The title of my blog today may seem a little harsh, but I think we can all agree that at one time or another, we have each come across another passenger on the morning of disembarkation that we would have gladly thrown overboard – even though we were tied up alongside at the time. 😉…
Category: General Cruise Articles
Cruiseable: A Better Way To Discover Cruising!
For the past year I have been collaborating with a team of people on a new start-up called Cruiseable, it has been a lot of fun and now I can finally share it with all of you! Co-founder/CEO J.D. Lasica is here to explain what it is all about. A few days ago, after a…
Cruise Planning With Cruise Plotter
I came across a handy little tool recently called Cruise Plotter. It is a cruise search function that allows you to browse via interactive map per specific ports and countries. For example; Spain features in 1852 cruises, 12 of these include Almeria in an itinerary, while 874 feature Barcelona. With Cruise Plotter you are no…
Fall In Love On The High Seas This Valentine’s Day
With sunset views over the ocean and ever-changing scenery, a cruise offers some of the most romantic holiday experiences around. From private dining with personal butler service to a delicious buffet of oysters, and champagne, or a meal at Alan Ducasse’s Michelin-starred restaurant in Provence, today’s cruise lines take pride in ensuring that every guest…
I Just Want A CRUISE Ship!
I just want a CRUISE ship. That’s it. Nothing more and nothing less, and I know thousands of people who want the exact same thing! I have blogged about this before, but it’s time to rant again….sorry! Modern times bring modern things and although these state-of-the-art (in every single sense of the very word) vessels…
What The Cruise Lines DON’T Tell You!
I bet you never thought I would have a blog post called ‘What the Cruise Lines Don’t Tell You’, but unfortunately, here it is! If you have cruised a few times already, then I am sure you will be able to relate, and if you have never cruised before, then I advise you to take note of…
Cruise Ships On Order
2014 has seen the arrival of some fantastic vessels including, Norwegian Getaway, Quantum of the Seas, Costa Diadema and Mein Schiff 3, but what else do we have to look forward to from 2015 and beyond? Well, we are going to find out because I thought now would be the perfect time to do a…
Christmas Shopping, Montserrat and Cafe Jardin
Since my last blog update we have had 4 port days in a row, Gibraltar, Cartagena, Palma and today, Barcelona – let me bring you up to speed. Gibraltar was an afternoon call, we arrived at 1pm and promptly made our way from the ship up to Main Street. The weather to begin with wasn’t…
Hello! From Somewhere In The Sea!
Good morning from somewhere in the sea! We are on our second sea day today and have tomorrow morning at sea before we reach Gibraltar tomorrow late morning/early afternoon. It’s been quite choppy since we left Southampton and although our Officer of the Watch told us an hour ago that the sea state is rough…
A Pre-Christmas Cruise (With Some Shopping)
It is almost that time of year again and the time to start thinking about that all important Christmas shopping. I have to be honest and say that I am almost finished all of mine, I started in September this year, usually I would wait until October but I gave myself a head start. Although…
