Hello, I'm Edward your specialist cruise consultant and this is about me! I was born and bred in Wiltshire, so that makes me a country boy at heart - right? After travelling forty plus times since the age of 2 to many different parts of this world it's safe to…
Extremely exciting news today for yet another Princess that is set to bless our waters in 2020... Princess Cruises announced today its fifth Royal-Class ship will be named Enchanted Princess. Enchanted Princess is scheduled to launch on June 15, 2020 sailing on a series of European voyages and will be…
Thank God! After seeing the devastation of Hurricane's Harvey, Maria and Irma throughout 2017 I am sure we are all pleased to hear that this years Hurricane Season is not expected to be anywhere near as bad as last years. Various factors have contributed to this forecast change after initially…
Campanology is the study of bells. It encompasses the technology of bells – how they are cast, tuned, rung, and sounded – as well as the history, methods, and traditions of bell-ringing as an art. I've bitten the bullet and took up bell-ringing last month and have to say I…
We've all seen the latest 'artists impressions' of P&O's latest megaship, Iona. What do we think? Here are a few details of what to expect from this absolute monster of a ship, the biggest ever cruise ship built for the UK Market, with a sister following shortly behind in 2022.…
At the time of publishing I will be blissfully cruising along the River Rhine through Germany, and Switzerland with a brief branch off to the Moselle River for a touch of vino. This will be my first ever river cruise and I am (hopefully) enjoying it greatly. I'm on board…
Ever since I joined college in 2010 to study my diploma in Travel & Tourism I began to realise just how big our beautiful planet is. I enjoyed lots of different music at that time in my life, none more so than that of Celine Dion. Yes, the multi-award winning,…
P&O Cruises announced this week that they are naming their brand new ship 'Iona'. She'll be christened in 2020 and will be the largest ever ship built for the UK Cruise market. But where did they get the name? Iona, named after the Inner Hebridean island, will join the P&O…
Norwegian Cruise Line made their own bit of history this week as their newest and largest ship traversed the newly opened locks on the Panama Canal. This means that not only will she save on travelling the thousands of miles around the Cape of South America, she will also save…
This week, MSC Cruises made history. One of their newest ships, and 5th largest in the world docked in Invergordon as part of an 11 night voyage from Hamburg, Germany. MSC Meraviglia is the largest cruise ship ever to dock in Scotland and has attracted a wealth of attention from…
I am getting increasing concern from my clients in regards to new cruise ships being built by their favourite cruise lines. A number of recent announcements seem to confirm that ships are only continuing to get bigger, taking more and more people and limiting the ports that these ships can…