An afternoon in the Sanctuary
Whilst I was on the Crown Princess in April/May we decided it would be nice to sample the Sanctuary for half a day, as we had often thought about trying the Retreat (P&O’s equivalent) but had never bothered. On Princess you can either purchase the whole day or half an day at $20 pp and […]
Read MoreDinner at Teppanyaki
On the second night of our two night mini trip to Hamburg on board the NCL Jade, we were treated to dinner in the Specialty restaurant – Teppanyaki. The normal cover charge for this restaurant is $29 per person and I would definitely recommend pre booking this before you board, as each night the restaurant […]
Read MoreCruising the NCL Freestyle way
Last weekend I was lucky to have been on board the newly refurbished NCL Jade for 2 nights, sailing from Southampton to Hamburg. Check-in at Southampton was very smooth and easy, and we were on board within 20 minutes of arriving at the port (why do the American cruise lines do this so much better? […]
Read MoreCelebrity Cruises please don’t enter the booze cruise culture
There are many things Celebrity cruises get right such as the service they pride themselves on, the aqua spa, the dining experiences etc. However there is one thing they got wrong and for me spoilt their brand reputation and that is a 2 night mini cruise from Southampton – aka booze cruise. Last weekend […]
Read MoreMy Review of the Crown Princess
If you read my blogs then you will know I have recently returned back from the Mediterreanean Adventure Cruise on the Crown Princess (22nd April – 6th May), this was my only holiday and so Nick was able to come with me and experience Princess Cruises for his first time (my second cruise). Due to […]
Read MoreOur Mediterranean Adventure
So as you are reading this post I will be in Marseille exploring the sights and hopefully in the sunshine. I am now half way through my cruise on the Crown Princess and will have already called in at Barcelona, Corsica, Rome, Florence/Pisa and Genoa. Then after today we will just have Gibraltar to go […]
Read MoreLooking forward to coming back new
This time next week will see me on a sea day during my cruise on the Crown Princess. I am sailing from Southampton on the 22nd April for 14 nights on the Mediterranean Adventurer cruise. I have sailed on part of a Princess cruise through work before, and it will be my partners first time […]
Read MoreThomson announce the name of their new addition
Last week Thomson cruises announced their new ship launching in May 2018 will be called the Tui Explorer and be based from Palma. The ship at the moment is operating as the Mein Scheiff 1, which is under the German Tui Cruises. The Tui Explorer will become the largest ship in Thomson’s fleet and will […]
Read MoreWhy should you have to pay more for an American?
So in this weeks news, Royal Caribbean announced that starting from the 27th March. they would now be introducing a room service charge (aka known as a convenience fee) of $7.95 for items ordered from their new premium room service menu which also includes an American Breakfast. However if you order from the continental breakfast […]
Read MoreWhose talking to you on your Princess cruise this summer?
Many cruise lines will bring on guest speakers to give talks during a cruise and for anyone due to sail on the Crown Princess this summer from Southampton, Princess cruises have recently announced which guest speakers they have lined up as part of its Encounters with Discovery programme. The guest speakers who are scheduled and […]
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