It had been quite some time since I travelled down to Southampton the day before a cruise, but for my MSC Splendida sailing, that’s exactly what I did. I spent the night pre-cruise at the IBIS Budget in Southampton on West Quay road. I’ve stayed in a few IBIS properties and I’ve never had a bad…
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Cruise Into Spring: Exploring The Rivers Of Belgium And The Netherlands
Why not kiss a welcome goodbye to the winter months by doing something fresh and different? Whether it’s cleaning the entire house or buying some new spring fashion essentials, we all find ourselves inspired to shake things up as the weather changes. If you have the potential to take a short holiday, one of the…
Queen Victoria Mini-Cruise To Bruges
One does not simply take a cruise with Cunard, one embarks on a wonderful voyage and although my first experience with Cunard may have only been for 3 nights, it was still a voyage that I am not likely to forget in a hurry. I had been building up to the cruise for quite some…
Counting Down To My Queen Victoria Mini-Cruise
On Friday, I am joining Cunard’s Queen Victoria for a 3 night mini-cruise to Belgium, this will be my first sailing with Cunard and I am pretty excited to be honest – I’ve been building up to this for quite some time. Our itinerary is simple: a day at sea and then a day in…
Gent (Ghent) Belgium
Gent or Ghent as it is also referred was my first port of call during my recent Marco Polo mini-cruise and having never been to Belgium before I was looking forward to this port the most. We left the ship and were introduced to our local guide before jumping in a taxi and being whisked…
Marco Polo Mini Cruise
Yesterday I returned from a 3-night mini-cruise aboard Cruise and Maritime Voyages, MS Marco Polo and I have to say I really enjoyed it. We visited Ghent (Gent) in Belgium and Amsterdam in Holland, but I will keep the ports for another day, today is just about Marco Polo. We boarded the ship at roughly…
Next Stop Marco Polo
On Thursday I will be boarding Cruise and Maritime Voyages, Marco Polo for a 3-night cruise to Ghent in Belgium and Amsterdam in Holland. I am joining the ship in Tilbury so it’s going to be a very early and very long day for me. My train leaves at 7am so if someone can set…
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