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 10, 2019
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia gets it’s building permit – 137 years late.
This week the Sagrada Familia Basilica has finally been issued a building permit, 137 years after construction began. It is unclear as to why it has taken this long for a permit to be issued for Antoni Gaudi's most famous piece of architecture and it has been described at the…
Posted on May 25, 2019
NCL have made the right move.
NCL (Norwegian Cruise Lines ) have recently made a big change to their cruises. NCL were really one of the first mass market brands to go All Inclusive and for the last few years offered your choice of stateroom which you could only book as All Inclusive or an allocated…
Posted on May 11, 2019
Enjoy the benefits of being as past passenger….even if you’re not.
The world of cruising has always offered past passenger discounts in order to promote loyalty but in recent years many cruise lines have scaled down their generosity. P&O, Cunard and Fred Olsen all offer less discounts now than then used to. MSC on the other hand, despite being one of…
Posted on Apr 26, 2019
Bookable Now….Tui (Thomson) River Cruises
Tui who are better known to most people as the much loved holiday brand Thomson have launched their first River Cruise product, with not one ship but 3. To be honest, I'm surprised that they have taken this long, the holiday's arm of Tui has been around for more years…
Posted on Apr 12, 2019
Bid for an upgrade.
Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean have announced a new scheme allowing customers to bid for an upgrade. Once you have booked your cruise you will be able to 'opt in' for the Move Up programme via the cruise personaliser as you complete on line check in. If there are upgrades…
Posted on Mar 29, 2019
Ultra luxury cruise events at a hotel near you.
Here at Cruise.co.uk we know how important it is to get the right cruise to suit our customers and also how important it is to you as a customer to have the full information to help you pick your holiday. It is not always that easy to do these things…
Posted on Mar 15, 2019
Looking for a family ship? Read on…..
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of being invited to the launch party of the beautiful MSC Bellissima. I had a fantastic time and she really is an amazing ship but what struck me the most was the great children's facilities and how suitable she is for a family…
Posted on Mar 1, 2019
So excited to see this ship…..
On Sunday I am lucky enough to have been invited to tour around the brand new MSC Bellissima and I am so excited. This ship looks amazing. [embed]https://youtu.be/d5hl3bNb6Os[/embed] I can just see myself walking down the crystal staircase all glammed up for the night ahead before deciding which of the…
Posted on Feb 15, 2019
You really should cruise around New Zealand.
A few years ago I was lucky enough to tour around New Zealand courtesy of APT and had the most amazing time. I have raved about the country ever since, so much so, that my parents have decided to cruise around New Zealand to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. They…
Posted on Feb 1, 2019
This is fantastic news…..or is it?
This week Cunard have announced an selection of drinks packages to be rolled out across their 3 ships. This is fantastic news..... on a cruise, drinks are added to your on board account and the cost of these can soon add up, particularly on days at sea. Customers are always…
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