Nina's Sea Stories

I will shortly be leaving Cruise.co.uk, I'll be sad to go but look forward to new adventures! Thanks to all of you who have booked with me and followed my blog. You can still keep in touch with us via my colleague, Trudy, click here to find out more about…

On the 17th May I was lucky enough to be invited to the Carnival UK head office to take part in some P&O training and specific training on their new ship Iona. I left early on the Friday to get there for around 1pm and hit traffic bad once I…

Iona is named after the small beautiful Scottish Island called Iona! Chosen out of over 30,000 submissions. It is said that from every vantage of the island you can see the sea much like what you will be able to do on the Iona ship. Is anyone else just as…

Day 6 and we were on our way back home, sadly! We had an amazing time in Scotland and got to see so much, even with a wee one in tow! I managed to persuade my other half to let us stop by the seaside on the way home. So,…

Day 4, The wind and the rain continued to prevail, but we got up and made our way to Glencoe for the night. Not entirely sure what my other half was thinking letting me do this section of driving, considering it was 1142 feet high with no barrier. It was…

We are back from our road trip to Scotland and we had such an amazing time! Minus listening to baby shark for 70% of the journey! We set off Friday morning and our first stop off on our journey was Howgills Hideaway Glamping pods between the Lake District and Yorkshire…

Today is the start of my holidays! Myself, my other half and our little boy are off on a road trip to Scotland! Excited is an understatement, I have had this planned for a while now! Although, my other half stresses to me most days that he would have preferred…

Two people were left stranded in the middle of the Caribbean Sea after their light plane crashed and sunk near the Grand Turk on Tuesday 5th March. Luckily, the Regal Princess which was passing by on day two of a seven-night Caribbean cruise spotted them in the water. The coast…

Southampton is expected to see a high number of eleven maiden voyages this year, 2019. This is up from just 8 maiden voyages from Southampton in 2018. The first to take her stand is MSC Bellissima which is going to be in Southampton port on March 1st with a plaque…

Kung Hei Fat Choi - Wishing you great happiness and prosperity This year is the year of cruising! Cruising is becoming more popular than ever before! If there is one important lesson I have learnt over my years of selling cruising it’s that you must make sure you get right ship to suit your…