About Me
Hello everyone, My name is Haydn , I live in Caerphilly South Wales with my wife and 2 young sons. I have been in the Travel Industry for just over 23 years now, specializing in cruising for the last 13 years. I have been on a variety of Cruise ships,…
Posted on Jul 7, 2016
Lovely gesture from Royal Caribbean……
I found this story today and its nice to see there are still some decent people left in the world. A local taxi driver in Boston was surprised to find a bag full of $187,000 in cash in the back of his cab. What the hell would you be doing…
Posted on Jun 23, 2016
She’s back…….and looking good!
Queen Mary 2 is back on the open seas after a makeover to end all makeovers, costing in the region of £90million. To be honest with you when I was on her 18 months ago I thought she was in great condition but I think this was more of a…
Posted on Jun 9, 2016
Ready for the Euro’s ?
As a huge football fan , my favourite part of the year has arrived, Euro 2016. The 2016 UEFA European Championships, commonly referred to as Euro 2016, will be the 15th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organized by UEFA. It is scheduled to…
Posted on May 26, 2016
The Great Barrier Reef……one thing off my Bucket List!
As you know I recently went on an amazing but short trip to Australia, and at the same time managed to cross one thing off my Bucket List........the Great Barrier Reef! I know I have written a little about my experience in my previous blog but I wanted to give…
Posted on May 11, 2016
Part 2 of my Australian Mini Break……
Well hopefully you've read my previous blog about the first half of my short trip to OZ...........hopefully you will agree Melbourne looks like a fantastic city to visit pre or post cruise if you get the opportunity. So Day 3 started early with a 7am pick up to take us…
Posted on Apr 27, 2016
My Australian adventure……part 1
I've just returned from an amazing but short visit to Australia as you may have seen in my previous blog. What a trip this was, with a 03 night stay in Melbourne before flying to Cairns for a 03 night stay in tropical North Queensland. It all started well, as…
Posted on Apr 13, 2016
I’m off to Oz………
This Saturday I set off for a flying visit to Australia........and what a visit it promises to be. I think i'll need plenty of coffee to keep me going in the day and plenty of Fosters in the evening! My adventure starts Saturday with a flight from Heathrow to Melbourne…
Posted on Mar 30, 2016
Tank Talk!
So tonight , a rare night without the children , my wife and I tried something a bit different. A tank talk night at The famous Burger and Lobster in Cardiff City Centre. Every Wednesday throughout March the Burger and Lobster team were hosting Tank Talk events, giving us the rare opportunity to…
Posted on Mar 16, 2016
Fancy a more extreme excursion……….
I thought I would look into some of the more extreme excursions that you could do whilst on a cruise. Some extreme shore excursion offerings by a few cruise lines have raised the bar so high, others may not catch up for a good long while. Forget the stuffy tour bus…
Posted on Mar 2, 2016
Myths and truths about cruising…..part 2
[caption id="attachment_1643" align="alignleft" width="470"] Typical Dining room[/caption] 4. Dinners will be formal and I’ll have to sit with the same people all the time These perceptions deter many who would otherwise happily try a cruise. The truth, however, is that most of the larger lines offer more flexible and informal…
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