About Me
I started at Cruise.co.uk back in April 2009. I was new to the travel industry as my previous work was within the mortgage industry, due to the credit crunch (and being made redundant) this wasn't a great industry to be in so I looked for something new which is when…
Posted on Nov 30, 2016
P&O announce the return of Adonia
I am really pleased to hear the news that the Adonia will be returning to sail for P&O Cruises UK after leaving in 2015 to work for Project Fathom. Project Fathom were operating cruises for "volunteer tourism" which meant that passengers would sail to locations enabling them to do…
Posted on Nov 10, 2016
Amsterdam to move Cruise Terminal
Amsterdam is a popular cruise destination and has plenty there to see and do. Although I have visited many times I have only sailed into Amsterdam twice, once on the Fred Olsen Balmoral and once on the Azamara Quest. One of the great things about Amsterdam cruise terminal is…
Posted on Oct 26, 2016
Fred Olsen announce Multi Million Pound refit for the Black Watch
The Fred Olsen Black Watch isn't the most modern ship at sea, in-fact she was originally launched in 1972, although she was not taken over by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines until 1996. I am not sure when she last had a major refurbishment but it is good to hear…
Posted on Oct 12, 2016
First Cruise ships to return to Tunisia since the 2015 attacks
We all know what awful events happened on a beach in Tunisia in 2015 as well as a gunman killing 21 people at a museum in Tunis. Cruise lines stopped sailing to Tunisia because of this and I completely agree that was the right choice. A ship has now returned…
Posted on Sep 26, 2016
Angry Protesters in Venice block cruise ships
There has been a lot of controversy regarding cruise ships being able to sail in and out of Venice for a good while now and there have been reported protests already this year. I am now reading news reports about demonstrators taking the law into their own hands again…
Posted on Sep 6, 2016
P&O Announce a new ship
P&O Cruises have just announced that they are building a new ship set to launch in 2020 and she will be larger than any previous ships they have had built. In fact the new ship will be 180,000 tons and will accommodate approximately 5200 guests. This new ship is…
Posted on Aug 23, 2016
P&O Oriana refurbishment announced, about time too
The most common feedback I get from P&O Oriana is that she needs a bit of tlc in some areas, which of course is second to that the ship has a base of elderly clientele, this should't be a surprise though on an adult only, traditional, British mid-sized ship…
Posted on Aug 8, 2016
Silversea announce a $170m Fleet refurbishment program
Silvesea Cruises are a Six star ultra luxury inclusive cruise line competing in the same market with cruise lines such as Regent, Seabourn and Crystal Cruises. Feedback from my clients on Silversea has always been good apart from a number of my clients have told me that they felt…
Posted on Jul 24, 2016
Celebrity move the Equinox from Med to Caribbean for 2017
The Celebrity Equinox had itineraries in place for the summer of 2017 sailing around the Mediterranean but it seems that Celebrity Cruises have had a change of heart. They have now cancelled all of these sailings and have announced that the Equinox will instead be sailing round the Caribbean all-year…
Posted on Jul 7, 2016
Cruising like a Norwegian on the Jade
The Ship The Norwegian Jade is a medium sized ship holding around 2200 guests. She was originally launched in 2006 as the Pride of Hawaii but was pulled from there in 2008, renamed to the Jade and brought over to Europe. This is very evident when you are walking around…
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