I have been in the travel industry for over 18 years and became a cruise specialist 8 years ago. I have a wide range of knowledge of all the cruise lines from River cruising with APT to 6* cruising with Silversea. I have sailed on-board with Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise…
Hello and welcome to my blog page! Last week, thanks to Norwegian Cruise Lines, I was luckily enough to be on-board Norwegian Jade. Norwegian Jade earlier this year came out of dry dock with new eateries, bars, revamped cabins, expanded restaurant space and a whole new modern look and feel…
Fred Olsen have announced a brand new River Cruise programme starting in April 2018. On sale now through its first river brochure, European River Cruising by Fred Olsen, will operate from April to November next year. The line’s river ship is a 156-guest chartered vessel from Amadeus and will be…
From Autumn 2018 Disney Cruise Lines will sail to Bermuda and Quebec City for the first time on new itineraries from New York. Each of the five-night sailings to Bermuda include two full days on the island, while one special six-night sailing includes a three-day stay. Three sailings from New…
A new cruise terminal in Barcelona dedicated to Carnival Corporation brands is due to open next year. Ships Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, P&O, Seabourn and Costa Cruises, visit Barcelona throughout the year. However from 2018 those ships will have there own new dedicated terminal at…
Okay so Royal Caribbean features bumper cars at sea, I thought that was a brilliant idea. Now this is amazing, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Norwegian Joy has a Ferrari-branded racetrack!! A two-level Ferrari-branded competitive racetrack snakes across the top deck of Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Cruise Line's first ship custom-built for Chinese…
Norwegian Cruise Line is going fully all-inclusive. Every ship, itinerary and duration of cruise will now be all inclusive, for the first time ever in NCL’s history. Bookings made in the UK and Ireland across all 14 of Norwegian’s ships are now classified as Premium All Inclusive. The line announced the…
The iconic Queen Mary is so corroded that it is at urgent risk of flooding or collapse. The price tag for repairing the 1930s ocean liner could near $300 million, according to a survey carried out by experts. It could take five years to refurbish the ship, a tourist destination…
P&O Cruises is to base Oceana in the Arabian Gulf for the first time to operate fly-cruises to destinations such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Oman. The British line will deploy Oceana to Dubai for a ‘partial season’ between January and April 2019, taking 18,000 UK guests on holiday to…
Four next-generation ships worth €800 million each have been ordered for Norwegian Cruise Line. The vessels are due for delivery in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, with an option for two additional ships to be delivered in 2026 and 2027. The four 140,000 gross ton ships will each carry 3,300…
Norwegian is expanding its summer capacity on selected routes from Edinburgh to Scandinavia and Spain. The move comes ahead of planned transatlantic flights to the US to be announced from the Scottish capital in the coming weeks. The budget carrier says it is placing Edinburgh at the centre of its…