29 inches tall and drove a mini……

For those who don’t know me technology is not my strongest point and if I had the choice I would rather book cruises not using a laptop or the internet but needs must. I am far too old for my years, and feel technology is moving a bit too fast for my liking. Recently I […]

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Don’t give up on your PPI claim……..

True story I’d worked 10 days in a row during a busy January and was looking forward to my first lie in in ages. At 8:02am on Wednesday 21st January snuggled up in my duvet my phone rang. I was woken up by the dreaded 0800 number on my mobile at 8AM…. Not a happy […]

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What’s the price of a childs life……

PC James Bremner of Bicester police station received commendation from the force last week for his quick thinking actions for saving a boy’s life whilst on board a Royal Caribbean cruise last year. Whilst waiting for a film to start on the top deck he noticed a waiter pulling a lifeless boy from the bottom of […]

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Baby blues when it comes to cruise

Whilst having a lazy sofa morning on my day off I happened to catch ‘Rip of Britain’ on BBC1, it featured passengers holiday disasters and all the hidden extras that people are not always aware about when they book their holiday. Quite a large focus of the program featured cruise holidays so I thought this […]

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Open dining all the way

As the dynamics of cruising have changed so dramatically over the last few years, one area of peoples cruise holiday which always seems an important decision to make when booking is which dining option should we choose? The right decision could make your holiday, you could meet people who you have a great deal in […]

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Happy 30th Anniversary Cruise.co.uk

We could not think of a better way to celebrate Cruise.co.uk or Victoria Travel’s as we were originally known 30th Anniversary rather than heading on board one of our favourite cruise lines with many of our fantastic loyal passengers and some fantastic gardening experts. Last month our chairman Andrew Gardner and our Garden cruise expert […]

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Dress up, dress down, which do you prefer…….

A recent poll showed that seven out of ten cruisers would welcome a return to formal evenings on-board their cruise. Do you prefer to dress up or dress down? Thats the first question but the second will surely be Is it going to get better or worse????When I took my partner and my Dad on […]

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Isle of wight festival – The best bits

Well it goes without saying we have just come back from another memorable festival at the ‘Isle of wight’. The line-up was not quite as good as previous years but the company was fantastic. We managed to persuade a few work colleagues to join us this year and it’s safe to say a great time […]

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The Maldives is shut that month

I’m sure we’ve all experienced a cancellation of something we’ve been looking forward to and many cruises have been told their holiday will have to be cut short like passengers on board the Oriana this week. Our Christmas 2 night mini cruise unfortunately had to be cancelled last year due to last minute repairs to […]

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The simple guide to January sales

  So here it is, the January sales have arrived once more with cruise lines offering so many different promotions you don’t know which way to turn. Should I go for the all-inclusive drinks package or just the cheaper price, but this one’s offering me $1000 on board credit, wow!  It’s mind boggling to say […]

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