Warwick Makes Waves

From bouncing on the Sky Pad, and zooming down high-speed slides, to racing against the clock in the escape room and plenty of tasty food too, it’s time for me to review the food options on Royal Caribbean’s newly revamped ship, Independence of the Seas. The food is incredible and options…

One thing we have learnt since coming to the U.K. from South Africa is that you have to plan ahead especially during the summer school holidays.  January is also a good time to find a good deal.  After cruising to cooler climates these past few years we decided the Mediterranean was…

The week before Christmas was our annual end of year conference. As we are mostly home workers it is a golden opportunity to meet the rest of the team and also see and make friends. It is two and a half full days of conference with presentations from management and…

Last Sunday we went to the Winchester Christmas market and I have to say that Winchester is lovely and the market is one of the best I have been to in the U.K., however, a Christmas market is just so much better when in Europe. A few years ago we…

This last summer as you all know we did a celebrity cruise around Iceland and Ireland. I have mentioned this cruise in my previous blogs but thought you may want to know a little more of my Irish experience. We did an overnight in the port of Dublin. This is…

Last week I set off to Paris to the CLIA River Conference and my first ever river cruise. After a quick and very comfortable train journey with Eurostar from London, I was in the centre of Paris. I highly recommend this form of travel as its stress-free and convenient. My river…

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to have what the industry call a one day holiday on Britannia.  Nothing beats the feeling of stepping on board a ship you have never been on for the first time. Whether you're new to cruising, or a veteran of the high seas. Combining…

Our second port of call in Iceland was Akureyri. A small city in the north which is the cultural and commercial centre for this part of the world. Akureyri (pronounced ah-koo-rare-ee) stands strong as Iceland’s second city, but a Melbourne, Manchester or Montréal it is not. And how could it be with…

Our Celebrity cruise took us to Reykjavik.  Iceland's capital is the world's northernmost capital city and has a natural beauty which includes waterfalls, mountains, hot springs and glaciers. The name Reykjavik actually means steam bay.  The island has many volcanic vents which release the sulfur-scented steam which heats nearly all the homes…

We arrived at Southampton port early and were onboard by 11 am. which is so much better than queuing at an airport!   As we boarded we were met with a happy smile and glass of champagne. This was our first Celebrity cruise and Silhouette is a beautiful ship. After a few…