Nautical Neil's Life on the Ocean Wave

I have just come back of an excellent mini cruise on P&O Britannia.  This was an agent/friends and family preview cruise so us agents can take a look at the new ship, take photos and talk more about the new Britannia.  On the deck plans in the brochure in Lido…

Would you believe it! Cunard have gone all inclusive.  For any new bookings clients make on certain sailings in 2015, Cunard are offering a drinks package included based on their Cunard fare pricing, drinks up to the value of $8 if you are in an Inside, ocean view or Balcony…

I will be lucky enough to visit and sail on the brand new P&O ship Britannia in just a few weeks!  I am very excited to see this stunning ship which if rumors are correct will be named by a special person!  I board on the 11th of March and will spend…

Avid cruisers know by now that older ships within fleets can be sold to smaller companies who will perform an overhaul and re brand them which is a cheaper way than buying a new build ship. For Instance Celebrity Mercury was in the Celebrity fleet from 1997-2001 and was then…

Norovirus is in the news again on cruise lines.  A group of passengers have recently won a settlement from Fred Olsen.  Although Fred Olsen deny any wrong doing, on a sailing between March and April in 2011, 12 out of a group of 16 passengers became ill on board.  They…

As you are probably well aware there are a huge amount of different cuisines available to you on a cruise holiday.  In the Lido, Wind-Jammer or whatever the buffet style restaurant is called on your ship, you will find a huge array of hot and cold buffet style foods from…

Well it has been a busy time for good deed's performed by passengers on a cruise or by actual cruise ships.  In May a Police officer based in Biscester, near Oxfordshire in the U.K. was holidaying on board Royal Caribbeans Independence of the Seas.  He noticed a waiter/pool attendant pull…

With all the news about fuel prices reducing on our forecourts and it is almost under £1 per litre  are cruise lines passing on the saving?  A few years ago Fred Olsen actually increased the prices of existing bookings because the price of a barrel of oil had increased.  Look…

There is a huge competition between cruise lines at the moment to get passengers to book their cruises.  The new promotion is a drinks package, and many cruise lines are calling these all inclusive, but are they really?  I would expect all inclusive to include all drinks, whether it is…

Well 2014 has not been a disappointment for me.  I was lucky enough to cruise on Royal Caribbeans Adventure of the Seas in April which was fantastic.  Even though it was working on board I met great people and the ship and service was excellent. In November I flew to…