Tom's Travels

Celebrity earlier this week came out with some very exciting news that the Celebrity Edge will launch earlier than planned, although I understand the disappointment from those that have already booked thinking they had booked the maiden voyage’s although this seems to becoming more of a thing as both the…

I cannot believe it, but the big day is finally here! Yes it’s the 25th December, although I have cheated a little bit, as much as I love my job I am writing this on the 19th December as I am about to go on annual leave until the new…

Princess Cruises are set to fall upon the UK Market in 2019 with a record breaking year as they base, not one, not two but three ships in Southampton and that accounts to more than 1 million sailing nights from Southampton and Dover. They will base the Crown Princess and…

There is always lots going on in the world of cruising but at the moment everyone seems to be announcing ship refits, what with P&O Arcadia and Oceana in November and December. Fred Olsen have now jumped on the bandwagon and announced that in the next five months three of…

At the moment the Arcadia is high and dry in a dry dock in Hamburg under-going a multimillion pound refurbishment and she isn’t alone as the P&O Oceana will under-go hers later in the year. This is to ensure that they will both be ready for one of the busiest…

Celebrity Cruise Lines are one of the most sought-after cruise lines to sail with, they have won so many awards and the Celebrity Eclipse has been one of the most popular ships to sail from the UK. You only have to look at the availability of some of the 2019…

This year certainly has been a very memorable one but maybe not for all the right reasons! The past couple have been absolutely crazy, from the Hurricanes in the Caribbean and Typhoons in Japan, Ryan Air cancelling hundreds of flights and Monarch going in to Administration leaving passengers stranded in…

I have been so fortunate to have experienced over 30 different ships from across nearly every cruise line and one of the questions I get asked is ‘What is the best cruise line’ and in the past quite a few people have said, well Regent Seven Seas are the most…

I know I have spoken quite a lot about Viking Ocean Cruises over the past couple of months, but they have been so successful since launching back in 2015. Currently they have and 3 ships with the Viking Sun due to launch in October 2017. They have been so popular…