Cruise Ship Fun And Fake Poo (Yes! I said Fake Poo!)

I enjoy looking back at my photographs from cruises gone by, they bring back so many wonderful memories of fantastic adventures. They also bring back memories of some stupid things my friend and I have managed to entertain ourselves with while onboard. We like to let our hair down and have fun, basically! Can you…

Special Little Requests

We all have special requests when we cruise, some are for dietary or health reasons and others are just because we like the additional home comfort or extra little treat here and there. I have several things I tend to ask for on every voyage and if I am entirely honest, only one of them…

MSC Opera First Impressions

I boarded MSC Opera in Southampton yesterday. I arrived at the Mayflower Terminal at 11.45am and was onboard the ship by roughly 12.15. First impressions were as I expected from MSC, very good! I have said many times that MSC ships smell nice as well as looking impressive and MSC Opera is no exception. I…

Curse Of The Squeaky Cabin

Blog after blog I mention how much I enjoy the rough weather at sea, don’t get me wrong one needs sunshine too but I always hope for rough seas at some point, only once have I been disappointed. The only bad thing about rough weather (if you don’t suffer from seasickness of course) is the…

Cruise Ship Jokes And Speedos

There are some things when it comes to cruising that just make us all laugh, well most of us anyway. From the comedians jokes to our own cruising mishaps or experiences there’s always something to get you smiling at some point. Today’s blog is a bit of a mix, some classic cruise jokes and some…

Crossing The Atlantic

Today marks the start of our transatlantic crossing. We have another 4 days ahead of us until we reach the Caribbean and the best part about those days, we have to gain a few extra hours over the course of them which means extra sleep 😉 Our paper told us yesterday that today would be…

One Week Today

Hello cruise-a-holics! I hope each and every one of you had an amazing Christmas! I know technically we are all still in Christmas mode but I am now well and truly in CRUISE mode! At this time in exactly seven days I will probably be at the Ocean Terminal in Southampton just about to board…

Cruise Tips With A Difference

You can browse the internet and find numerous cruise tips, what to do, what not to do, what to pack and so on, but what about the things that we may not always consider? I thought the following little hints and tips might come in useful for some of you. 1: If you visit a…

A Cabin Dilemma

I am starting to get quite concerned about my upcoming cruise, well not the cruise exactly more like the size of the cabin and the fact it is a five week cruise. Usually I am more than content with my onboard space however last November my friend and I embarked on a 24 night cruise,…

A Solo Cruise Experience

On my most recent cruise I travelled alone, well, sometimes. See, I booked the cruise for myself but had arranged to meet friends onboard who were also doing the same cruise. Although I don’t feel like I can comment 100% accurately on what cruising on your own is like I feel there are some aspects…