Set Sail with Sean

So it has just been announced that construction on the fifth Oasis-class ship has just begun. The first piece of steel has been cut by French shipbuilder Chantiers de L'Atlantique at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France which Royal Caribbean has had a longstanding partnership with. The ship which is yet to be named…

To be fair I know and deal with Marella Cruises on a frequent daily basis, however to me they are always be known as Thomson Cruises. Everyday I have to correct myself with customers as always I refer to them as Thomson not TUI or Marella. I have grown up…

It has just been announced that P&O's latest ship Iona will be hosting a unique Strictly Come Dancing entertainment. Iona will make it's debut in May 2020  and for selected summer 2020 sailings, the well known faces from the BBC’s show will take over The Limelight Club which is an intimate…

So it has just been announced that Sapphire Princess will have celebrity speakers lined up for it's spring and summer cruises from the UK. This will mark the third year that Princess has hosted a UK speaker programme. Tony Roberts, vice president Princess Cruises UK & Europe, said 'With Sapphire…

This year eleven cruise ships will make their maiden voyage to Southampton, which is an increase from eight in the previous year of 2018. The first ship will be MSC Bellissima which will be welcomed at the port on March 1 with a plaque and key ceremony before the ship’s naming…

Sailing overnight we arrived into Phnom Penh ('Hill of Penh or more loosely Penh's Hill) the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong  river, Phnom Penh has been the nationals capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's centre…

So overnight we sailed the 90 km journey from Sa Dec to Tan Chau which is 20 km inside the border in the southwestern part of the country. Again it was another early start after breakfast for our tour around the town of Tan Chau. Tan Chau with a population…

So after a great nights sleep in a very comfortable bed on board the AmaLotus it was a early start for our first tour of the day. But first it was breakfast in the Mekong Restaurant, breakfast was buffet style with plenty of choice from the health conscious of Muesli…

So our journey started back on the 01st December where we flew overnight from Manchester via Dubai to Ho Chi Minh City (formally known as Saigon) in Vietnam, where we stopped overnight at the Continental hotel in the city. As explained before unfortunately we were unable to do the 3…

As this blog is being published I will be fortunate to be sailing down the Mekong River from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap for 7 nights on the RV AmALotus with APT. Back in May I was very fortunate to win this fantastic river cruise, with the opportunity…