Gemma's Cruise Gems

For those that don't like to fly why not try Cruise and Maritime?  Cruise and Maritime have announced that for 2020 they have even more UK regional ports to sail from.  The new ports will be Belfast, Greenock and Aberdeen.  It can be hard for passengers to even get to…

I am now back in the office after having 3 weeks off over the Christmas period.  It goes so fast and the last 3 weeks have flown by.  I had a lovely Christmas with my family and Poppy really enjoyed her second Christmas.   We spent lots of time with family. …

Another year is nearly over and I can't believe how fast it has gone.  This year for me has had its ups and downs.  I returned to work in May from maternity leave and now that seems so long ago and flown by being back at work.   My Little girl…

It is that time of year where I am getting ready to take a bit of time off work and spend with my family.  I am lucky to have a few weeks off work and have quite a bit planned.  Last week we took Poppy on the Polar Express Train…

This post will talk about the entertainment and children's facilities on board the Navigator of the Seas.  We knew in advance that our daughter wasn't old enough for the children's club on board the ship as this starts at 3.  They do have a nursery facility but we didn't want…

I am now back from our first family cruise on board the Navigator of the Seas with Royal Caribbean.  It was a 10 night cruise and meant to be sunshine in the canaries.  When we arrived at Southampton I couldn't believe how fast the whole process of the porters taking…

Royal Caribbean are a great family cruise line.  As we speak I am actually on board the Navigator of the Seas enjoying a family cruise.  I am pleased to see that the Anthem of the Seas is going to return to sail from Southampton in 2020.  I was on board…

I can't believe that my cruise that has been booked for 18 months is now finally here.  We booked the Navigator of the Seas with Royal Caribbean back in April 2017 and at this time my daughter was booked as TBA as I was pregnant.  We have looked forward to…

Fred Olsen passengers will be pleased to know that Fred Olsen have the option on the free all - inclusive beverage package on selected 2019 sailings.  The voyages will be spread across the whole fleet and the upgrades are valid on selected voyages between April and March 2020.  All of…

September has certainly been a month so far with lots going on.  P&O have launched their brand new ship Iona which went on sale last week.  Iona will do its maiden voyage on 14 May 2020 and already the sailing is pretty much sold out.  The rest of the Iona…