Happy Birthday Mr Presley!

No, I haven’t gone mad!   If Elvis was still alive did you know he would be celebrating his 80th birthday next year?  Hard to believe it has been 38 years since he left us. We all know that he still has a huge fan base, even after all these years.  If your one of these […]

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Fred’s Enjoyment Promise Is Back!

Fred Olsen cruises really do their utmost to make every part of your cruise extra special.  They are so confident that a cruise with them will be a great experience they are offering that fantastic promise to you again! If you find that the cruise is not for you within a day or two of […]

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Cruise the Arctic Northwest Passage

There are not many places in the world  that you would find difficulty travelling to, however the Arctic North West passage is one of them.   Even now it is only a very small number of ships that can undertake a North West passage cruise and only a privileged few who can experience the wonders of this […]

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Escape The Winter Blues

It’s that time of the year again when the new world cruises, for a year ahead go on sale. You may think this is early but would be surprised at how quickly these sell out. P&O are offering a fantastic cruise – Caribbean and The America Adventure. This will be on the Oriana, an adults […]

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Buy One Get One Free!

You are reading this right – 2 of you can travel to India and the Malabar coast, but only 1 of you pays! Ever wanted to experience the breathtaking sights, symbolic sounds and delectable smells of Sri Lanka, India and Oman?  Well you can, on this fantastic offer with Swan Hellenic Cruises. For those of you who […]

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Big Ship Or Small Ship?

This might sound a silly question, after all there are many factors on why people book a particular cruise.  It could be the itinerary, price, departure date, but it can also be based on what is the ship like? What has it got to offer you?  I often get asked for my own personal views, […]

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Ciao Venezia?

  Ciao in Italian is the informal salutation for goodbye or hello. This originates from the Venetian language which is apt, considering I am talking about Venice and the recent news that large cruise ships are finally being barred from the historic centre.  For those of you, like myself who have ever sailed from Venice […]

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Land Or Sea?

I have recently returned from my summer holidays.  This year we decided to not go on a cruise or further afield, and just fly a couple of hours to Majorca. I have been to Majorca many times and enjoyed it, but this year, not so much. Nothing to do with the hotel which was very […]

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A Jewel Of A River Cruise

    I have never fancied a river cruise, Yes, I guess I am technically in the correct age bracket, I do love history and visiting different places but a river cruise?  Never appealed. I have however been proved wrong!  I recently completed a great seminar on Emerald Waterways who are Europe’s newest river cruise […]

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Healthy Eating On A Cruise?

  One enduring myth about cruising is you will do nothing but eat. It is true that cruise travellers love to eat and can easily consume over 6000 calories a day! Most cruise lines do ensure you will never go hungry, but they also make sure they are choices to satisfy nearly every kind of […]

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