On Debbie's Cruise Dial

Last week I told you all about the COVID safety measures on embarkation and on-board my recent cruise on MSC Virtuosa. If you'd like to have a look at this blog you can read here: https://www.cruise.co.uk/cruise-blogs/ondebbiescruisedial/back-at-sea-with-msc/ Today I'm going to tell you all about the good stuff! The food, the…

Last week I was lucky enough to finally be back at sea and sailing on the Beautiful, Brand Sparkling new MSC Virtuosa!  It has been such a long 18 months for me not being able to step foot on a cruise ship and I was so excited to be back…

This week has been a very busy one for us cruise agents.  Starting at 8am on the dot every morning to get cruises booked for customers as soon as they are released.  I’m talking about P&O cruises launch of course.  I’m very happy to say that I have had 100%…

A few days ago, it was announced that Royal Caribbean will be launching it’s latest Oasis class ship which will be called ‘The Wonder of the Seas’ in 2021.  She is set to break records and become the largest ship in the world.   This will be the first Oasis class…

16-year-old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg has captured the hearts of many recently (including myself) with her passionate speeches about the effects global warming are already having, and will do even more so in the years to come.  It’s so important for everyone to join in with the effort to combat…

A few things this week sparked me to think about this question.  Firstly, I had a good customer of mine come back from a cruise with the feedback that entertainment wasn’t as good as she was used to and there wasn’t the same wide offering of professional shows, singers and…

My family and I have just returned from a wonderful 6-night cruise on The Independence of the Seas!  I will write about it in more detail in a future blog and why this cruise ship is so amazing for families!  For this blog though my children wanted to tell you…

A lot of cruise-lines including P&O, Cunard, Princess and Holland America (to name a few) ask the customer at the time of booking whether they would like to be open to an upgrade.  This may sound like a no-brainer.  Why would you not want an upgrade… it’s got to be…

The summer holidays are the most exciting time of the year for children. I have 3 children aged 10 and under at home who have 6 Week’s of no school and lots of fun to look forward to!  For some of us full time parents though it can be challenging…

As many of you know I visited Vietnam earlier in the year.  Today I want to tell you about my last 3 days in Vietnam when I stayed in Ho Chi Minh City.  If travelling in from a cruise you can get tours from Phu My port and it is…