I’m Missing Gallo Pinto
I am very lucky to have just returned from an amazing tour of the beautiful country Costa Rica. We offer this as one of our unique Bucket List itineraries combined with a Panama Canal cruise and I can definitely recommend it. I met a colleague at The Thistle Hotel in Heathrow the night before […]
Read MoreIndependence (of the Seas) Day
A few days ago, Royal Caribbean made the shock announcement that the much-loved Independence of the Seas would no longer be sailing from Southampton in 2020. Cruise lines are obviously well within their rights to sail their ships in whichever area of the world they choose, but changing a whole season’s itineraries after they have […]
Read MoreTips!
Whatever the cruise lines call them, tips, gratuities or service charge, this subject will always spark the most heated discussions amongst their passengers. On one hand, we get the argument that the cruise fares are high enough without having to supplement the crew’s salaries with tipping whilst on the other hand is the response that […]
Read MoreSuite Dreams
I have just come back from a lovely relaxing eight nights away on Fred Olsen Braemar. We travelled from Southampton to beautiful Bordeaux and Northern Spain. Braemar is the smallest of the Fred Olsen fleet of ships and also the shortest which means she can access ports such as Bordeaux and Seville which have river […]
Read MoreI can’t believe I just did that!
On Sunday, I ran the London Landmarks Half Marathon. It was an amazing day and a fantastic route around the major sights of our beautiful capital city. The weather was glorious (a bit too warm really!) and the sun lit up all the iconic buildings that we passed. It was my first, and possibly my […]
Read MoreCruisers, runners and dog walkers..
I am currently training for a half marathon which is now less than two weeks away. As I am so close now to the date, my runs have gradually been increasing in length and as I am far from what could be described as a natural athlete, I have been trying to take in my […]
Read MoreShould the ship wait?…
Ten days ago, Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas sailed out of Nassau leaving two of it’s passengers behind on the quayside. The scene was filmed by passengers on the Norwegian Bliss which was docked alongside and, since posting online, has gone viral. Symphony had delayed sailing for twenty minutes whilst waiting for the missing […]
Read MoreOnly 15 Drinks A Day!
P&O Cruises have just announced that an Ultimate Drinks Package will soon be available to purchase on board their ships starting with Azura on 26th March, followed by Brittania on 7th April, Aurora 8th April, Oceana 18th April and lastly Ventura on 23rd April. The price is £39.95 per person per day and can only […]
Read MoreHave you visited a film set?
After seven years off our screens, E4 is bringing back “Shipwrecked” one of TV’s earliest reality shows from 9pm this evening. The basic concept of the show is two tribes of people are put together on separate uninhabited island in the South Pacific and battle it out to win a cash prize. The teams are […]
Read MoreWould you get a cruise tattoo?
New cruise ships launch fairly frequently these days with cruising increasing in popularity every year. Each new vessel tries to have something a bit different on board to differentiate and stand out from the rest. Over the past few years, we have seen water slides, zip wires, bumper cars, robots and so many quirky additions. […]
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