Jo's Cruise Jollies

This weekend saw the culmination of lots of hard work with the 30th Anniversary Chairman's Cruise. This was a special occasion to celebrate 30 years of Victoria Travel / Cruise.co.uk which was founded by Andrew Gardner back in 1984. At the start it was a small village travel agency with…

It's such an exciting time with several new ships being built for next year and more information regarding the on board facilities being announced each month. P&O have now this month revealed the retail brands that they will be featuring on board Britannia. There are going to be some fantastic…

Across my years as a cruise travel consultant I am often told by prospective customers that they do not want to sail with Cunard because of their class system. Cunard offer a tiered system whereby  the Princess and Queens Suites customers dine in their own restaurants and have dedicated relaxation areas. This is said to create…

This is the last weekend to book your summer 2015 Celebrity cruise and have the free Classic drinks package and your gratuities included in your cost. This fantastic deal closes for bookings on Monday 10th November. This deal is probably the best All Inclusive offer on the market, Royal Caribbean…

From tomorrow Royal Caribbean Cruise Line will be offering their free 'All Inclusive' package on the majority of sailings. Just book any of the sailings below and receive the Select alcoholic drinks package or soda package for all customers in the cabin and your gratuities will be pre-paid for you…

From April 2015 Celebrity Cruises are introducing Suite Class and are taking luxury to the next level. They will be following in Cunard’s footsteps and offering a separate dining area and VIP lounge to their suite guests. The level of increased benefits depends upon the type of suite that you…

After many years of searching, I have finally my kind of cruise ship in Oasis of the Seas. The huge floating resort was in Southampton for one day this week and I was lucky enough to be invited on board and given a tour. Read on for my thoughts on…

  Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas is currently undergoing her first stay in dry dock at the Keppel Verolme shipyard in Rotterdam, since launching in  December 2009. This 2 week programme will see routine maintenance and refurbishment to keep her shiny and new but also sees a number of changes being…

I was recently invited for a tour and lunch on board Oceania's Nautica ship as she embarked new passengers in Southampton. I was really excited as my parents have sailed with Oceania twice and really raved about them but whilst my parents are great people I don't always like to take…

I was lucky enough to be invited on board Oceania's Nautica for lunch earlier this month. Here are a few of the photos.