Quantum – Game Changer or just more tacky gimmicks?
Following months of hype and speculation in the build-up to the launch of Quantum of the Seas I couldn’t help but wonder, as I drove down to Southampton on Friday morning, was this really going to be everything that Royal Caribbean had promised – the ship to change the face of cruising forever? Or […]
Read MoreIt’s Quantum Time!
My bag is packed and ready for an early start tomorrow morning. The day is finally here, the day when I will board ‘the ship that will change the face of cruising forever’. I am really looking forward to seeing what she has to offer – and if indeed the check in process really […]
Read MoreMy visit to Quantum – Your chance to ask the questions!
Hot on the heels of my Oasis visit last week, I shall be boarding the newest ship in Royal Caribbean’s fleet on Friday, Quantum. Can she Wow! me more than Oasis? Is that possible? She may not be quite as big but she lacks nothing I can assure you. Quantum is groundbreaking, innovative, and […]
Read MoreAnd of course, no ship visit would be complete without the ‘Carpet Gallery’!
I have to say I was somewhat surprised by the subtlety of the carpets, lighting and furnishings on Oasis, not your usual cruise ship fare at all, however I do feel that these added to the overall ‘classy’ feel on board. Gone are the ‘tacktastic’, gaudy carpets of other mainstream cruise lines, Royal are once […]
Read MoreOasis – Champagne Supanova or Look Back in Anger?
Oasis of the Seas – forget cruise ship, think more floating resort, as resort that has something for everyone, whatever age, whatever type of cruiser. I was absolutely blown away when I spent the day on her on Wednesday. Love or loathe enormous cruise ships you cannot fail to to be impressed by the sheer […]
Read MoreWhen is a cruise ship not a cruise ship? My son’s epic weekend away………..
Middle son, who works as a software developer for an IT house, has just been on a weekend ‘jolly’ with the company he works for, an annual event which this year really caught my attention as the accommodation was on a ship. That said, I had never come across it before and I’m sure […]
Read MoreHow organised are you when it comes to packing for your cruise?
Do you lay all your clothes out for weeks before hand or do you grab things out of the wardrobe a couple of days before you travel just hoping that they will still fit you and hope for the best? When I call clients just before they go off on their cruise invariably they […]
Read MoreI feel like the Hotel Inspector!
So as Summer draws to a close you would be forgiven for thinking that the world of cruising will be getting a bit quieter – how wrong you would be! The deals and offers are still as hot as ever so things are very busy on the Sales front. The most important thing I […]
Read MoreJust another new ship, or a Quantum Leap for Royal Caribbean?
This isn’t going to be just any ship, or just another ship. This is going to be Quantum Of The Seas, and I truly believe that this ship is going to be to cruising what the first man on the moon was for space travel. It is going to be ground-breaking in a way […]
Read MoreDoes booking a ‘Saver Fare’ mean a luggage lottery?
I’ve had several conversations this week with clients who have returned from P&O and Cunard cruises and there seems to be a general trend emerging regarding luggage, or should I say, lack of. We are all aware of the differences between Select and Saver Fares, see here for more details, but what I hadn’t […]
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