Emily's Cruise Essentials

      This week it was announced that Celebrity cruise's has the first female cruise captain.  I was really surprised by this information as I assumed, which I know is wrong to,  that there was already females cruise captains.  Starting as soon as August 2015 Captain McCue has extensive…

Its that time of year where parents begin to panic if they have nothing booked for the dreaded school holidays. They are dreaded because they go on, and on, and on- even the kids get bored! We receive daily phone calls from parents asking for 'late availability' and nothing seems…

            VS               When it comes to choosing a cruise the most difficult customer has to be myself! The difficult decision I'm trying to make is to decide between P & O's Ventura, or Royal Caribbean's Navigator. I'm a…

P&O's Adonia is heading to the Caribbean for a new type of cruising experience.Cruising from Miami to Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic taking volunteers on perhaps a once in a life time experience. I must admit this is something that I hadn't heard of or even stumbled across in the past.…

After working X amount of years in travel solo cruising is one hurdle I've come across lot's of times, but after reading an article on Solo Cruising the answers are quite simple. It's quite simply start by looking for cruise ships that offer plenty of single cabins, this is good…

Picking the right ship and itinerary is fundamental when choosing a cruise that keeps the whole family happy. As a parent the choice of ship would probably come first over the itinerary.  Depending on how active your children are really depends on the ship. I know when looking through he…

      The anticipated wait of the arrival of Britannia is finally over. But with it there is distant murmuring of disappointment. She has been on her maiden voyage and from recent reviews it doesn't seem to have been 100% success. Like all things you can't please everyone, however…

  San Francisco is a popular port of call for many cruise lines. I have to say from my own experience I have fond memories of San Fran, as it is occasionally known. The distance in to the main shopping area is 14 miles which can be easily reached by…

Welcome! This s my first blog as a cruise specialist for CRUISE.co.uk. I will be talking about all the latest news inside the world of cruising (and other bits too). With over 30,000 cruises to choose from cruising is growing in popularity, long gone are the days where people think…