Emily's Cruise Essentials

I recently read an article about Cuban immigrants found hanging on the side of a small boat and was spotted by Disney Fantasia as it was sailing not far from Varadero. It turns out the two men and one female were in fact coming from Florida and not the other…

    I recently went on a ship visit on Cruise & Maritime's  Marco Polo.  You may recognise the name as it has been in the media lately with the woman trying to swim out to it having seen it sailing off in to the distance. Having spoken to a…

      Yes you did read that right. I recently read about a widower from Fort Lauderdale, Florida who has taken cruising to the next level. Lee Wachstetter 86, had always enjoyed cruising when her husband was alive. When they were younger they use to take their young children…

A real Princess..   [caption id="attachment_220" align="alignnone" width="470"] People looking at Cruise Ship arriving in Oslo, Norway[/caption] If you're like me and after a busy day at work you like nothing more that watching reality TV then you would have probably seen the newest show called The Cruise on ITV.…

On Friday the 19th of February myself and my mother - in- law (yes we get on well) set off for her birthday treat for a 2 night sailing on the Ventura. This was my first P&O experience and my Mother In Laws first ever cruise. As she will not fly…

When I first hear the word Titanic it mostly reminds me of the film which hit our cinemas back in 1997.  I'm surprised how long ago it was out as it doesn't feel that long ago. The film captured the story of the maiden voyage which departed Southampton on the…

I was always find it exciting when cruise lines switch up their ships and place them in different ports. For a while now we have had the Norwegian Epic doing the odd itinerary from Southampton and following on from that they have now placed Norwegian Jade there from 2017. From…

Long haul flights aren't that fun at the best of times. Some people upgrade to premium economy to make the experience a bit more doable, I always think when choosing this option I would opt for the inbound flight as on the way out you have your holiday to look…

Happy New to each and everyone of you. Like most years the last one went super fast. For me my biggest change was joining Cruise.co.uk in March after working for a competitor for nearly 10 years. I can honestly say it's the best thing I ever did. Now is the…

  I know we say it every year, but where has the year gone? I have now been with Cruise.co.uk for 8 months and can honestly say I have enjoyed every minute of it. I was fortunate to go on the companies annual Christmas Conference which was 3 nights on…