About Me
I have worked in the travel industry for over 25 years now since beginning as a holiday rep on a campsite in France and I have a real passion for travel. I've worked in all aspects of the industry including sales, marketing and management and I've specialised in most products…
Posted on Jun 24, 2014
Are P&O are missing a trick?
I have just had a client enquiring as to the shore excursions being offered by P&O before he commits to booking a cruise. To me this seems a reasonable request, a cruise is sold as a fantastic and luxurious means of travel and the chance to see several places in…
Posted on Jun 18, 2014
Celebrate our 30th Anniversary along with Alan Titchmarsh and friends.
This year we at Cruise.co.uk and Victoria Travel are celebrating our 30th Anniversary and to mark this special occasion our chairman Andrew Gardner is hosting a short cruise on board Fred. Olsen's Braemar. Over the years we have been known for selling both standard cruise line packages, tailor made tours and…
Posted on Jun 10, 2014
Cunard are now offering single staterooms
Cunard have decided to follow sister company P&O and are in the process of converting some staterooms into dedicated single suites on board the Queen Elizabeth. These cabins are on sale now for sailings from the 16th December onwards. There are just 9 cabins one of which is an inside…
Posted on May 30, 2014
Rounding the week off on the Shotover Jet
It was a gorgeous day in Queenstown today and the waters had subsided allowing the jet boats to operate on the Shotover river. Jet boats are designed to work on just 4 inches of water so are suitable for New Zealands braided rivers. They hurtle through the canyon at up…
Posted on May 29, 2014
Queenstown
As always in New Zealand the last 24 hours has been full on and today has been all based around Queenstown, so no down time on the coach.We arrived in the party capital of NZ last night and enjoyed an amazing pizza at Winnie's followed by dancing at the Buffalo…
Posted on May 28, 2014
Milford Sound
Today we were up at 6 to journey across to Milford Sound. The coach journey took about 3 hours but this included several photo stops and the chance to fill our water bottles in a mountain stream. The scenery was once again breathtaking. The Fiordland National Park covers 3 million…
Posted on May 27, 2014
Mount Cook and the Tasman Glacier
Yesterday we drove south from Christchurch to Mount Cook, the drive took around 4 hours but was broken up with a stop at Lake Tekapo and a hotel inspection (I have to do a bit of work on this trip.)Whilst the coach journey's are long the landscape is beautiful and…
Posted on May 26, 2014
Christchurch – 3 years on from the earthquake.
On the 22nd February 2011 Christchurch was hit by an earthquake which devastated the city and killed 185 people. 3 years later the city is still under going repair. The destruction here is immense and it is so sad to see. Everywhere you look buildings are being supported, are boarded…
Posted on May 24, 2014
Working through the bucket list.
Yesterday I finally ticked off the no 1 item on my bucket list, the hot mud pools and geysers of New Zealand's north island. Situated at Te Puia they really were spectacular to see. The temperature's are around 95 degrees centigrade and the geysers themselves erupt around every 90 minutes…
Posted on May 24, 2014
Auckland to Rotorua
Yesterday we left Auckland early and had a full on day of sight seeing as we made our way south to Rotorua.The day started with a trip to Waitomo Caves which are included as standard on all APT and Travelmarvel tours. They are limestone caves and home to millions of…
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