About Me
Hello there Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and in getting to know more about me My name is Kerry James and I have worked within Travel for the last 19 years. I have worked in different areas within the industry - selling package holidays, around…
Posted on Oct 31, 2014
My Azura cruise review
After my last cruise on P&O (the Oriana), I was a bit dubious as to how I would find the Azura. There was 4 of us (myself, my partner, my mother and father) sailing out from Southampton on the 15th October for the 10 night Iberian Coast Cruise - calling…
Posted on Oct 24, 2014
Countdown to Quantum of the Seas
So now after the excitement of the largest cruise ship having sailed in to Southampton - Oasis of the Seas on the 15th October, we now turn our attention to another Royal Caribbean cruise ship but this time it will be the fabulous new Quantum of the Seas which will…
Posted on Oct 17, 2014
Dinner at the Ocean grill
Whilst on board my mini cruise on board Oriana we decided on the first evening which was also formal night that we would treat ourselves and dine in Marco Pierre White's restaurant - Ocean Grill. My mum had dined in this restaurant when she was on board earlier in the…
Posted on Oct 10, 2014
Oriana disappointment
Once you have sailed with a particular cruise line a couple of times you begin to know the standards of that cruise line, and know what to expect whilst on board and the level of service and cleanliness should be. I have sailed with P&O 4 times now - so…
Posted on Oct 3, 2014
How does Ypres soil, Queen Mary 2 and the Guard Museum come together?
The Queen Mary 2 is renowned for carrying many special celebrities, icons and even presidents and deputy prime ministers, but next week will see the liner carry something even more important - the final sandbag from the First World War cemeteries in Belgium, which will be used to create a…
Posted on Sep 26, 2014
How easy is it to book dinner with Royal?
Choosing what I am going to have for dinner that day or even the following day is hard enough for me, but having the option to book and choose 394 days in advance, and with up to 18 restaurants to choose from is just too much for me to deal…
Posted on Sep 19, 2014
NCL join the All Inclusive early booking 2015 market
This week saw NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line) announce that for bookings made from the 17th September to the 30th October, customers would be able to add an all inclusive package to their booking from as little as £215 per person. The package itself includes the following: 5% Discount off the…
Posted on Sep 12, 2014
Three Blind Mice see how they run
So last week I mentioned in my blog that on my week off I had spent some of my evenings trying to catch the mice, that for some reason had decided to habitat in our flat which is situated on the first floor (so you wouldn't necessarily expect to find…
Posted on Sep 5, 2014
Day trip to the making of Harry Potter studio tour
Last week on my week off, (which for once we didn't have a holiday booked but had just planned to have a relaxing week at home and to just tidy and de-clutter our flat), however we had decided that on the Friday of last week we were going to take…
Posted on Aug 29, 2014
Just when you thought Royal Caribbean couldn’t add any more WOW’s
Royal Caribbean have announced this week that not only will the Quantum of the Seas feature new innovations such as the North Star capsule, a sky diving simulator, dodgem cars and the virtual balcony cabins, but will also have SMART check in, RFID WOWband wristbands, a Bionic Bar, and Royal…
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