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…
If you're looking to sail with Royal Caribbean next year, then now is the time to book. For 2 days only - today and tomorrow they are offering on board credit on ALL 2011 sailings as follows: 3-5 night cruises $50 per cabin 6-9 night cruises $100 per cabin 10+…
As availability gets tight for Christmas and New Year, MSC cruises have offered extra incentives to sail with them this festive season. If you book a balcony cabin on MSC Magnifica, Splendida or Fantasia for a Christmas sailing you can pick your own 'Christmas Present' from a choice of the following:…
P&O have today announced that customers can prebook their flight seats for their charter flights to the Caribbean. This is great news as it gives customers the chance to select where they sit and who they sit with instead of taking pot luck. The only downside is that there is a…
I have blogged in the past about Norwegian Epic's charges for speciality restaurants. Whilst I tried to keep this generic I feel it may have been negative to the cruise line so thought I would balance this out. Whilst I was on board Epic I was lucky enough to go…
I have been asked several times in the last few days is Grand Princess is being refurbished next year and I can now confirm that YES she is. She is due to go into dry dock for major refurbishment between 11th April and 5th May 2011. This gives them plenty of…
Thank you to everyone who looked at my blog over the past 2 weeks, and especially those from the Cruise Forum who answered my plea at the weekend, before my thread was removed. I have now won a place to stay overnight on her before the maiden voyage in October.I'm really excited…
Did you know that as well as the standard lifts shown on deck plans, most cruise ships have hidden lifts and stairwells for crew use only. On Arcadia there are 9 additional elevators that aren't shown on the deck plans.They are used from early morning to bring the sanitary trolley’s…
Cunard are normally quite reasonable with their terms and conditions when transferring cruises. They will allow you to transfer your cruise to any other cruise travelling within 12months of the original departure date, just as long as you are still spending the same amount of money with them.To me this…
Eurostar have announced that they have 30,000 standard class seats between now and Saturday from £89 one way. They will be laying on 28 extra trains. This should help those people who have to get to Europe now that it is looking bleak for air travel again.
HAPPY NEW YEAR Just a quick note to wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope 2010 is a happier and easier year than 2009 for everyone. Hopefully you are all feeling fresh after a great New Years Eve, I spent it having dinner at a friends house…