My day out with Emirates…..
Just before Christmas I was invited to Birmingham Airport to take a look around Emirates Airbus 380 while she was doing her very quick turnaround from landing to take off. It seems each time the airbus lands at Birmingham it brings lots of joy and excitement! Our first sighting was just after 11 when we […]
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Wow.. where did those last 2 weeks go? With a blink of the eye it’s all over and we welcome in another new year. I had a great Christmas, made lots of memories with my family and friends of course eat and drank may to much, made lots of New Years resolutions which I am […]
Read MoreMSC brings some exciting news…..
MSC cruises is the world’s largest privately owned cruise line in Europe and South America. With a ten-year investment plan six of a total of 11 new ships will come into service between June 2017 and November 2020, resulting in a doubling of the MSC Cruises fleet capacity in just three and a half years. […]
Read MoreLizzie in the Wilderness…..
It’s been 20 years since Cunard sailed the Alaskan Waters, so it’s about time she sailed them again…. Queen Elizabeth will be gracing the waters of Alaska in 2019, between 21st May and 30th June. The cruises will be for 10 nights and will sail to six ports. She will sail along the Northwest […]
Read MoreTime for a change…..
Marella cruises, this is the new name for Thomson cruises, together with the Thomson brand being renamed TUI. It is only a name change the brand will offer the same services! Here are the new names: -Marella Explorer -Marella Discovery 2 -Marella Discovery -Marella Dream -Marella Celebration Just 2 ships will stay with their original […]
Read MoreExciting news this week…..
Some exciting news was announced this week by Cunard and P&O in conjunction with Azamara. Lets start with Cunard, to mark their 50th anniversary of the naming of the much loved QE2 they are launching a new ship in 2022. She will join the Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. The ship will […]
Read MoreHurricane devastation….
Wow what a week the Caribbean has had. It must have been so terrifying for everyone caught up in Hurricane Irma. I have followed it closely this week and feel so sad for the people out there experiencing what must have been a very scary situation. Now its time for the big clean-up operation! For […]
Read MoreMy children’s favourite port….
Pisa and Dubrovnik are on the list of my children’s favourite ports, well that was until we went to Gibraltar this year. My 9 year old son absolutely loved Gibraltar.. We decided to take the walk from the ship up to the cable cars, which was about a half hour walk. When we reached the […]
Read MoreI am back off my holiday…..
So I am back off our 2 week family holiday on the Independence of the Seas, and what a fab holiday we all had. It truly was fantastic, nice and relaxing and spending quality time together. I loved the ship, the Royal Promenade on some evenings was spectacular, such a great atmosphere. My biggest negative […]
Read MoreThe Wests are on vacation….
At last the time has come for the Wests to take their annual vacation. As I mentioned in my previous blog we are cruising on the Independence of the Seas for 2 weeks round the Med. We are heading down to Southampton quite early Saturday morning as I think the roads will be quite […]
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