Ahoy there! Welcome to 'Set Sail with Sean.' I feel lucky that I have been able to combine my passion with my career for the past 20 years in the travel industry. It's been a privilege to have visited some amazing places and experienced once in a lifetime moments through the…
It was day 4 of my 'Amazing Azamara Adriatic Journey' and we had arrived at Croatia's most popular tourist destination of Dubrovnik. Our ship was just anchored outside the bay of Dubrovnik which meant we were just a few minutes tender ride into the heart of the historical centre. Dubrovnik…
After having a fantastic nights sleep in the very comfortable beds and the pillows they provided we arrived in the historical and picturesque Croatian Island of Hvar. But first it was breakfast so I decided to try 'Discoveries Restaurant' which is the main restaurant on the ship which is waiter…
Last week I had the pleasure and was very fortunate to travel on the Azamara Journey around the Adriatic for 7 nights. For anyone who has not heard of Azamara cruises before they are a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean & Celebrity Cruise lines, but offer a very different type of cruising focusing more…
Well this time next week I'll be making my way to Manchester airport to fly to Venice to board 'Azamara Journey ' for a 7 night itinerary around the Eastern Mediterranean. When the educational was offered to me and my colleague approximately six weeks ago I had no hesitation in…
That's correct! Thomson Cruises are in the market again for another Royal Caribbean ship, this time it's 'Legend of the Seas'. She will join the Thomson fleet in March 2017 and will be known as the TUI Discovery 2. She will be the second ship that Thomson have acquired off Royal…
Well last week the worlds largest ship 'Harmony of the Seas' was introduced into the cruising world. Unfortunately I was not one of the lucky ones to have experienced this impressive and mighty vessel but many of my colleagues within cruise.co.uk were and they came back overawed from the 2…
Well next Thursday morning myself and twenty seven others will be making are way to France to the French town of Azay le Rideaue to play the locals at their own game of Boules. The four night trip which has been organised by the people who live in the village of Croston against…
When booking a cruise, people spend hours upon hours researching the cruise ship, itinerary, cabin location and what time they want to dine. What people tend to forget is getting to the port and depending where you live in the UK it sometimes not as straight forward as you think. So…
Within the next few weeks Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas will be setting off from Southampton for the first time. These two ships alone will have between them 9,500 berths and there looks like there is no let up as in 2019 there will…
Do you remember the strap line 'for people who don't do cruises' - Well it's been announced after 6 years that the previous named Ocean Village cruise ship will be coming back to UK . For the past 6 years she has been under the P&O Australian fleet and named…