Hannah's Harbours

You'll have guessed by now that I'm not really a 'deal of the day' type of girl, the cruises that tend to catch my eye are those with something different about them, be it a theme cruise or unusual itinerary. This particular cruise with Voyages of Discovery sailing on 5th…

The speculation finally ended this afternoon about the future of Gills when ABTA terminated the agencys membership. This followed Carnival Group and the Royal Caribbean Group severing their ties with the company yesterday. I have no wish to gloat over the closure of another agency, I merely want to clarify…

  Wow, this is a fantastic opportunity to top up your tan for Christmas for less than £54 per day, and on one of my favourite ships too, Fred Olsens Balmoral. Sailing from Southampton on 8th December 2011 and heading to the Canaries for 13 nights this is the perfect…

Yes folks, these are real complaints - enjoy! Obviously you won't see any complaints here relating to cuises :) 1. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the > local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or > ginger nuts." >2. "It's lazy of…

As one of the few remaining cruise lines that still send out 'paper tickets, Fred Olsen ' have today announced that they will be migrating to e-tickets from 25th July.So you will no longer receive your little booklets through the post, just an email will arrive informing you that your…

I was working on a package for one of my clients today and I needed to book them a transfer from Dubai to Abu Dahbi to join their ship for the voyage back to Southampton next March. I'd checked out various options, the usual, when one of my colleagues suggested…

Recently, one of my customers asked me if I would like to publish some cruise pictures taken by him, so other customers can see what they can expect at specific cruise locations. I thought this was a good idea, so that is why I have created a pictures website. Another good idea is to…

It is quite usual on a cruise ship to find regional specialities from the port you have visited that day on the menu at dinner, which is a great opportunity to try things you wouldn't normally have at home. As you may have noticed, I love all things food so…

On June 30, the new Celebrity Silhoutte left the construction location (Meyer Werft) in Germany. It is now on its way to be completed and prepared for her Inaugural Sailing on 23rd of July. I managed to get some pictures of the first part of this trip, have a look.…