About Me
My name is Ria and i have been working in Travel since August 2007. I first discovered how much i loved the industry when i did my work placement at age 15. I enjoyed getting to know people and talking to them about their favorite holidays. I then went on to study…
Posted on Sep 20, 2018
Flam Highlights
It's been a busy few weeks with the launch of Iona, P&O's new ship. I'm not sure what i will be doing yet in 2020 but looking at her itineraries has had me reminiscing about my own Fjords adventure last year. There are many lovely things to discover in Flam…
Posted on Sep 7, 2018
What’s Royal Caribbean App to?
Get your smartphones and androids out as Royal Caribbean have added The Independence of the Seas to their smartphone app. It's been a few years since I've been with Royal Caribbean so i haven't downloaded this app, but i'm sure those of you due to sail on her may find…
Posted on Aug 23, 2018
But what do other cruise lines think?
I'm sure that most of you have heard this week that P&O are scrapping their daily discretionary service charge on sailings from May 2019. Of course a move like this has raised a lot of questions and comments. Some from my own Ria's Cruise Writings Facebook page along the lines…
Posted on Aug 8, 2018
How to jump the queues with MSC
I had a very interesting Welcome Home call with one of my customers the other week. He had not long come back off the MSC Seaview for 7 nights around the Mediterranean. He had never done MSC before and found the ship to be very stunning. However getting on and…
Posted on Jul 25, 2018
Dilly Dilly!
I must say the Bud Light advert really could not have come at a better time, it started out as the catch phrase for my hen do and ended up making it's way right through the wedding itself. I can' believe how quick it's been and gone. All the planning…
Posted on Jul 11, 2018
A day on board the Columbus part 2
Hello again, as promised more details regarding the Columbus during my day visit last month. If you missed the last part here is a link for you - Click Here. During my visit we had a lovely 5 course meal in the Waterfront Restaurant located on deck 7. I turned…
Posted on Jun 27, 2018
A day on board the Columbus part 1
I had never seen a Cruise and Maritime ship before so i was really looking forward to this. And i must say i was genuinely very surprised. I thought she would be quite small and maybe the decor pretty old that kind of thing however she felt the opposite. I…
Posted on Jun 13, 2018
Abandoned movie sets you can still visit
For those who do know me know how much i love movies. When i came across some of these i was quite fascinated. Quite a few of them appear on my Bucket List destinations. Sometimes i forget these films were made there or just never knew. I'd love to know…
Posted on May 30, 2018
Wedding is Coming
Well as many of you know already, i get married next month. I can't believe how fast it's come round and it's going to be over before i know it. It doesn't seem two minutes ago we were deciding on the venue. From the venue picture i wonder if you…
Posted on May 17, 2018
What’s on the ‘Horizon’ 2
Welcome back everyone. As promised i'm now moving on to the best part. FOOD. When it comes to the food, the offerings on board the Horizon have been considered the greatest innovation. First off we have the Guy's Pig and Anchor Smokehouse/Brewhouse. The Guy is Guy Fieri, a tv chef…
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