Roaming Ruth's Travels

After the devastation caused in the Caribbean last month I am pleased to say that it is business as usual now on most of the islands. They have made a very quick recovery helped by the cruise industry in particular. It is fantastic how they have pulled together and offered…

I have just returned from a lovely half term break in the Oxfordshire/Cotswolds area. My husband couldn’t take any more time off work so I booked a short Monday to Friday break with my parents and 2 children. The cottage was a beautiful grade 2 listed property that had been…

Thomson have announced they will be rebranding their products later this month. You have probably seen in the press that they are changing their name to TUI instead of Thomson. A lot of people have heard of TUI but not everyone and I can never understand why a company with…

This week has seen the announcement that Cunard and Azamara will be adding an extra ship to their fleet. Cunard will be launching their new ship in 2022 to join the Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. The ship will be built in Italy and will carry 3000…

After the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma Royal Caribbean Cruise Line have stepped up and sent ships to help with the evacuation of stranded tourists and to help local people to safety. We all know this is one of the worst hurricanes to hit the Caribbean and Florida and like…

Last night I watched a movie about the true story of Captain Richard Phillips played by Tom Hanks. In 2009 he was captain of a cargo vessel that was attacked and boarded by Somali pirates. Apparently the movie was very true to the actual events which made it even more…

Ryanair have recently called for a ban on early morning drinking in airports resulting in a ban or a limit of just 2 drinks before boarding a flight that departs up to 10am. I can’t understand why they would limit this to just early morning flights. Surely if heavy drinking…

I have just come back from a brilliant family holiday to Majorca. We didn’t cruise this time and just wanted a cheap week away in the sun. However it didn’t turn out to be as cheap as we hoped so maybe next time we will go back to cruising as…

Cuba is becoming one the most sought after destinations for cruise passengers but as yet there is a very limited choice of cruise lines and itineraries Thomson and MSC are the main cruise lines offering this itinerary and the ships stays in port in Havana to give maximum opportunity to…

Celebrity Cruises have been gradually releasing information about their newest ship Celebrity Edge due to debut at the end of next year. They have now revealed information about their exciting new venue called Eden. This will be a 3 deck high venue at the aft of the ship and will…