Gail's Cruising Tales

Are You Ready To See What's On Offer For 2017? Now if you are like me and don't know what you are doing next week, never mind in 2017 or 2018, then this will definitely go right over your head! But, for many, waiting to see what the cruise lines…

It looks like it will be standing room only this coming summer in Santorini. According to statistics last year, Santorini was the most popular Greek Island visited by cruisers,  10000 per day - I am surprised it didn't sink. If this is one of those yet to be visited on…

When Is An Inaugural Cruise, Not An Inaugural Cruise? When it's a Royal Caribbean Inaugural cruise..................... Picture the scene, if you will,   you receive an e mail, you receive a text, a brochure arrives - or perhaps all 3! They all shout about your chance to be one of the first passengers  to…

Is biggest always the best? What do you think of the current trend by cruise lines of ordering bigger and bigger ships? How do you think they look? A block of flats maybe? MSC Cruises have recently announced that they are building 2 new Meraviglia Plus class ships. These ships will…

Are you still deciding whether 2016 will be the year you take the plunge and book a cruise holiday? In my last blog I tried to dispel some of the jargon used about cabins. In this blog I am going to talk about dining. I will start with one of…

Will 2016 be the first time you take a cruise? Have you thought about a cruising holiday in the past but have been put off booking because of the jargon? The number of ships and itineraries available? Worried about sea sickness? Well don't worry. Let me take you by the…

It's the most wonderful time of the year! I hope that by now you all are feeling festive and looking forward to spending time with friends and family over the next few days. Where has this year gone? It only seems two minutes ago that we here at cruise.co.uk were on…

Four sleeps and counting! That time of year has come around once again - Cruise.co.uk's annual conference. This time we will be boarding Fred Olsen's ship, Balmoral for 3 days of hard work! The ship will have a 1970's theme fancy dress on the first night, got to say, not…

Fancy indulging in a little retail therapy? No idea of what you should buy a loved one for Christmas? Why not step on board Royal Caribbean's Oasis Of The Seas and shop till you drop in their latest retail addition - the first Tiffany & co at sea! This takes…

I was a stranger in the city Out of town were the people I knew I had that feeling of self-pity What to do? What to do? What to do? The outlook was decidedly blue Have you ever been stranded ? Grounded by fog? Unable to get home? If this…