About Me
Hello... I live just outside Durham City in the North East. I live with my husband Gary. For those who know me will know me as Michele however for work, I'm now known as Lauren. We have two grown-up children Lauren & Matthew, a son-in-law Gav and grandaughter Poppy. We…
Posted on Jan 15, 2019
20 years where have they gone!
on the 1st of February, it will be 20 years since I started working in the travel industry. Where did that time go... There have been so many changes over that time I started with Going Places which are no longer in the high street one of our competitors was…
Posted on Jan 1, 2019
Christmas Conference…
Well with Christmas over and New Year approaching I thought I’d let you know about our Christmas conference on Marco Polo to Dublin. We boarded the ship on Sunday it was an early sailing departing at 1230. We headed straight for breakfast in the main dining room. We then had…
Posted on Dec 16, 2018
Christmas Conference Dublin here we come..
Firstly I would like to thank all my customers old and new for booking with me this year and I look forward to helping you make many more memories in the forthcoming year. As your reading, this Cruise.co will be heading across the Bristol Chanel and up to Dulin... We…
Posted on Dec 1, 2018
Mykonos White Wash and Windmills…
Our Constellation Cruise took us to the Lovely island of Mykonos. An island we have never visited before however always one we wanted too. The ship managed to get a dock so no tender for us, however, this is often a tender port so be prepared. There is a free…
Posted on Nov 17, 2018
My Day in Athens
On our Cruise, in June one of the ports of call was Athens I've had so much to write about haven't had time to tell you about it yet. So before I left I booked us on to the Hop on Hop off bus. There are really good value for money and…
Posted on Nov 3, 2018
Our Princess Poppy is One…
Well, our little princess Poppy turned One this week, how did that happen so quickly she is a Halloween Baby and I'm sure when she gets older she will be loving the fancy dress parties she will be able to have for her birthday. Been Grandparents is amazing and…
Posted on Oct 20, 2018
My day on Balmoral…
I’ve recently been lucky enough to visit Fred Olsen’s Balmoral. She was docked in the Port of Tyne. Which living in the north made it ideal for me to visit. She’s is the biggest ship in the Fred Olsen fleet yet only 43,537 tonnes holding 1350 passengers. She had a…
Posted on Oct 6, 2018
Magnifica part 2…
So here’s part two of my MSc Magnifica ship visit in the Port of Tyne. As I said last time she is Italian owned and you can see that everywhere, from the furnishings and colours used throughout the ship. They have two main dining restaurants where they offer two sittings however…
Posted on Sep 22, 2018
MSC Magnifica Ship Visit…
I've recently been fortunate to have a visit on MSC Magnifica in the port of Tyne when she was recently doing an itinerary around the British Isles and popped into Newcastle for the day. We had a quick presentation in one of the lounge areas about MSC and the…
Posted on Sep 8, 2018
Iona P and O’s new addition…
Well is finally here the launch of P & O Iona the largest cruise ship to be built for the British market. She will hold 5200 guests and have over 15 places to eat that will suit all pallets. They will include 8 specialty restaurants. With more than 10 places…
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