Danielle Cruise Diva

I want you to sit back, relax and think of a Caribbean Cruise. I bet we are picturing the exact same thing. White sandy beaches, crystal blue - almost clear- seas, hot weather with a delicious breeze that smells like a Pina Colada.Have I gone a bit far with the Pina…

When we think about cruise ports we normally imagine busy Italian cities, relaxing Caribbean shores or beautiful Fjords. What we do not think about is desert sands, ritz and glamour of the world’s top performers and the ding ding of casino machines! Know where I am talking about yet??? So…

If you follow my blog or social media pages regularly you will know that I love a bit of a tipple, especially a frozen cocktail and sneaky glass of vino in the late afternoon. When looking at cruise holidays I do take into account the cost of drinks packages or…

Following on from the very successful 'Three Queens Spectacular' to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Cunard in 2015, Cunard have announced that they will once more be sailing from Liverpool to New York in July of this year. Due to popular demand the cruise sailing from Southampton on 14th July…

I hope you are all like me when packing for your cruises. I stress for weeks before about what to take. Do I have enough? What will I bring for formal nights? What about normal evenings. Do I stay more casual or dress it up? Honestly, this goes on for…

So January is well past now and you know what that means - the TV and Movie World's award season has well and truly begun. I love all the hype surrounding each of the big events - not loving the time difference between here and the US so much when…

A few weeks ago I took to the medium of Facebook to ask for help on a question one of my customers asked me, If you could give one tip or one piece of advice to someone who has never cruised before? This was to be her first cruise, and…

This the time of year again where we all start to evaluate our lives, health, fitness, habits etc and get out the old note book and start making those New Year Resolutions that we promise ourselves this year will be the year we stick to them. One of my main…

Last weekend I did a three night mini cruise from Bristol to Dublin (more about that next week) and back again on the Cruise and Maritime ship, Marco Polo. We had a great time but before I went I had the same conundrum that I have all the time, no…

This week I flew to Birmingham for work reasons. Late November is a nice time to fly and people watch at airports as the festive season has started so everything is looking twinkly and bright but you don't have the bonkers numbers of people travelling so you get a pinch…