Nautical Neil's Life on the Ocean Wave

Speculation has been rife recently with regards to Micky Arison who is the former CEO of Carnival and owner of Miami Heat basketball team who has offloaded some of his shares in Carnival (£50M). The speculation is with regards to my local football team Aston Villa whose current owner Randy…

Princess cruises is set to release a four part documentary on ITV this Summer called 'The Cruise Ship' This documentary will be a behind the scenes look on board Royal Princess which was launched by HRH Duchess of Cambridge. The show has been filmed when the ship was States side…

You have probably heard of Viking River Cruises, well Viking have now ventured into ocean cruises. Viking river cruises have the reputation of being amongst the leaders within their field.  Their star quality, excellent service and attention to detail is what they are most proud of. Their ships, Viking Star…

Well it is that time of year again.  Weather reporters have predicted that the Atlantic hurricane season will be 'normal or below normal' for 2014 What is a 'normal' hurricane though? There are many cruise lines who have their ships sailing out of American ports in August and September and their…

I blogged a few weeks ago with the news that Royal Caribbeans Quantum of the Seas will be relocating to the Far East in 2015. Royal Caribbean have announced that she will do a 53 night 'epic journey' from New York to Shanghai in May 2015. The sailing will take…

Well this is a first.  When I was on board Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas I was asked if I wanted to look around the Galley.  Now even when I was working on board the Galley was a taboo place and only Chef's and kitchen staff were allowed in…

I have just come back from an excellent mini cruise on Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas.  I have never been on a Voyager Class ship before and I was excited to see one of the unique selling points of this ship the Royal Promenade. The Royal Promenade is effectively the…

Royal Caribbean announced today it will send its brand new Quantum of the Seas to home port in Shanghai (Baoshan), China in May 2015. Quantum will join two other RCCL ships, Mariner and Voyager in Chinese waters for this season. This proves that China is a growing cruise market if Royaal…

On talking to a client who has just returned from a cruise in booked for them, I was disturbed to find that I think this client was part of a cover up! The cruise line, which will be name less confined my client to his cabin for 24 hours with suspected gastroenteritis.…