I have been working in the Travel Industry for 16 years and originally started out in Business travel. After doing this for a while I was given an opportunity to move into the cruising industry and haven't looked back since. I thoroughly enjoy my job and can't think of anything…
Have you ever got to your cruise started to unpack your case and have that dreaded feeling that you have left something valuable at home, even though you could have sworn you packed it. Well that’s what has been happening over the past few months to travellers who have been…
I was shocked and saddened to hear of a six year old little boy drowning on the Carnival Victory. Apparently the little boy was swimming with his 10 year old brother when he got into difficulty. He was spotted buy a DJ who immediately stopped the music and dived in…
Never underestimate the power of Facebook as it isn’t only used for gossip and never-ending updates from people who you couldn’t really care less about (be honest!!) No, it has been used as a voting platform for the naming of two brand new ships to be launched by Norwegian Cruise…
The Venice locals have had enough of us cruisers taking over their beloved city and are fighting back armed with inflatables and clad in wetsuits they took to the water to protest against the cruise ships docking in Venice. 50 protestors along with supporters managed to hold up the cruise…
My boys are now 9 and 6 so they are far to mature for CBeebies and the lovely little programmes that they used to watch back in the day but I remember when every day without fail we had to sit down and watch one of their favourites which was…
I don’t really tend too get involved with shore excursions to much as generally at time of booking we give you a cruise line reference and then you can go onto your booking at leisure and add on excursions about 12 weeks before you travel. This works well as people…
If you’re a smoker then it seems that the cruising world is against you I’m afraid. Royal Caribbean jump on the band wagon with the likes of Celebrity, MSc , Princess etc. and from the 01stJanuary 2014 you will no longer be able to smoke on your balcony. This will…
Last week I found a really interesting article in the paper about the reviews site, Trip Advisor. The site is used by millions of people to view and write reviews on hotels, holidays, restaurants etc. and is one of the first places people go to after choosing a holiday they…
Seabourn has given you Spa lovers another fantastic reason to book by introducing four new elegant Penthouse Spa Suites on board the Seabourn Quest. Having come out of dry dock in May 2013, the suites have been added directly above the Spa onboard giving guest’s access to the spa by…
Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to the budget airline Ryanair. The airline that once considered charging people for the privilege of using the toilet on-board have now decided that they will be increasing their baggage allowance charges for all checked bags. The low cost airlines once favoured by…