Nautical Nik

Moving along from my last post about the cabins on Arcadia, it is the Aurora's turn. This I have to say was my favourite P&O ship I worked on. Inside cabin Outside cabin Balcony cabin Mini Suite There are no obstructed view cabins on Aurora, and too be honest what…

Today I received a phone call from a client of mine who was looking to make a booking on the Arcadia, but wanted to know what cabins if any had obstructed views and what did the cabins look like, so in honour of this client and for the rest of…

Having been lucky enough to have had the pleasure of working on cruise ships over 10 years, it never ceased to amaze me some of the questions I was asked. So I thought I would share with you some of the most ridiculous, now don't be embarrassed if you have…

Oh well, I was sitting here watching England play but seeing as they have just conceded their first goal of probably many I will share some better news.   Earlier this afternoon I took a phone call from one of my clients who had just returned from a cruise with…

So P&O and Cunard are now charging for their shuttle bus service from ship to nearest town in each of the ports of call they visit, I hear that some of the costs are up to £18 return, obviously if you book yourself a tour through the cruise line this…

So I thought I would chat a little bit about tipping (Gratuities if your American) What is this all about and why do we need to pay them before we have even received a service?  So below is a general rule about some of the cruise lines and their tipping…

The Italian Cruise line MSC has come up with an ingenious new idea for its 2 new ships that will be built over the next 3 years, as you can see from the picture below it certainly looks interesting. What they are aiming at is to give the feel of…

So I know as much as we do not approve of such a large ship, don't tell me your not just a little interested in this monster of a ship Royal Caribbean are building. Quantum of the seas is going to break down so many barriers and will be the…

  So it looks like this part of the world is going to be off limits soon, I remember when I had the pleasure of visiting this beautiful part of the world when I was working on P&O Artemis, we were fortunate with the weather and were lucky enough to…

Latest figures from CLIA UK & Ireland show that 2013 was another record year for the UK cruise market, with continued growth and port embarkations passing the one-million mark for the first time. The number of British and overseas passengers joining their cruise at a UK port grew 10% to…