Erica's Cruises

Great news for all us Crystal fans, today they have announced there 2017 programme, which may seem a very long way off but for such exciting adventures they offer most people book very early to get the best deals and cabins. They have 32 maiden ports of call 32 maiden…

I would like to wish all my clients a very Happy New Year, what will your New Year’s resolution be? Mine is the same every year go to the gym more and lose weight maybe this will be the year I stick past the 3rd week in January! Where does…

P&O shows off her new Union Jack livery after a 32 million pound refit. Aurora left Southampton on Friday night dressed in her new Union Jack livery she is the first ship in the P&O fleet to receive the red white and blue design on her bow. To paint the…

  Great news for Celebrity fans they have just announced they are offering sailings from Abu Dhabi from winter 2016. They will have six sailings on board Constellation running from November to January. Celebrity has previously made calls into Dubai but this will be the first time it has based…

Great news for all us Celebrity fans out there, they have just announced 2 new ships, The Company expects delivery of the first ship in fall 2018, with the second vessel delivered in the early part of 2020. There are several interesting points in this announcement. First, that these ships…

  Holland & America have announced partnership with Dancing With The Stars will continue through 2015 – 2016 season The 2015 schedule also will continue to feature “Dancing with the Stars: At Sea” programming on every cruise throughout the year, in addition to six special “Dancing with the Stars” theme…

Not what you want to see or hear about on a Cruise ship, 5 passengers are kicked off Oriana yesterday after fighting broke out on board, the 2 night sailing form Southampton arrived back today without the missing passengers after they were asked to find their own way back to…

  Three of Fred Olsen Ships Braemar, Black Watch, Balmoral are all due to enter dry dock in Hamburg between November and December in preparation for the forthcoming 2015/16 programme. This is the first time that so many of Fred’s ships have under taken a makeover within short distance of…

  Norwegian Cruise Line will launch its brand new Ship Norwegian Escape in juts under a years’ time, this will be the largest ship to sail year round from Miami. Norwegian Cruise Line has just announced that Miami’s oldest and most legendary bar Tobacco Road will have a new home…

  I’ve been reading some reports that P&O is phasing out the wine waiters in the main dining rooms – indeed, this may already have been done on some ships. Instead, the table waiters will take an order for wine. I’m not sure what I think about this. One the…