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Refresher Course: Etiquette on the High Seas

Posted on October 17, 2017 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

Etiquette used to mean “keep off the grass”. The gardener of the French monarch Louis XIV realized that the well-to-do were trampling through his garden at Versailles, so he put up signs or étiquets. It is not always effective now and…

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Thomson Cruises To Rebrand As Marella Cruises

Posted on October 10, 2017 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

Thomson Cruises has announced that later this month, the UK’s third largest cruise line will be embarking on the biggest and most exciting evolution in the company’s history as it is rebranded as Marella Cruises. The move comes at the…

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Eavesway Cruise Link Service 2018

Posted on October 6, 2017 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

Whenever I travel to Southampton to meet my cruise ship, I always use Eavesway, where possible, and I have done so since 2010. The service is faultless and incredibly easy. I also feel safe with Eavesway, which I know is…

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Posted in Cruise News, Eavesway Cruise Link Service

Celebrating QE2’s 50th Anniversary Cunard Style!

Posted on October 3, 2017 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

Chris Frame of the Chris Cunard blog is my guest blogger today. He is a maritime historian, author, public speaker and travel writer, and he recently had the pleasure of joining Queen Elizabeth on her ‘QE2 50th anniversary voyage’ from…

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Posted in Cunard Cruise Line

MS Europa And MS Europa 2 To Undergo Scheduled Updates At Blohm+Voss

Posted on September 12, 2017 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ luxury ships are to be given a facelift: in September/October 2017, both the EUROPA 2 and EUROPA will dock at the Hamburg shipyard Blohm+Voss for scheduled maintenance. As well as receiving various technical upgrades, the ships will also…

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QE2 A 50th Anniversary Celebration

Posted on September 6, 2017 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

Chris Fame and Rachelle Cross have done it again. They’ve brought us another book detailing and honouring the life of yet another remarkable vessel, the great QE2. I received a copy of the new book recently, titled QE2: A 50th…

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Posted in Cunard Cruise Line, General Cruise Articles

Vote In The Cruise International Awards 2014

Posted on May 2, 2014 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

I need to start today’s blog by saying a massive THANK YOU to everyone that nominated me in the Cruise Awards 2014, thanks to you I have made the shortlist! 🙂 I suppose this is the part where I ask…

It’s Cruise Rant Time!

Posted on January 30, 2014 by CruiseMiss — 3 Comments

It’s that time of blog again, cruise rant time! As much as I enjoy my time at sea there are some things that irritate me. I decided today I would share a few of those irritations along with some little…

Counting Down To MSC Opera

Posted on August 24, 2013 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

I am now 24-hours away from boarding MSC Cruises, MSC Opera for what I am sure will be a wonderful European cruise. I am excited to this time have the chance to REALLY savour that Italian flavour. My 3-nights on…

Crossing The Atlantic

Posted on January 7, 2013 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

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…