Hi my name is Erica although most people know me as Betsy which is my work name, welcome to my cruise page. I have been in the travel industry for coming up to 30 years. I started my career in a small independent travel agent, where I went on work experience and…
Well this week my Facebook has been full of Royal Caribbean's 'Independence of the Seas' as she returned to Southampton after her 40 million dollar refurbishment. She looks amazing and the added extras , Laser Tag , a Waterpark , bungee trampolines as well as a couple of new dining…
Thomson / Tui who are now known as Marella incase you didn't know, have just taken delivery of their newest and largest member of the fleet which has been named as the Marella Explorer. The ship was known as the Mein Schiff 1 owned by the sister company to Marella…
Another date in history Cunard has confirmed that the long awaited opening of former Cunard flagship QE2 as a floating hotel in Dubai was just this week on the 18th April .An event to mark the opening of the first phase of the new hotel coincided with the arrival in…
I am really missing "Cruising with Jane McDonald" and its not about her singing !!! Her passion for cruising really shows through in every program viewed I loved the different places that she visited this year and I guess so did the other 2 million viewers she got this year…
It seems Royal Caribbean are not just building new ships and refurbishing existing ships but also investing in a $200 million overhaul of their private island Coco Cay. I think this is the best thing that the cruise lines have done in a while and for multi generational family holidays…
Well dare I say we I think we are coming to the end of winter , the nights are staying lighter for longer , the snow seems like a lifetime ago , daffodils are out in the garden and the clocks will change soon .I absolutely love the season changes.…
Well what a week it has been again in the world of cruise we are still in a very busy period for us and then P&O decide to make another shocking announcement that will affect many peoples holiday plans that have already booked. Families with children will no longer be…
Have you ever been on a cruise ship and wondered what the announcements they make in code stand for ? I have and the beeping of the call buttons on airplanes as well. These codes are the way the crew communicate with each other. I have been on a couple…
Celebrity cruises are soon to have their ship the Silhouette sailing out of Southampton for the the first time ever. What is it that the Brit's look for on their cruise ships ? Everyone has their favourites but it appears there are just some things that we cannot or do…
Happy new year to you all !! Well already it seems like Christmas and New year was a lifetime ago. New year was positively fantastic in our cottage with our friends so much so we have already booked it again for next year. Whilst the weather wasn't great, we still…