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 May 22, 2014
Auckland.
Well I'm about to leave Auckland and I'm happy to report that it's a great city as a cruise port of call. We arrived early and our rooms weren't ready but the Crowne Plaza stored our bags and we walked down to the waterfront.Auckland is New Zealand's largest city and…
Posted on May 21, 2014
Heathrow to Auckland, how to spend a day or two.
Well having left my house at 10 am on Tuesday I have now arrived in Auckland 33 hours later and the journey wasn't actually too bad. I flew from Heathrow with Air New Zealand and travelled out via the States. Heathrow was a pleasant enough experience, lunch wasn't too overly…
Posted on May 11, 2014
The luckiest girl in the world.
Back in the early 1980's I saw a Blue Peter episode all about the hot springs of Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island and this has remained No 1 on bucket list ever since. Now 30 years on I am getting the chance to visit them. Next week I will…
Posted on Apr 22, 2014
Do you need more chocolate?
If you are like me and are a serious chocoholic then Easter has probably passed far too quickly and two days later your cupboards are bare again. Don't worry though if you look to the future and book a cruise with NCL, you can get your fill of chocolate for free. On every sailing of…
Posted on Apr 8, 2014
Record year for the UK cruise market
A recent report by CLIA Uk and Ireland had confirmed an increase of 10% in the number of passengers sailing from a UK port, which is fantastic news for the UK cruise market and the economy in general. In 2013 over 1 million passengers started their cruise from the UK.…
Posted on Apr 1, 2014
‘The Stig’ to Captain Cunard’s Queen Mary 2
Cunard have today announced that they are to employ Top Gear's 'The Stig' as the Celebrity Captain on board Queen Mary 2. This is said to be in response to the Celebrity Chef war between Royal Caribbean and P&O Cruises that has been featured in the cruise press over recent weeks. "Cruising is…
Posted on Mar 4, 2014
Richard Branson to launch Virgin Cruise Line
Richard Branson and the Virgin Group and currently negotiating finance in order the build 2 new cruise ships to add to their current leisure portfolio and they say that they are planning to shake up the market and do things differently “We’re trying to create the kind of cruise ship…
Posted on Feb 26, 2014
Turkish Visa Changes
The Turkish Government have this month announced changes to the Turkish Visa process. Currently people arriving into Turkey have to pay a £10 visa charge upon arrival. It was originally announced that from the 10th April 2014 this is changing to an online visa application process. Since this announcement was…
Posted on Jan 26, 2014
Cruising from Venice
Venice is an amazing city and should be on everyone's bucket list of places to visit. It is also a major embarkation port for the majority of cruiselines, so much so that from November 2014 the number of large cruise ships entering the area is being restricted. This is in…
Posted on Jan 3, 2014
A ski holiday or a cruise holiday?
Now as you know I am both a fan of ski-ing/snowboarding and also of cruising. Today I could have fulfilled both dreams had I been on board the Queen Mary 2 in New York. Whilst I say this in jest, it is a serious situation that New York finds itself…
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