I have been in the travel industry over 14 years now, only working for 2 travel firms in this time. I started with First Choice holidays back when I was 18 and spent 3 years as a travel consultant and 2 years as a team manger. I then moved straight…
This was my recent question to P&O cruises, and many of you may not realise that if your child is yet to be potty trained they can not use the pools onboard, only designated pools or areas. I was hoping once my little one turned 2 I could get him…
This weekend we are off to join P&O Britannia in Barbados for her 13 night transatlantic voyage back to Southampton and I cant wait! We have done a transatlantic cruise before, back in 2011 on the Azura so we know what to expect and fingers crossed the crossing will be…
A few years ago i was lucky enough to take a voyage with Hurtigruten onboard the Finnmarken. After being a little apprehensive about the trip it actually turned out to be one of the most wonderful and magical trips i have ever taken. it was just something completely different o…
With millions of passengers travelling every year, sailing all around the world on there chosen cruise holidays it has recently got me thinking what happens if there is a medical emergency at sea? Of course all cruise ships have a medical centre onboard, but exactly how much can they do?…
5 years ago on the 13th of January 2012 the doomed Costa Concordia sailed its last voyage with 4,200 passengers and crew in total onboard and ran aground just of the coast of Giglio Italy, after the captain tried to make an ill judged salute to the island of Giglio but…
It has been a sad week in the world of travel , and especially cruising. All Leisure group who own Voyages of Discovery and Swan Hellenic sadly shut there doors for the last time and have officially gone out of business. Both brands have always been very popular and I…
I have decided, December is my new favorite month to travel! Get away form the cold, the Christmas shopping queues and madness and head of somewhere warm which is exactly what we did! We recently returned from 2 weeks in Cuba, one of our favorite places, and we felt our…
Recently the worlds 3 biggest cruise ships all met for the first time and according to passengers sailing onboard this was a truly 'wow' moment! Who are the 3 biggest ships I hear you say? Well heres the low down; Harmony of the seas which launched in may 2014 and…
There is nothing better than heading off to the sunshine in the month on December to miss out on the cold weather and the run up to Christmas and that is just what we are doing! This week we are packing up and heading off to Cuba for 2 weeks…
Unfortunate form time to time accidents happen to passengers whilst on there shore excursions and recently a terrible accident happened and ended in the loss of life. P&O's Azura was on her Caribbean voyage and docked for the day in Dominica, which is a beautiful Caribbean Island with so much…