Wayne's Water World

I really don't feel it, but this year is my 31st in the cruise industry and I can tell you, times really have changed. Actually, my passion with cruise ships goes back much further than that. In fact, I have been in the travel industry 42 years and I still feel…

Maiden Voyages of cruise ships...    nothing quite like them to get the marketing personnel working like there's no tomorrow. The big new maiden voyage of P&O's Iona is now set for early 2020. Great choice of cabins, and lots of other sailing dates if you miss out on the…

Free drinks enticement by cruise lines and you're getting carried away with it all yet again. A simple fact. Cruise lines don't give anything for nothing. Yes...  they might appear to be giving it all away but the reality is very different. Is that really a bad thing though? Cruising…

In my opinion, gained from more than 30 years in the cruise business, there is one cruise line that rarely, if ever, gets clients shouting. Then again, once you have experienced this line, you could be in for a surprise. So, after after all this time, I still cannot understand…

I am always meeting couples where only one person is very keen to cruise. Unfortunately, the other person is against the idea with many thoughts as to what the typical cruise would offer. This is fairly typical. “I have always wanted to cruise but my huband's never been keen. How can I…

I know there will be people reading this who will not agree with me but, there's sometimes a fine balance as to when to book your next cruise. Book too early, and what happens if the cruise line subsequently drop their prices? Will you get reimbursed, or what? Book too…

Every year I hear the same complaints from the single traveller. They feel they are being unfairly treated, discriminated against, paying for food for two people and more. So, are single travellers getting a bad deal...      and that means cruises specifically? Now I have been in this industry…

You might only get to enjoy a World Cup once every four years but you could enjoy a World Cruise every year, and that's not as daft as it might sound. World cruises for upto 200 days may seem out of your league...     but let me share with…

There has been a lot of talk recently about obesity and healthy eating options so I thought I would tell you just how good a cruise could be for you even if you might have concerns about diet. I've been lucky enough to have taken cruises on some of the finest…

No fly cruises have now become so popular. Each year, as the number of people taking cruise holidays increases, so too does the number who want to cruise, but don’t want to fly. There are many reasons why people prefer no fly cruises. Here are just 10 of the more popular reasons.…