My name is Michelle Fennelly and I have over 28 years of experience in the travel industry and cruising is my passion. I have worked for Cruise.co.uk for the last 6yrs which I absolutely love, before then I have worked for Air200 – Airtours / MyTravel – Tomas Cook. I…
Cunard have announced that from the 07thApril 2013 they will be increasing their gratuities. Cunard’s will be increasing them to $0.50 per person per day. They haven’t increased their prices for quite a while and they have assessed their own charges against other leading cruise lines and are confident that by applying…
I thought I’d let you all in to a little secret. It’s my 45th birthday on Sunday and I am so excited it’s unreal. I can’t believe I’m 45 this year “yes 45” on the 20thJanuary. Goodness It feels like I’m 30 again hahaha. It’s amazing where the years go…
Ok, so we know Royal Caribbean’s gyms are the best at sea, but me being me, I thought I would have a nosy and see how other cruise liners compared. Looking at my results I would say Princess Cruises came very close. Princess Cruises have the Lotus Spa Fitness centers on board,…
How is everyone? I hope you all had a brilliant Christmas and a very Happy New Year to my passengers old and new. Mine was a busy one this year and having two weeks off made it even better. Like most of us I defiantly ate and drank way too…
This poem was sent to me from a very good passenger of mine and it really did make me laugh, so I thought I would share it with you. Enjoy as much as I did hahaha !!!! 'Twas the night before Christmas and far out at sea Our vessel was sailing…
Just to let you all know I’m going to be on holiday from Thursday 13th December and I’ll be back in the office at 8.30am on Monday 17th December. Would you believe I’ve not even started my Christmas shopping yet. Why I leave everything to the last minute I don’t know!…
Not all of you are aware but I have actually been a cruise agent now for well over 16 years and I'm always striving to make sure I have a very good knowledge of all cruise liners. Now all of the main cruise lines have extensive online training courses and have…
Well after my brilliant trip to the Christmas markets in Manchester last weekend I thought I would have a bit of a nosy and see which river cruises were offering a chance for you to see the Christmas markets. Now this 1 really caught my eye which is on the 4* MPS…
My goodness what a brilliant weekend I’ve just had. My friend Caroline and I decided to venture into Manchester to see the start of the Xmas markets. This year the Christmas markets are celebrating its 14th year. It will take place over eight different areas around the city, each with its own…
In Flanders Fields Poem. By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived,…