Rule Britannia
Last week saw my long awaited 2 night stay on P&O Britannia. I have looked forward to this for such a long time and my anticipation to enjoy her was heightened even more when none other than the Queen herself did the naming ceremony the day before. The purpose of the stay was so the […]
Read MoreBritannia will soon be here
A couple of weeks ago I talked about all the Ship visits I have got coming up for March, the 1st was, what I thought to be a visit on Cruise and Maratime’s Magellan but was actually on the Marco Polo, this was for Monday just gone but did not happen, the bad weather on […]
Read MoreThe deals are coming to an end- 3 days left.
Well what a great campaign the cruise lines have given to their passengers over the last 7 weeks and it all finishes on the 28th Feb. For the staff at cruise.co.uk January and February has been very busy with thousands of customer making the most of deals that I think will be a struggle to […]
Read MoreAre gratuities right for the Brits?
As a Brit I am fully aware of our nations opinion as a whole on tipping. It has never been in our culture, and unlike most US trends it has not yet filtered it’s way across the Atlantic as other trends do, not yet anyway. There are some cruise companies that do not charge […]
Read MoreShip Visit season is back
A perk of being a cruise travel agent for such a well known company is that cruise lines want you to visit their ships. Coming up for me over the next month is a visit to Cruise & Maritime’s Magellan, based at Tilsbury and P&O’s flag ship, Britannia. Both I am looking forward to but […]
Read MoreWill you be up for cruising when you retire?
I had a great conversation with a client this week who put to me a very good point. She believes that in 15 years time when retirement age has got up to the age of 70 onwards the cruise industry will be hit hard. She just may be right. At the moment so many of […]
Read MoreA Right Royal Rollercoaster
Today I received a great letter from a client that went on a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic, back in June. They used the cruise to get them to the states and then, while the QM2 went onto canada for 5 days before its return to New York and then onto Southampton, they dashed across America […]
Read MoreIs booking early the best deal
This January, as most do has seen all the cruise lines come up with some very good promotions, Royal Caribbean’s All Inclusive, Celebrity’s 123Go campaign, P&O’s extra on board Credit, NCL’s On board Credit and then various other cruise lines reduced/ Free flights, Free cabin upgrades etc. So have you missed out by booking early? […]
Read MoreSilversea Expeditions, a holiday in themselves.
Most of us know that Silversea cruises include within their price Gratuities, drinks, a fully stocked in-suite bar (All staterooms are suites) and excursions BUT, with Silversea they do not call them excursions, instead they call them expeditions. Silversea’s small luxury ships are designed for those who delight in the thrill of discovery while indulging mind […]
Read MoreRiver Cruises, more than just an ITV advert
We’ve all seen the River cruise adverts but is that enough to make you look into it more? For me before I joined cruising the answer was no. Why would I want to get on a small boat going up and down a river? Surely I could do that on the Norfolk Broads and……. […]
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