Nautical Neil's Life on the Ocean Wave

With all the snow falling in the UK at the moment, people have snow days at home and it can get slightly boring after you have made your snowman.  We get alot of people looking on www.cruise.co.uk at potential holidays away. With the winter wonderland as it is maybe we…

Royal Caribbean (RCCL) has finally confirmed it is negotiating the "possible" construction of another Oasis-type ship. The announcement came with a statement 'If a contract is hammered out, the ship would be delivered in mid-to-late 2016'. The Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas have proven themselves to be…

I've said it before this time last year and I will say it again, this is the time to start looking for a cruise if you are a family of three or more. 'When is the best time to book' is a common question I am asked all the time. …

You know when someone ask's you what do you want for Christmas? And you have not got a clue.  Well that happened to me this year. My Mother dropped round to my flat and started to ask this sort of probing question. I can safely say that I'm not the…

P&O Ventura will have repairs made to a crack in an aluminium deck while it is in port in Southampton today (Oct. 19) ahead of a two-day mini-cruise.   One of the welds directly below the Laguna Pool deck cracked open during a rough crossing across the Bay of Biscay,…

I am very saddened to say that a great friend and colleague Andrew 'Drew' Wheddon who worked at www.cruise.co.uk passed away last week at the young age of 30.Drew was and is a true legend.  He was always life and soul of the office making 'Delboy' comments like 'mange tout'…

I was recently lucky enough to take a short trip on Voyages of Discovery's MV Discovery. This company prides itself on giving excellent on board lectures 'for people with mutual interests who are equally keen to learn more about Discovery's fascinating destinations and their culture, history and wildlife'. Lectures included, Duncan…

A convicted murderer who has been on the run for 13 years has been arrested on an MSC ship.. The 65-year-old was arrested after German authorities saw his name on the manifest list of the MSC Poesia, which had come from Norway and was visiting the German port of Kiel.…

oyages of Discovery have today introduced a new ‘Price Promise’ – a pledge to customers and agents that if the cost of their cruise goes down in price at a later date, they will be offered an equivalent benefit in value.  The new Price Promise applies to standard fares on…