Nautical Nik

Two, as the old saying goes, is company – and three is usually considered a crowd. But then, when the crowd in question is formed by a trio of glamorous cruise ships lined up at the same dock, few people are likely to complain about the relative lack of space.…

Love it or hate it the Fifa World Cup is around the corner. The good news is that cruise lines do a pretty good job televising major sporting events on board, though it has to be said there is a bias among US-owned lines towards the screening of baseball and…

So with so many people cruising these day, it still surprises how many of them still worry about sea sickness, the most popular topic when discussing sea sickness is the Bay Of Biscay, I'm often asked "Ooh I'm a little worried about the Bay Of Biscay, what will it be…

Cruise ships are one of the many marvels of the modern era. At first look they are essentially massive floating hotels but past that, they are so much more, many of these ships play host to a wide array of different locations and activities to partake in. Such locations include…

We all know how glamorous and stunning a cruise can be, from the amazing selection of food and drink available to those beautiful ports of call the ships visit, what about those scrumptious state rooms where you can stretch out and relax after a hard day lying by the swimming…

It recently came to my attention that there is just no pleasing some people, recently I overheard a conversation between a group of people complaining that they were so bored on their recent cruise. To say I was gob smacked would be an understatement, I can only think they either…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thq2ju6x_14 So I have just found some video of P&O's new ship Britannia and I am very surprised how big they have decided to go. I have worked on many ships and I just don't think P&O will handle a ship like this, moreover do P&O customers want a ship…

A crew member from NCL Pearl was shot dead last night while the ship was in Roatan, Honduras, apparently he was on his way back to the ship when he was approached by a lone gun man. He had his mobile phone and money stolen. I worked on ships for…