Gordon's Your Cruising Tonic

Well here we are in February and the weather is not great. This has prompted me to start thinking about our next cruise, but there is so much choice out there. How do you decide on which cruise to book? There are 3 main reasons why people book a specific…

Just when you thought that a Royal Caribbean cruise could not get any better, they are only launching their very own PRIVATE island, CocoCay in the Bahamas. From May 2019 if you sail on selected cruises on either Mariner, Navigator, Allure, Harmony, Symphony, Grandeur, Adventure or Anthem of the Seas, you…

A New Year and two Old Friends return to our TV screens, The Cruise and Cruising with Jane McDonald. The Cruise After enjoying the previous episodes, I have to say that I was disappointed with this new offering. The series kicked off onboard the 3,500-guest Majestic Princess ship which sails…

Well as 2018 disappears over the horizon to be replaced by a shiny New Year, I just wanted to wish each and every one of you a Special Christmas and a very prosperous 2019. The next 12 months see the launch of even more exciting new ships, here is just…

Here is part two of our amazing Transatlantic cruise on the Marella Explorer, this time I will look at our itinerary and the wonderful ports we visited. This was a cruise of 1st`s for us both. 1st time we have sailed for more than a week, 1st time in an…

Here is part one of my amazing Transatlantic cruise on the Marella Explorer. I will look at the ports of call in my next blog, but for now, let's look at the ship. Explorer is the most recent addition to the Marella fleet, May 2018, and also their biggest, holding…

According to Greenpeace, we now have an estimated 12.7 million tonnes of plastic – everything from plastic bottles and bags to microbeads, ending up in our oceans every year. This is having a devastating effect on the creatures who live there, with pieces of plastic choking and entangling turtles and seabirds &…

A video recently surfaced showing a man racially abusing a fellow passenger on a Ryanair flight from Barcelona to Stansted. The man became angry because the lady, 77 years old, took her time moving so he was delayed getting to his window seat. What he did not know was that…

Well, it's almost time for my wife & I's favourite ship, the Marella (Thomson) Spirit to sail her last voyage. MS Marella Spirit is a cruise ship owned by Holland America Line and operated under charter by the United Kingdom-based Marella Cruises. She was built in 1983 at the Chantiers…

Book a selected cruise before the 31st October and the drinks are on Fred Olsen. Simply choose one of fifteen Fred Olsen cruises to the Norwegian Fjords during 2019 and customers can benefit from a free all-inclusive beverage package. Whichever sailing you choose, your cruise holiday is bound to be…