Collette's Carry On Cruise Blog

This week Princess Cruises have revealed the new look livery for their brand new ship Majestic Princess. And here it is..... The cruise line's logo is featured on the hull and the plan is to roll the same livery out to the rest of the fleet over the next few…

I am a huge Royal Caribbean fan, but have not yet managed to sail on the Oasis class sips. As I am lucky enough to be going on one of the first sailings on Royal Caribbean's brand new ship Harmony of the Seas I was very excited to see the…

It's common knowledge in the cruise industry that the ships are built to work hard and to last a long time. Some ships have been known to be in service for over 40 years, sailing under the banner of several different cruise lines. To my knowledge the longest serving cruise…

As the New Year approaches it's time to say goodbye to 2015. As ever in the cruise world  a lot has happened. Here's a round-up of some of the stories from this year: We have seen the newest, most innovative ship so far, Anthem of the Seas launched and based…

Here is the final blog from my mini river cruise and we have reached the beautiful city of Vienna. We sailed in to the city at lunchtime, spending a leisurely morning having breakfast and taking the opportunity to see parts of the ship that I hadn't already seen. It was…

So here's part 3 of my coverage of the mini river cruise I took a couple of weeks ago. It's all about Budapest. Rather than covering the history of the city which you can find out about from many sources I wanted to cover what happens when you're on a…

In my previous post I covered the ship and its facilities (click here to read it), so in this blog I'd like to share with you my opinions about the food and service on board the beautiful Lord Byron. The beauty of sailing on a much smaller ship means that…

I am back from my first experience of a river cruise and I have to say I am truly impressed! This first blog (one of 4) is about the ship and its facilities and I will cover food & service plus Budapest & Vienna separately. This was a small, but…

I am rather excited at the moment as in less than a week I am due to sample my very first river cruise. It's only a 4 day cruise, but it will be a great chance for me to experience this type of cruising first hand. Although I have booked…

It's just about 12 months ago when I was enjoying a fantastic cruise on Splendour of the Seas visiting some of the places on my bucket list. One of those places was the beautiful island of Santorini. You can read all about it here. I have to say that it…