New exciting additions from Silversea
Six Star Cruise line Silversea has announced they will be building three new ships to join their fleet. Silversea joined Royal Caribbean Cruises earlier this year to moving them into the Luxury market of the Six Star Cruise Market. They also are part of Celebrity and Azamara cruise. have signed a deal with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft […]
Read MoreThe Start of a New Journey…. Again!
Hi there. Well, my last 8 weeks have been eventful, to say the least. Lots of changes in my life and although I didn’t think it at the time, I see it all now as an opportunity to embrace my new chapter. I had lived in the same house with my son who is now 18 for 11 […]
Read MoreAre you ready for 2020? …
How ready are you for booking your 2020 Cruise?… When I started in travel years ago the people that booked so far ahead used to baffle me. How can they think so far ahead, how can you get excited for your holiday that is up to 2 years away… Well over time I realised these […]
Read MoreFinally .. P&O are stopping charging gratuities from May 2019
P&O cruises are to scrap the automatic gratuities ‘tips’ from May 2019. From May 2019 (cruises A911, B912, E911/A, J903, N910, R907, X907 and all thereafter) the discretionary daily Service Charge on board will be removed currently. P&O’s recommended daily charge is £7 per person per day. At the beginning of this year, they had raised […]
Read MoreLooking forward to the new ship with P&O … IONA
There is a lot of interest in her already … she will go on sale in September 2018 and will be launched in 2020. I think this is a really exciting step for P&O and I cannot wait to see her. I have been reading about the new ‘SkyDome’ that will be on the top decks […]
Read MoreBirthday Surprise to the Sunshine
There is nothing wrong with getting older and even better when you can celebrate in the sunshine with the people you love, a few cocktails and the sand between your toes at a beach bar !! This year I was treated by my son to a trip to the very hot & sunny Costa Del Sol, […]
Read MoreP&O Oriana to say Farewell in 2019
P&O has announced that their much loved traditional ship Oriana will be leaving the fleet in 2019. Oriana has been an original and very much loved ship of the fleet. I know a few of my regular customers will be sad to see her go. P&O will now concentrate on their mid-range and large ships […]
Read MoreHappy 70th Birthday Costa Cruises
What do you know about Costa? Did you know that 2018 is their 70th Birthday… Congratulations 🙂 Costa Cruises are an Italian based Cruise line. Their Italian elegance is reflected in their cosmopolitan style. Costa Cruises offer a range of destinations and personally, I think they are now massively overlooked by the British market and this […]
Read MoreMini Cruise- Independence of the Seas – Dining & Entertainment
Hi again. My mini-break on Independence seems like such a long time ago now, (could do with another refresher!) What I wanted to talk about now was the dining & entertainment I experienced aboard the fantastic Independence of the Seas. As you may know from my previous blog, I mentioned that the first day was fantastic in […]
Read MoreIndependence of the Seas – Day 1 ‘Sunny Southampton’
Hi , so last week I went on the Independence of the Seas for 2 nights. The first sailing for the general public since the refit. I was really looking forward to it , and it really was a perfect start to a great fun Cruise. The weather was fantatsic , perfect weather for the […]
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