Harry at the Helm

Well, maybe the title time to go Exploring is a little over the top. A mere 596 days ago I booked our first full family cruise to travel to Madiera and the Canary Islands and then Vigo and La Coruna in Spain on the way back on Royal Caribbeans Explorer…

Admit it we have all done it. Sometimes we see a cruise deal on a website or in an advert in the paper or that someone has shared on social media and you think wow that's really good. You look at it and think I wouldn't mind doing that so…

What a sad and strange week it has been so far in the Travel Industry world. I'm sure by now you will all of seen the sad demise of the Thomas Cook group when it went into liquidation early on Monday. It left over 100,000 people stranded whilst on holiday…

So as you will remember from my at update I was lucky enough to get to spend the day on the fabulous Queen Victoria. I mentioned that you just sense and feel quality as soon as you enter the grand lobby and that continues and you walk around the rest…

On Tuesday of this week, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to have my first taste of what sailing on one of the Cunard ships is like when I managed to get myself on Queen Victoria when she called into Port of Tyne on her current British Isles…

Wow this is a title I never thought I would type but today I have to mention "Brawling on Britannia". When I first heard that it had been reported of a mass brawl on a cruise ship I thought it was a wind up to be honest. I would of…

I've asked the question before if you think that cruising will become All-Inclusive with Gratuities and Drinks packages included as standard. The answer at that time seemed to be no and a lot said they would not want it to be and it is just right at the moment although…

So from my last update, you will remember I still had to tell you all about the Magic Carpet, Bars and Restaurants and obviously I did my best to sample these for you. First let's start with the Magic Carpet well you can't miss it as it is the Big,…

As you will remember from my last update I was lucky enough to have just sampled the Celebrity Edge for a few nights so what did I think of her..................................WOW is the answer, you can take me to the Edge anytime. As part of my job I get to see…

You may remember a little while I go I posted about my dilemma of how to travel to Southampton as I was going to see and sample the latest luxury offering from Celebrity the Celebrity Edge! Well, travel is sorted and I head off by train tomorrow before an overnight…