I have worked in the travel industry from the age of 15 stacking brochures and making tea at a local Thomas Cook shop, I absolutely loved it and this was the start of my fascination with travel. I went full time into travel at the age of 17 in June…
This coming weekend I have been invited to spend 2 nights on board the Fred. Olsen ship Braemar for a 2 night mini cruise to Amsterdam. I really am excited as this will be my first ever experience of Fred. Olsen. When I first started selling cruises I did…
The majority of large cruise ships have a center point of the ship known as the Atrium and most have a beautiful stairwell and are surrounded or overlooked by areas that include bars, cafes and general seating. P&O Britannia is no different and they have designed a spectacular feature known as…
From my last couple of blogs you will know that I was getting rather excited at the fact that I had been invited to spend an evening on the brand new P&O Britannia before her maiden voyage this coming Saturday 14th March 2015. I travelled down to Southampton with some…
Or maybe not, we will see. If you read my blog last week (P&O do Gogglebox) I was heading down to Southampton last Friday to participate in a promo video for P&O Cruises. My colleague Gina and I had a blast, after meeting at Waterloo early on Friday we…
This coming Friday I am off to Southampton for the day with my colleague Gina to participate in a promo for the brand new P&O ship Britannia and to represent cruise.co.uk. P&O are launching Britannia the following weekend and thought of doing a 'Gogglebox' TV idea of agents…
When we cruise we expect the highest level of service for the monies that we have paid and expect the ship to be spic and span to rule out the risk of any illness whilst on board. As all cruisers are aware, they are required to fill out a declaration…
Have you been following the TV series Mighty Cruise Ships on Quest? For the last 6 weeks they have featured 6 different types of ships from luxury to large and small to mighty. It was great to see a variety of ships shown and not just your large big floating…
As some of you may know, I live in the very beautiful and historic Greenwich, South East London. Home to the original Royal Naval College (now Greenwich college), the National Maritime Museum (formerly the home of King Henry the 8th) and the beautifully restored Cutty Sark. So it's safe to…
I have just spoken to one of my guests whom was set to enjoy 11 nights sailing to the Canary islands via Morocco and Madeira. Unfortunately, on the 3rd day at sea during the evening his wife tripped and fell and very badly hurt her shoulder. Now like most cases of…
Are you a bit bored with the likes of Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise line, MSC and the other non British brands offering the same itinerary year after year? Well 2015 is the year that cruise.co are promoting the Best of British and heavily advertising fantastic itineraries with the likes of…