About Me

I've worked in the Travel Industry since 1998.  I started straight from college after obtaining an Advanced GNVQ Qualification in Travel and Tourism. I specialise in Cruise and Cruise and Stay Holidays so if that's what you're after, you've come to the right place. I have 3 children - Aimee…

Posted on May 3, 2017
Brand New Royal Caribbean Ship

'Quantum Ultra Class' has a new ship on the way. Royal Caribbean have yet to name the ship (or if they have, they haven't told anyone yet!). She's due to be launched in Spring 2019 joining her sisters Quantum of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas. They also announced…

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Posted on Apr 19, 2017
Motor Race Track on a Cruise Ship?

That's right - Norwegian Cruise Line have just announced that their newest ship, Norwegian Joy, will have a two deck race track! This will enable them to have enough room to accommodate 10 electric go-karts at a time! This is another first for the cruising world - the worlds first…

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Posted on Apr 5, 2017
Norwegian Cruise Line go ALL INCLUSIVE

You may well have seen that Norwegian Cruise Line announced this week that as of 6th April, any booking made on any ship to any destination would now be All Inclusive. That's all your drinks included as well as service charges! This is great news for those that like to…

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Posted on Mar 22, 2017
What on earth is THIS?

You may have seen the recent news that Celebrity Edge is now on sale. We've seen some artists impressions of the ship and I have to admit, when I first saw this image, I thought it still had part of the scaffolding attached to it.... Turns out it's not scaffolding.…

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Posted on Mar 8, 2017
Royal Caribbean’s fourth OASIS Class ship is now ON SALE!

That's right - Symphony of the Seas went on sale at 12pm today! The ship will launch on 21st April home-porting in Barcelona. She'll start with a 7 night sailing then an 8 night sailing on 28th April.   After that she'll be sailing 7 night Barcelona round trips.  …

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Posted on Feb 22, 2017
THREE more cruise lines scrap Turkey

It seemed inevitable but now Princess, Royal Caribbean and Uniworld have removed Turkey from all of their itineraries.  The reason being 'civil unrest'.   They're following in the footsteps of other cruise lines, namely P&O, Cunard, Holland America, Azamara and Celebrity who all also dropped Turkish port calls a few…

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Posted on Feb 8, 2017
MSC Divina to be featured in new TV show

As many of you will know, I sailed on MSC Divina a couple of years ago in the Caribbean with a colleague and we loved every minute of it.  It completely changed my opinion of MSC after hearing many bad reports (although they were about the older ships). I also…

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Posted on Jan 25, 2017
Newest Carnival Ships Itineraries Announced for 2018 – Including Europe!

    Carnival Horizon which is Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship and sister to Vista is due to set sail in April 2018. Her home ports will include Miami, New York and also Barcelona. Her maiden voyage will be on 2nd April for 13 nights and during this sailing she…

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Posted on Jan 11, 2017
NCL Bliss itineraries announced

Hardcore NCL fans have been waiting for this - the announcement of the brand new Bliss' itineraries! Currently under construction in Germany at the Meyer Werft shipyard, Bliss is scheduled to begin her sailings in Spring 2018.  She'll start with a season of 7 night cruises to Alaska. Norwegian Cruise…

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Posted on Dec 28, 2016
New cruise lines set to visit Cuba in 2017

All three of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings brands have been given approval by the government of the Republic of Cuba to start operating cruises to the island. This is set to start in March 2017. According to a statement, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line will…

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