The Life Of A Cruise Agent

Weighing in at just over 30 000 tonnes I still get surprised at the size, even though she is small, only holding 680 passengers, it still looks impressive when docked. We were lucky enough to have two nights on board sailing out of Southampton to Amsterdam , then flying home,…

This is South Queens ferry where we joined the Caribbean Princess on 28/05/2016 for three lovely nights, this was The Academy @ Sea with the cruise line to give us a taste of the ship and gain some insights, the weather was absolutely fabulous and you can just spot her…

How do you pay for your on board account ? With absolute ignorance I used my Debit card on board a recent cruise, and here the story begins, as we got off the ship on 26th I made sure there would be sufficient funds in my account to cover the…

So off we set in true style from Coventry for our 3 nights on The Emerald Princess, have to start with a little bubbly !! Arrival was great and went pretty smooth , we were there long before 1 pm , and even though we had priority check in ,…

Are you one of the many people who wonder why you use a cruise specialist for your holiday bookings ? Do you still use one or are you the go it alone type of person ? I read all the comments on social media/facebook with interest and wonder if you know…

Well off the three of us started from Coventry for our little trip to see the new Ovation of the Seas in Southampton, people often ask me how far is the parking (this is AB Port Parking) you really are this close !!   We decided the Selfie had to…

Well its not the carnival as we know it, there wont be clowns and a big tent , rather a nice new big Carnival ship called the Vista.     Weighing in @ 133000 tons and hold 4000 guests she will be starting her maiden voyage in the Mediterranean from…

The river running through Chicago gets dyed green every year for Saint Patrick's day, many years ago when Ireland went through the historical potato  famine in the 1800's many Irish catholic families moved over to the United States, many of them not even making it through some of the terrible…

Our tailor made team work really hard putting together these bespoke itineraries, I get calls all of the time asking if customers can do the same trip , a month later , the answer of course is no. I will use the very popular one we are booking at the…

Thought it just sounded better than coffee !! its that time of the year AGAIN , Peaks is nearly at a close and now we start with the dreaded late deals. Now I am fond of a bargain myself , but I am also realistic , I often used to…