Carnival Sunshine Sails On Inaugural Voyage From New Orleans

            The totally transformed 3,006-passenger Carnival Sunshine  will sail this afternoon on her inaugural voyage from the Big Easy, embarking on a six-day cruise to Cozumel and Grand Cayman.             Earlier this year, Carnival Sunshine underwent a $155 million, 75-day makeover that added a variety of innovations that are part…

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…

Costa Diadema Technical Launch Ceremony

Costa Diadema, the future flagship of Costa Cruises, today touched water for the first time during the technical launch ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera. Costa Diadema (132,500 gross tonnage and 1,862 guest cabins) will be delivered on 30 October 2014. Costa Cruises has invested a total of around €550 million in her construction…

More Ports Of Call, A Calm Biscay And Disembarkation

It’s been a while since I last checked in with you! Unfortunately I couldn’t get the ship Wi-Fi to soak up enough juice to power my blog so had to wait until I returned home before I could bring you more content. I know you are thinking the same thing, the cruise flew over! It…

Back Onboard Oceana

Well, as most of you know, I boarded Oceana yesterday in Southampton for an 11-night Atlantic Coast voyage. At present we are somewhere off the coast of France sailing through the Bay of Biscay and she is living up to her name. It’s been quite lumpy and bumpy since we left port yesterday, much to…

All Packed And Ready To Go

Tomorrow is the BIG day. I shall drag myself out of bed in the middle of the night, board my Eavesway coach and head towards Southampton to meet Oceana and I CAN’T WAIT! I am actually quite impressed with my packing skills this time, not only did I complete the task with a few hours…

P&O Cruises and Cunard Launch NEW Value And Early Saver Fares

New premium value headline fares introduced with lower prices on 100,000 cabins across 200 cruise New Early Saver fares launched on 90,000 cabins on 178 cruises P&O Cruises and Cunard Line have launched two new fare types giving customers a choice of premium fares that are inclusive of their most preferred added value benefits, and…

Big Ship, Little Ship, Which Ship?

As my cruise adventures progress I am pulled between vessels, I just don’t know which one I really prefer anymore! Large, small, mid-sized – It’s all so stressful trying to decide. I’m sorry if today’s blog seems like a jumbled mess. I’m having one of those days where I have the thought, but I can’t…

My Favourite Cruise Ship Photographs

Over the last 6 years I have snapped so many images of cruise ships that I have completely lost count of how many I actually have! Although I can’t remember every single one, there are some I could never forget. I shared my History of Cruising with you in pictures several months ago, but this time…