Saga Cruises has today announced their new cruise ship will be named “Spirit of Discovery”. The new ship will carry fewer than 1,000 passengers, retaining the intimacy and personal touch for which Saga is renowned and will have more than 100 cabins for solo travellers, 20% of the ships capacity. The 55,900 GT vessel will…
Central America And The Mardi Gras With Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Part 3
After leaving Antigua, we spent a day at sea before arriving off the coast of Trujillo in Honduras. It was warm and sunny, but the sea state wasn’t ideal and our tenders struggled to get alongside in the small harbour. After several attempts, Captain Stoica announced that he had made the decision to abandon the…
Central America And The Mardi Gras With Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Part 2
Barbados was very hot and humid, but that was good – sun and heat always work well when there are beaches involved! Barbados was also where Balmoral would meet her sister, Braemar, for a few hours. Braemar was the first Fred. Olsen ship I cruised on (back in 2014) and we’d only ever passed each…
Central America And The Mardi Gras With Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Part 1
I’m back! I’m sorry that I couldn’t update you with live blogs during the cruise – I just couldn’t get my blog to open using the ships Wi-Fi – but I’m here now, so let me tell you ALL about my Central America and Mardi Gras cruise with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines! The cruise didn’t…
Carnival Horizon To Debut With A Series Of European Voyages In April 2018
Carnival Cruise Line has assembled a wide array of exciting and diverse itineraries featuring breathtaking destinations throughout the Mediterranean and Caribbean for its newest fleet member, Carnival Horizon. Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy, Carnival Horizon will offer many of the hugely popular indoor and outdoor dining, bar, entertainment and activity…
Cruising: I Doubted It Until I Tried It, Then Never Looked Back
Today’s blog comes courtesy of Jennie Bond. You might remember Jennie as being the former royal correspondent for the BBC and from her appearance in ITV’s ‘I’m a Celebrity’, but when not hard at work, she enjoys life on the high seas just as much as we do and today, she shares with us some…
Back To The Very Beginning With P&O Cruises
I embarked on my first cruise in 2007: a 12-night voyage to the Canary Islands aboard P&O Cruises ‘Oriana’. Since then, I have tried many other ships and many other cruise lines, and I have been lucky enough to sail to some incredible places, but every time I see a ship that bears the sun…
My First Cruise Of 2017: Caribbean, Central America And America
My first cruise of 2017 is just 23-days away and WHAT an itinerary it offers! It looks like this: Madeira, Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua, Tortola, Jamaica, Banana Coast, Belize City, Cozumel, New Orleans (2-nights in port), Tampa, Key West, Miami, Port Canaveral, Jacksonville, Charleston, Bermuda and Ponta Delgada. Fantastic, right? I can’t wait to get…
Princess Cruises To Feature Ocean Medallion Aboard Regal Princess
Princess Cruises has confirmed it will be the first Carnival Corporation brand to feature the new Ocean Medallion. The medallion, which is the same size as a 10p piece, will automatically provide information to guests during their cruise to give a more personalised onboard experience. It can be worn by guests as a pendant, on…
Saga Sapphire Technical Department: Show Us Your Engines!
Saga Sapphire is one of my favourite cruise ships, I love virtually everything about her and I’m sure there are plenty of other people out there that also have a soft spot in their heart for her. When I enjoy something or I am passionate about something, I like to learn as much about whatever it…
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