Nautical Neil's Life on the Ocean Wave

Booze is always a main talking point on cruises, so cruisers may be rejoicing at the news that Celebrity president and CEO Dan Hanrahan has announced that six British and Irish beers will be served onboard Celebrity Eclipse all summer: Fuller's London Pride, Old Speckled Hen, Boddingtons, Guinness, Murphy's Stout and…

Drugs are not necessarily a big problem on cruise lines. However there are random checks in some of the 'hot' ports around the world. These ports are mainly in the Caribbean. It has been known that drug dogs have been let loose on the ships sniffing out the Illegal substances,…

The Superbowl....apparently the most watched sporting event in the world?  Well in America I guess.  Royal Caribbean bought advertising space in the breaks on the channel covering the game.  It is estimated to be $2 million a minuite to advertise.Is it worth it?  Take a look and see for yourself.The…

Many more families are cruising these days and at http://www.cruise.co.uk/ we handle hundreds of calls from passengers wanting 3 & 4 berth cabins.My answer to this question is BOOK EARLY.  Every cruise ship only has a small amount of these cabins available.  Once they are gone..they are gone.  You do…

With the price of everything seems to be rising is Duty Free still a saving? Is this still doable? These days, everyone is looking for an edge,  an opportunity to save money in any way possible. And, since cruise passengers really maximize their saving opportunities by shopping for duty-free bargains…

As you are quite well aware Fred Olsen have surcumned to the price of fuel which is hitting us all hard whether it is cruising or fuel for our cars. From last Monday their fuel prices have increased and therefore the price of your cruise has risen.  To combat this…

You have heard of the new electric car where you plug in to charge up the battery, well the same is happening to cruise ships. Instead of keeping the ship running 24 hours in port,  nine of  Princess' fleet can now plug into power sources on the dock side.  This is a…

Yes they finally caught me.  This was my cell for a brief moment when I visited Alcatraz.  The experience can last for however long you want to.  The price is around $26 per person.  You cruise....yes cruise (see picture below) from Pier 22 to the Island. There is a recorded tour…

Well I went to San Francisco in Los Angeles for Christmas.  I have a friend who works out there and I hadn't seen him for 18 months so I thought why not. I booked the flights 4 days before going fully aware that there maybe snow disruption.  Oh and was there disruption.…

As you are probably well aware Prince William and Kate Middleton are tieing the knot on the last weekend in April 2011. Now there are people who are really looking forward to this and some people might not be too bothered.  As it happens there are a couple of cruise…