Michelle Makes Waves

The big news this week is that Celebrity Cruises have announced that they are abolishing their formal evenings, starting on the 4th December. The formal night dress code is being relaxed across the fleet and you will no longer require a jacket and tie. They’ll now be known as “Evening…

So over the last few weeks we have covered quite a few different things that is useful to know if you are a first time cruiser. I really do understand it can be quite scary when you first start searching for your first cruise, there are so many different ships…

So for the last couple of weeks we have already covered cabins, destinations, dress codes, pre-paid gratuities  and dining options. This week I thought I would talk about guests with disabilities and also dietary needs. These two subjects are quite important when you are choosing your first cruise. Disabled Facilities…

So we have already covered cabins, destinations, and dress codes on board a cruise, so this week I thought we would talk about pre-paid gratuities and different dining options on board. Gratuities : To be honest, there is probably no topic more discussed and debated among novice and seasoned cruisers…

As a first time cruiser the entire idea of going on a cruise may be quite daunting at first , which I’m sure you will have lots of questions and really don’t know where to start. So I thought I would give some very helpful tips on what you should…

If you’re looking for sheer luxury on your cruise, well look no further, Regent Seven Seas are taking cruising to another level of utter indulgence. Regent will be launching their new ship Seven Seas Explorer in July 2016. At the moment she is being built at the Fincantieri shipyard in…

Well as most of my clients know I have worked for Cruise.co.uk now for 3 ½ years and love every minute of it. I have worked in the travel industry now for over 25 years and it is amazing how the travel industry changes so fast, but I will say…

Well the good news I am back, after having three long weeks off work, I will be back in the office at 9am on Monday the 17th August. As most of my clients know I wasn’t away on a cruise nor a nice beach holiday (wish I was), no instead,…

Fred Olsen have just launched their new Worldwide cruise brochure for 2016/2017 but with a bit of a twist.  For certain Itineraries in 2016/2017 they have decided to launch twenty of their sailings which are going to be adult only, so basically that means children are banned, no one under…

As most of my passengers know I have a boxer who is called Looney, he is my baby and means the world to me. I have had him since he was 26 weeks old, but he is a bit of an old chap these days he is actually 13yrs old…