Chefs battle it out on Britannia

After Saturday Night Take-away ended the show on Britannia it was time for another television show to take-over. This time it was Battlechef being filmed on board P&O’S newest flagship. For anyone who hasn’t seen it Marco Pierre White is the Celebrity chef watching over different Celebrities each week. They are sent off in port […]

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Record number of passengers cruising from the UK

According to a recent report by the CLIA ( Cruise Lines International Association ) cruise passengers for the UK and Ireland have broken records with an all time high of 1,789.000 passengers in 2015. They have claimed that this record number of sales has been boosted by the likes of brand new ships such as […]

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2017 cruises on sale now

I am often asked when is the best time to book ? Well the answer is it depends on when you are wanting to travel and how flexible you can be. If you are tied to school holidays or there is a particular cruise you want to go on then the best time is usually […]

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Thomson to offer cruises from the UK again

Thomson are finally bringing one of their ships back to the UK which I am sure will be very popular. As Thomson cater to the British cruise market I am surprised they stopped doing this before but pleased to see they have seen sense and reintroduced it. The Celebration will be sailing from Newcastle next […]

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How to lose weight on a cruise

I was interested to read that cruising has been mentioned as the perfect way to lose weight. I was shocked to read this because as far as I am concerned it is completely the opposite. I always diet and exercise before I go to try and lose as much as I can because I know […]

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New Livery for Majestic Princess

Majestic Princess is the brand new ship currently being built for Princess Cruises Asian market. This doesn’t surprise me as the Far East is the fastest growing cruise destination with so many different and exciting itineraries available to book. Princess have just announced that it will be the first ship in their fleet to debut […]

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New tipping policy for Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises have just announced that they will no longer be enforcing pre paid gratuities on anyone wanting to book their flexible select dining option which as far as I am concerned is fantastic news. While I do agree in a fair tipping policy for the hard working crew I have always thought it should […]

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New Years Eve on Ventura

Many years ago new years eve used to be really exciting and we always had somewhere really nice to go with friends and family but over the years this has changed and to be honest has been a bit boring. So this is why we decided to book the short break cruise that P&O do […]

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My trip to Malaysia

This is the final part of my trip to Asia with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Previously I have written about the ship and Singapore so now I will tell you about Malaysia. Our first port of call was Penang. The ship didn’t dock until 4pm and we had to be back on board by 9.30pm […]

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My trip to Singapore

You may have read my last blog about my recent trip to Asia on Mariner of the Seas. This time I will tell you more about Singapore and the hotels we visited. On arrival into Singapore we were met by our tour guide and taken to the Shangri-La hotel. This hotel is just stunning and […]

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