Hi, I'm Trevor Smith and I joined the travel industry in 2001 as a part time travel consultant. Over the years and as the industry took a grip of my career I have moved through the ranks. Going full time in 2002 I soon went into management, training and development.…
Well for Royal Caribbean it is a case of out with the old and in with the new as Southampton says goodbye to Adventure and Independence of the Seas and hello to Explorer and Anthem of the Seas. To many the experience of sailing with Explorer of the Seas will…
Not only are there more cruises and more cruisers going out of Southampton these days but also the ships are getting bigger. Earlier on this year the worlds largest cruise ship the Oasis of the Seas docked there for a night and may just be a trial for things to…
I have just spent the last weekend on Cunard's flag ship, Queen Mary 2 (QM2), a very enjoyable 3 night slow trip to Bruges and back. I've been to Bruges many a time but never sailed with Cunard so was very much looking forward to this 1. QM2 has so…
This weekend sees me off on Cunard's QM2 for a 4 night mini-cruise, to Bruges again. This will be about my 5th, maybe 6th time to Bruges and would not have done it had it been with another cruise line but Cunard I have never travelled with. Needless to…
Our forever smiling, always polite, efficient and nothing is too much cabin stewards are a bid factor in why our cruising experience goes so well. From the moment you first walk down the corridor to your cabin and bump into your steward you know you're going to be looked after…
Following on from my previous blogs regards The all new Quantum class ships I few have been asked about the peace and relaxation opportunities the ships will have to offer.Understandable really as my blogs have been very much about the high energy activities you can do on Quantum of the…
With any new ship it is interesting to see what they have come up with regards to your cabin, keeping up with and on most occasions keeping ahead of the Jones and with Quantum being a Smart ship my expectations where quite high. Due to the corridors being wide and…
Following on from my previous blog I wanted to touch on what Quantum has to offer with their new dining system. named 'Dynamic Dining'. First of all what does Dynamic Dining mean? Well in the past the main evening meals have been in the ships very large and often…
Last weekend I had the pleasure of going on board the Quantum of the Seas for 2 nights, the purpose for me was to see the ship and experience all the new innovative features she has, for Royal Caribbean it was a trial run to iron out any issues before…
Tomorrow morning sees me on my journey down to Southampton for the start of my 3 day Quantum experience, for those of you that are familiar with the Quantum Class ships you will be more than aware that 3 days is nowhere near enough time to experience it's vast array…