About Me
I started life working at good ole Woolworths for quite a few years (too many to mention). Other past jobs I have tried are working for an Interior Design company, Retail for a well known American chain and a Policeman in West Midlands Constabulary. I live in Birmingham in my…
Posted on Jan 22, 2014
Do you like the look of cruise ships on the outside?
This blog is about what cruise lines do to differentiate their ships from others. PandO have announced that they are changing the look of their ships on the outside. I mean that the paint work is becoming more British. Aurora is the first to have a paint job when she is…
Posted on Jan 15, 2014
Make sure a cruise fit’s you!
So the festive season has finished and we have all put on a few extra Christmas pounds. I went to the sales to try and get a new pair of work trousers and to my dismay my waist line had increased by a a few inches. I was consoled by…
Posted on Nov 13, 2013
A Crew members life can be tough
When you join a ship for the first time it is an exciting experience. However it is also daunting. The average time on board for a contract is 6 months. So you could be away from friends, family and loved ones for at least half a year. What can happen…
Posted on Nov 6, 2013
Burial at Sea
On talking to a client recently, they asked if they could could bury their relatives ashes at sea as this was a last request from the relative.As I have not been asked this before I had to do a little homework. Yes it can be done, but it is not…
Posted on Oct 30, 2013
Foiled by language barrier
Well I have just been away for a weekend break in Malaga, Spain with my girlfriend. The trip was excellent and the weather was very kind to us. On our second night we were recommended a restaurant where the rich and famous who live in Malaga dine out. It was…
Posted on Oct 23, 2013
P&O cut back
Well it looks like P&O are cutting back on on board experiences. On talking to a returning client who just came back from an Azura cruise, P&O used to have bridge classes on board with a person dedicated to teaching the card game. It appears this is not so now.…
Posted on Oct 16, 2013
You don’t get to choose who you dine with!
On calling one of my clients on returning from their Royal Caribbean cruise I had an interesting conversation about their dining partners in the main restaurant.Don't get me wrong my clients had an excellent time, which was made a little better at no fault of theirs, you will see why…
Posted on Oct 9, 2013
Its not what you know…..
Well in this job we book clients to all sorts of lovely places abroad. Some of these places require Vias's to visit. It depends on where you go and which country require visa's. For instance, St Petersburg in Russia, Vietnam and China require visas. Also if you visit America and…
Posted on Oct 2, 2013
Remembering Drew
Today is the 1st anniversary of our true friend and colleague Andrew Wheddon's whose untimely passing brought a huge hole to us here at cruise.co.ukTo mark this date and to celebrate his life we here at cruise.co.uk are fundraising for Drew's charity ULegend which he started up to raise awareness…
Posted on Sep 25, 2013
Venice steps up protests
If you follow my blog a few weeks ago I talked about Andrea Orlando who is the Italian environmental minister who is against cruise ships entering the Grand Canal which is the main waterway to Venice terminal. Last weekend around 50 protesters jumped into the water and delayed the sailings…
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