Thinking ahead..

This week has been a busy week for the organised travellers among us! P&O have launched their 2021/22 programme with staggered dates on sale throughout the week. There really are some great deals on offer with lower deposits starting at just £1pp. I have mentioned this before, asking how early is too early to book. […]

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A sad week for the Travel Industry

Such a sad week for Travel and also for me personally a name very close to my heart. Having only ever worked for an airline for years within travel, that is all I knew. Unfortunately, I had damaged my eardrum flying with a bad cold and had to take time away from flying and assess […]

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Eating on a cruise ship, one place you can never go hungry ..surely?

Recently I had spoken to a guest of mine that had returned from her cruise, everything was great she said telling me all about the entertainment, the excursions, the fantastic staff, her beautiful cabin, then she finished her great feedback with … the food, I just couldn’t find anything to eat!!! That comment was a […]

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Southampton 2021… Fit for a Princess

Princess Cruises has revealed the biggest European season for 2021 with three ships based in the UK. It will be an exciting year for Princess with 3 beautiful ships offering new itineraries sailing from Southampton. Grand Princess, Island Princess and Crown Princess will be based in the UK for 2021, summer 2020 we have Island […]

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A fresh look discovered for Saga Cruises

A proud moment for Saga last week when their new ship ‘Spirit of Discovery’ was officially named by the Duchess of Cornwall. So what do we know about this exciting new addition to Sagas fleet? She will be an adults-only ship with a guest capacity of 999, 505 Crew and has a gross tonnage of […]

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Sunshine is and was the best medicine

I have recently returned from a week away in Ibiza. I went to visit my 18-year old son who is working out there as a barber, its just me and him at home and we are very close and as soon as he suggested he may work there, my bags were packed in my mind […]

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Cuba Cruises ends for US citizens

Last week proved a sad end to Cuba cruises for US Citizens. On June the 4th 2019, the Trump administration announced new travel restrictions, that ends the authorization for group people to people educational travel to Cuba which is currently how Cruise Lines are legally able to allow US citizens to enter Cuba. Americans were […]

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Exciting Call to be made in the UK in 2020

Virgin Voyages have announced their new first cruise ship will make a stop in the UK next year on her way to the Caribbean. Virgins new cruise ship ‘Scarlet lady’ is currently being built in Genoa. She is set to sail in 2020 for her first season in the Caribbean from the port of Miami. […]

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Losing our ‘Independence’ for 2020 :(

What a start to my day today with the news that Royal Caribbean announcing Independence of the Seas will not be based in Southampton for 2020. A few months ago having the Independence and Anthem of the Seas for 2020 alongside each other was an exciting time, but sadly Royal has changed the schedule for […]

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An exciting new announcement from TUI

Hi there, I was surprised to read that TUI has just announced they will be launching themselves into the River Cruise Market. They will have three ships in Summer 2020. The brand will be known under TUI and their Ocean cruises will still be known as Marella. The River Cruises will be adult only and […]

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