Sally Walker Talks Cruises

  Royal Caribbean have launched the next new exciting initiative - "Smart" technology.   When Quantum of the Seas launches in November this year, she will be the most technologically advanced, energy efficient ship at sea. Everything about her will be "smart", from the check in to the concierge and…

  With the return of my favourite programme to Tv - albeit in the states, the UK yet to air!! I got to thinking how great it would be to Ranch and Cruise.....   I have always loved Dallas, the cowboys, country and western, in-fact its one thing we could…

    After 2 years of debating the ban has finally been imposed on large ships entering Venice via the Guidecca Canal and sailing past St Marks Square.   This will likely come as no surprise since the ban was already put in place last year but was postponed.  …

  Calling all chocolate lovers......Princess cruises is to introduce a new range of chocolate deserts in association with US Chocolatier Norman Love. The range will be introduced onboard Regal Princess during her Caribbean maiden season. The rest of the fleet will all offer this come 2015. There will be chocolate…

I have recently attended a number of cruise events with Regent Seven Seas Cruises and want to dispel the myth that luxury cruising is out of everybody's price budget. I get a huge amount of feedback on how standards are beginning to slip on the large cruise lines as they…

  Naples port has to be an amazing gateway to what is a wonderful part of Italy stooped with History, shopping and scenery. Italy is a place I love and never tire of this Country. From Naples port you can experience the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum where Vesuvius erupted…

  I recently read an article of a cruise ship that failed to stop to rescue a fishing vessel whilst sailing in the Caribbean.  I won't name which cruise ship it was but suffice to say it ended fatally. I felt very proud whilst on my cruise onboard Ventura that…

  After just returning from P&O Ventura on the Italian and Dubrovnik cruise  I wanted to share my tips and experiences from each port. This is Livorno for Pisa and Florence. The ship docked within view of the town but is a small shuttle bus ride away from the central…

  I have just returned from P&O Ventura on a Fly-med cruise around Italy and what a wonderful experience it was. We choose the option to sail out of Genoa and into Venice for an overnight at the end of the cruise, and what an ending that was. Simply amazing.…

  Disney Cruise Line is set to return to Hawaii in 2015, a match made in heaven as far as I am concerned, my love of Disney and my next must see destination- Hawaii, this is a perfect combination. Disney has only ever offered two sailings to Hawaii in 2012,…