Richard's Cruise Ramble

Royal Caribbean have set out to "WOW" us all again with the recent announcements made about their new "smart-ships" the new Quantum and Anthem of the Seas. Royal Caribbean has already previously announced a  host of new exciting features to these brand new ships but they seem to have even…

Cunard have recently announced that they are going to have to cancel two of their future sailings on the Queen Victoria. The cruises will be a Canaries cruise which was scheduled to set sail on the 3rd January 2015 and the other a five night cruise on the 15th January…

P&O cruises have recently announced that one of their ships the Aurora is to receive an extensive £25 million pound refit later this year.  The refit is set to take place from 29th November to the 18th December 2014.   Launched in 2000 the Aurora hasn't been refurbished since 2009…

There seems to be a misconception with some people who think that the longer they leave it to book their cruise, the lower the price will drop.  There are obviously plenty of occasions where the price of a cruise can go down at some point but I must stress that…

Great News ! Royal Caribbean have just announced their new “Ultimate Holiday” deal which will run from the 1st August 2014 to 30th September 2014. This newly announced deal will include an all-inclusive “Select” drinks package and Free gratuities on all of the eligible sailings on their promotion (transatlantic and…

I was speaking to one of my clients recently that had returned from their cruise on the MSC Opera to ask them how they had got on and if there was any feedback. The lady I spoke to said that the cruise itself was absolutely fine and met the standards…

Everyone knows from experience or from speaking to others that it can be very easy to put on weight whilst on a cruise. Cruise ships have an abundance of food that you virtually cannot escape, especially with the quality being so high and the choice so large it is very…

I am always coming over new scenarios whilst working and this one came up for the first time recently. I had a group of passengers wanting to cruise on a P&O sailing out of Southampton in 2015. One of the passengers who booked hasn't even been born yet. (more…)

Cunard have announced that George Takei who starred in the original Star Trek series will be sailing on-board the Queen Mary 2 transatlantic sailing departing on the 28th July 2014. Guests will be treated to two presentations from George and a questions and answers session. Whether you are a fan…