Gina's Cruise Guide

I am a bit of a skinflint when it comes to parting with money, so on my recent cruise round the med, I decided to do some independent shore excursions and save a few bob, here's what happened.... First stop Kotor - Friday   Woke up on day 3 as…

Don’t worry – I’m not about to bore you with every detail of our holiday, but hope to give you an overview and a few tips along the way, and of course, my impression of the Ventura. It’s a big ship – carrying over 3000 people, 116,000 tonnes, 14 decks. …

I'm just back from a 7 night Fly/Cruise with P&O around the Med on Ventura.  This was my very first Fly/Cruise, and I was eager to find out how streamlined and 'stress free' this kind of cruise compared to boarding from Southampton.  I've got to say, I wasn't impressed. P&O…

  Are you a P&O past passenger, and planning on taking a P&O Cruise in 2015? Have you got the new 2015/2016 P&O brochure? The one with the Food Heroes Celebrity Chefs, and the Strictly Dancers on the front.   Seen an itinerary that you fancy? Perhaps a sailing on…

I’m giddy with excitement at the thought of stepping on board the Ventura next week for a 7 night Fly Cruise round the med!   I've been looking forward to this since I was lucky enough to get through and book my Graduation Cruise.  A reward for completing some pretty…

Or... another cunning ploy to extract more money from us by playing to our ego's MSC Cruises have announced a new pricing structure from Winter 2014/2015.   It’s called MSC Experiences and is broken down into 4 different categories. Basically it’s a new tiered pricing system, depending on what kind…

Or........How to save up to 60% on Shore Excursions! We all know how pricey some shore excursions can be when booked with the Cruise Companies. Which is why some of us choose to go down the ‘independent’ road, and walk, bus or train it into town and use the ‘HoHo’s…

I  had the opportunity to visit the MSC Magnifica in Dover recently and thought I would share with you my experiences of the day…. The reason we do these ship visits, is to experience first hand, life on board and gain vital insight into the ship facilities, service, staff, cabins,…

Thongs & Speedos - the stuff of nightmares, coming soon to a pool near you...... I'm off on P&O's Ventura for an anniversary cruise round the med soon, and have been having nightmares about the 'sights' I may come across, sights that you wouldn't find in any cruise brochure.  I'm…

I'm talking about the Panama Canal,  thought of by many as the 'Worlds Greatest Engineering Feat'     Seems I was wrong. I Thought there were only 7!   I've been doing some online product training over the past few days, as it’s important to keep up to date with…