Dawn On A Cruise

Well tomorrow I am flying to my home in Spain for a week, for a well over due visit to see my parents.  Unfortunately not a real holiday, as  I will still be working - my real holiday is later in the month when I cruise on the P&O Ventura.…

I came across these magnificent photos and just had to share them.  I have been very fortunate to travel to a few of these destinations but have never seen them like this... Courtesy of http://www.viralnova.com/ Even if you travel by airplane frequently, it’s doubtful that you’ve even gotten a real birds eye view…

As we come into the final week of March (yes, I know I can't believe how quick the year is passing too!) we see the last of some great offers for booking your 2014 cruise and gear up for the new itineraries for 2015. And what a month it has been…

Most cruise lines have formal evenings on board, this is a tradition that goes back to the start of the first cruise liners that  for the wealthy was an opportunity every evening for the men and women would dine in their best attire showing off their wealth in their clothes.…

  Now, I am no means a petite person, I do try to eat healthy and keep my weight down but this isn't always easy. I just love my food and enjoy eating, simple fact. However, I am aware that obesity is still rapidly increasing and the health implications are…

Fantastic photos from the Queen Mary 2 on her current World Voyage in Bali. Captain Kevin Oprey stands beneath the soaring hull of the Queen Mary 2 during a round-the-world voyage in its tenth anniversary year. Two safety craft stood by during the shoot off Bali, Indonesia, but the 61-year-old…

I have to say I am a little bit shocked at how many wheelchair accessible cabins are actually available on cruise ships.  Over the last couple of weeks, I have tried to get wheelchair accessible cabins  for separate clients for various cruise line companies and various dates and itineraries.  Unfortunately,…

The 28th February is nearly upon us.  Now this might not mean too much to you, but for us in the Cruise industry we know that this is the last day of all the fabulous offers that some of the big cruise companies have been advertising since the end of…

When most people think of planning a cruise for their main holiday, you would expect them to choose somewhere exotic like the Caribbean Islands, the Far East or the Mediterranean, maybe somewhere a bit different and scenic like Alaska, the Panama Canal, the Norwegian Fjords or the Baltic Capitals.  The…

In just under 11 weeks I will be travelling to Venice to join the P&O Ventura for a weeks cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean.  Being excited is just a bit of understatement. Not only am I excited to be cruising again but I fly out and start my holiday on…