Jo's Cruise Jollies

Adventures at Disney have this week announced a new 'Adults Only' river cruise along the River Rhine in 2017. This sailing in October will  coincide with the annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival and will have culinary theme to it. As with all Disney River Cruises the excursions are included…

This weekend I had a truly British Sunday with all of my family. Each year to celebrate the harvest and raise funds for the local community Belbroughton holds it's annual Scarecrow Festival. The event which has been  going for over  20 years is now visited by over 10,000 people who…

I was recently lucky enough to go on board Holland America's ms Koningsdam and have already shared my photos and reviewed the ship. However  I didn't feel that in a short blog I could fully get across everything that I wanted to about the ship and so with the help…

Finding travel insurance as you reach a certain age can be a struggle and even though people are living longer and fuller lives many insurance companies will not cover you once you reach 80 years even if you are as fit as a fiddle. It is a subject that comes up…

This little news article brought a smile to my face this week - a bird stowed away on board Holland America's MS Rotterdam. When the ship docked into Dublin staff noticed a Gannet near the bow of the vessel and then became concerned when it was still there the following…

I just had to share this  fantastic video as I think it's an amazing piece of marketing. My son does free running and Pip Andersen is one of his heros, he spends far too many hours watching  You Tube clips of him. You may know Pip for his performances in the latest Star…

Celebrity Cruises have announced this week that the Equinox is being redeployed for 2017, originally due to sale around the Mediterranean she will now stay in the Caribbean following her winter season and will home port in Miami for the summer. Now they haven't announced the reason for this as…

On Sunday I was lucky enough to be hosted on board Holland America's newest vessel the MS Koningsdam for a whirlwind tour and a spot of lunch. This is the first time that I have been on board a Holland America ship and I was suitably impressed, I had been…

I've always loved Fred Olsen because they support the smaller British ports and understand that not everyone wants to sail from Southampton and now they've done it again with this special German Rivers sailings from Belfast. Sailing on the 1st August 2016 the Boudicca sails along the English Channel and through…

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 often causes confusion because she has a few types of balcony cabin. She offers the standard obstructed view and clear view  balcony cabins which most ships have and most of us have heard of and understand. She then also has 'sheltered' balconies which are a balcony cabin…