About Me
Hi and welcome to me. I got into the travel industry straight from leaving college in 2003 and have never managed to get out as I have become hypnotized and fallen in love with finding people their dream holidays, especially cruises. I worked my way up the ranks in the retail travel…
Posted on Apr 23, 2018
QM2 meets QE2 in awesome clash of past meets present.
Passengers enjoying their cruise on board the Queen Mary 2 with be given the opportunity to be the first people to visit the newly opened Queen Elizabeth 2 that has just opened it's doors as a floating hotel on the Dubai coast. Guests travelling on the Queen Mary 2 were…
Posted on Apr 9, 2018
Azamara Pursuit Refurbishment Being Done in Belfast!
Azamara has finally announced where the Pursuit will undergo her huge refurbishment to take her from the P&O Adonia to the luxury level that Azamara have come be to expected to offer. It is great news for the United Kingdom too, with the work being completed in Belfast!! The Pursuit…
Posted on Mar 26, 2018
Royal Caribbean – Innovators of Sea and Now Land!!
So our friends at Royal Caribbean have spent the last 20 years pushing boundaries when it comes to their fleets offerings, often building the biggest ships in the world and smashing 'firsts' at sea left right and centre. Well, it appears the cruise giants are now spreading their creative flair…
Posted on Mar 12, 2018
P&O Winter 2019/20 itineraries announced!!
Just a measly 3 months in to 2018 and we are already talking 2020!! P&O have announced their schedules for the winter season from October 2019 to April 2020 for the entire fleet. There are a few new offerings that I'm sure will be a hit with hardcore P&O customers.…
Posted on Feb 26, 2018
Busy week for P&O!
So after announcing a second new ship in the pipeline a couple of weeks ago, P&O have been hogging the cruise headlines again, for varying reasons. The Carnival owned group currently have 8 ships sailing under the P&O flag. * Britannia - Large family ship. * Azura - Large family…
Posted on Feb 12, 2018
Bright times on the horizon for Southampton?
There have been a few announcements of late that are directly involving the UK's busiest port, Southampton and what can only point to a pretty bright future being predicted for the UK cruise market. The first announcement came in the way of P&O, who during the summer have all bar…
Posted on Jan 29, 2018
Is cruising as a family getting harder?
With January in full swing and many many people looking to get their holidays in place for the forthcoming year or 2, I have come across a rather big issue, especially directed at those travelling with children. P&O like to limit the amount of children in each age group on…
Posted on Jan 15, 2018
12 days of work in a row. I’m too old for this!!
So January for us travel agents is traditionally manic, with the general public getting Christmas and New Year out of the way, they start thinking of warmer climates, and rightly so! Having said that from my first shift back at my desk on the 2nd of January I have worked…
Posted on Jan 2, 2018
Happy 2018 from my family to yours.
Well what a wonderful Christmas and New Year was had in the Smith household. 2 very happy children and most importantly, a happy fiancee!! We had quite a low key affair this year compared to past Christmases, I think the record I have cooked for is 18, but this year,…
Posted on Dec 18, 2017
News coming in thick and fast.
It seems to be a rather busy few weeks on the news front in the cruise industry. Announcements coming in left, right and centre around new ship orders, naming ceremonies, refits and releasing itineraries far far into the future. MSC Seaside is the latest super ship to launch and is…
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