I've been a Cruise Consultant for a number of years now and I can honestly say that it is just the best job ever. No two days are the same. I have got to know some fantastic people through the course of my job, both in the industry and clients,…
On 14th January 2013 Royal Caribbeans Serenade of the Seas will be doing a repositioning cruise from Barcelona out to Dubai. Fourteen nights, and the weather will just get warmer and warmer as you head South! Serenade is a lovely class of ship, mid size and small enough to be…
As you know, I have a bit of a Cruise Ship carpet fettish, sad but alas true. Anyway, if I was looking for gawdy and outlandish on my Minerva visit yesterday I was to be disappointed because in keeping with the rest of the ship the carpets were classy and…
Minerva is quite simply cruising for the serious traveller, a person who expects the very highest standards from their whole cruising experience, on and off the ship. She delivers excellent accomodation, fantastic friendly service, superb food, and an informative and fullfilling lecture programme to ensure that her guests are able…
I have such a lovely job! I remind myself of this often as there can be few jobs that would give me such wonderful opportunities to travel the world and 'try out' so many cruise ships. All these experiences allow me to pass on useful advice to clients on a…
As you may have noticed, I am a big fan of river cruising, so I was really thrilled when AMAwaterways contacted me recently to ask me if I would like to join them for three nights in August on their new longship, the AMAcerto. They didn't need to ask me…
To cut a long story short, I have recently found out that I have mega high cholesterol and very high blood pressure. Naturally I blame all the wonderful food and drink on all the ship launches I go on, not to mention the never ending cakes to celebrate birthdays in…
My old mukka Sir Terry of Wogan has rocked a few peoples boats it would seem with comments he made on his Sunday morning show just nine days after the Costa Concordia disaster in January. Having opened his show with the '70's hit "Rock your Boat" he then made a…
I was up bright and early this morning and heading into Redditch town centre, home of cruise.co.uk, hoping to get a glimpse of the Olympic Torch as it passed through. I don't think I have ever seen so many people heading up the hill past our office on a Sunday…
Here's one especially for you 'last minute Lucys' out there - a fantastic offer from Celebrity, giving you the chance to experience 5* luxury on one of the best ships sailing out of the UK this summer for just £57 per person per night for an Inside Cabin. Celebrity really…
A few weeks ago Viking celebrated the launch of its four, yes four, new Longships. An historic occasion for the industry as never before have four ships been christened at the same time, and every detail was perfect on the day - efficiency is something that Viking excel at. One…