Dean's Cruising Scene

   Over the last 2 month I have been lucky enough to go on the Ventura and the Independence of the seas. The Ventura was in September and the Independence in October. They both did a similar itinerary and I wanted to give you a quick summary of both and…

Hi All, For those of you that read my blog post a couple of weeks ago will know that I was just about to embark on a 2 day mini cruise on the Ventura. For those of you that didn't read the post go back and read it. It was…

So today is the day I go on my mini cruise to Bruges on Ventura. Instead of packing my case here I am writing this blog for you guys to read. I have 2 hours before I leave so plenty of time for some blogging. Some of you may already…

Now in its 7th year the cruise International awards has just taken place. This awards ceremony is quite special as it is voted for the people that matter the most. The Holiday maker. Cruise international is the Uk's highest selling magazine dedicated to cruise holidays. Taking everything into account the…

Many customers that I speak to say they have never had a bad experience with seasickness on a cruise. The ships are so big they say and they have stabilizers so its like going through a mill pond. I have however had a few customers saying that going through the…

Great News for Royal Caribbean fans. especially for those of you who love sailing from the uk. Independence of the seas is to undergo a multi million pound make over. It doesn't seem that long ago that Royal Caribbean released independence of the seas. It was at that time by…

  So this is a bit of a controversial one. If you are a non smoker like me then you may agree with me that smoking onboard in all areas should be banned. However the smokers out there I think will disagree. As I am not a smoker and never…

  I have been at cruise.co.uk for over a year now and I thought it was about time I talked about something that I am more passionate about than Holidays! Football!!! Dont worry I haven't run out of useful information and interesting facts about cruising and I will be back…

  Hey Guys. This week I want to talk about ship visits and the reason you would be mad not to try one even if cruising isn't something you are thinking about doing. So have you got a special occasion coming up and don't know what to do? or do…

I was lucky enough to have been given a free tour and lunch onboard Oceania Nautica. I am very lucky where I live in Southampton. It is very easy for me to get to the port so I can sample these cruise ships for the day. Although you don't get…