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 Dec 14, 2016
Stricter dining policy causes anger amongst guests

There have been mixed reactions to this news which was revealed in the last few days. I'd love to know what you think about this.   Carnival have announced new rules being implemented for their dining room. They'll begin testing the new rules on two of their ships, Carnival Glory…

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Posted on Nov 30, 2016
It’s all change for Celebrity cruises in the UK

So the announcement came this week that Eclipse is leaving Southampton!   Instead she'll be sailing out of Dublin making them the fist major cruise line to operate a ship out of this port.   Silhouette will take over from Eclipse sailing from Southampton in 2018.   Jo Rzymowska, managing…

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Posted on Nov 16, 2016
A fantastic world cruise – with MSC!

From 14th December, guests will be able to book an amazing adventure on MSC Magnifica. On 5th January 2019, Magnifica will depart Genoa for a 119 day roud-trip taking in six continents – 49 destinations in 32 different countries. Destinations include the Maldives, Fiji and New Zealand as well as…

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Posted on Nov 2, 2016
The longest World Cruise goes to…..

Sea Princess! P&O and Cunard are well known in the UK for offering world cruises every year giving guests the opportunity to spend a couple of months at sea visiting many ports.  Some people take advantage of the special rates we get on 'World Cruise Sectors' and will take in…

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Posted on Oct 19, 2016
Want to go on a ‘virtual cruise’?

This is a first!   The Indian cruise industry has come up with TIRUN which is the exclusive pioneer in India representative for Royal Caribbean Cruises. They have launched a one-of-a-kind reality 'app' for cruise enthusiasts! The app allows users to travel on a cruise through their smartphone, virtually. You can have full…

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Posted on Oct 5, 2016
Popular Florida Cruise Port Closed for Business – as of TODAY!

With Hurricane Matthew wreaking havoc across the Caribbean, residents and holidaymakers in Florida are now preparing themselves for the storm of the decade. We've heard reports over the last few days of the damage and destruction caused to Jamaica and Haiti with news reaching us today that Port Canaveral will…

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Posted on Sep 22, 2016
Rhapsody in the wars

We've been hearing today that poor Rhapsody of the Seas got pretty battered last night in the Med.   The Royal Caribbean ship was damaged after sudden strong winds hit the ship in the early hours of yesterday morning.   The damage included broken windows, some of which were in…

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Posted on Sep 8, 2016
Eclipse blew us away!

We've now returned from our cruise on the beautiful Celebrity Eclipse and it was absolutely fantastic. I hadn't been on Eclipse for a few years and had sailed with other cruise lines like RCI, NCL, MSC Holland America but this cruise reminded me what makes Celebrity stand out from the…

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Posted on Aug 25, 2016
Oriana to undergo HUGE makeover

P&O have just announced that one of their adults-only ships, Oriana, is to undergo a major refurbishment at the end of November this year. The refurbishment will take place in Hamburg in Germany and Oriana will make her way there on 25th November.  P&O stated that they had taken onboard…

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Posted on Aug 11, 2016
Madeira Wildfires Cause Cruise Cancellations

With a wildfire blazing through the Portugese island of Madeira, cruise ship port calls are currently being cancelled. So far, at least one port call has been cancelled but with more ships due to visit the island in the coming days, it's likely possible that this number will increase.  Aida…

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