for many years been regarded by many as the holiday favourite amongst the more well off in society, the old age pensioners and the snobs (for want of a better word). The cruise lines and agents a like have worked tirelessly to change the mindset of those who […]
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