I live in Bromsgrove and work for Cruise.co.uk as a home worker, I'm only 5 minutes away from our Head Office in Redditch. Now for those of you not entirely sure of the beautiful sights that Redditch has to offer, if you go into any good book shop and ask for a…
Was this the best way to showcase NCL’s new pride and joy? Many of my colleagues and passengers took up the offer from NCL last week to head down to Southampton to spend a night on their new ship the Norwegian Getaway. I had thought about buying the 1 night…
Watching Paul O’Grady’s Animal orphans on ITV last night bought back some fantastic memories of one of the best holidays I’ve ever had. Ten years ago I took a trip to Kenya on a two week Safari holiday. We were up at the crack of dawn to head off on…
I’ll be finishing work this weekend for a well-deserved five week break, time to recharge my batteries, to start a fresh in January just in time for the New Year boom. With this year being very much a late’s Market let’s hope many people will be eager to grab a…
We love Halloween; usually we spend the evening at our friend’s house that spend two weeks converting their three bedroom semi into a gothic crypt with floor to ceiling bin bags lining the walls and a legendary crime scene in the bathroom. This year they are having a year off…
Now maybe I am slightly maturing in my mid 30’s but one aspect of cruising that I enjoy, and did not realise quite how much until recently is admiring art work on board cruise ships. It’s a well-known fact that more art work is sold on cruise ships than any…
Having just returned off the Celebrity Infinity, over the next couple of weeks I’ll be sharing my on-board experiences with you to give you a great taste of what to expect when booking a Celebrity cruise. On day two of our trip we paid the $45.00 supplement to sample the…
Having a fantastic time currently on board the Celebrity Infinity with 5 fellow work colleagues. With a brief encounter with Heston Blumenthal at the airport we knew we were in for some fine dining experiences. Best experience so far has to be the Qsine speciality restaurant. The best way to…
There are two events in our local area that I always try to never miss, we've attended them for years and they just keep getting better and better. Not far from Bromsgrove is a little village called Belbroughton, every September they hold two great events, the 'Belbroughton beer festival' and…
There’s no limit to the length luxury lines go to ensure they offer their customers the most prestige experience on the ocean, certainly when it comes to décor and style. This week a boat on a slightly smaller scale hit the market place priced at the average UK house price.…
A popular port on many ex Southampton sailings is Guernsey. On our Crown Princess cruise last month the last port of call was Guernsey, it was my favourite port of all. If you’ve never been, here’s what you’re missing………… The German military underground hospital The largest structural reminder of the German…