Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending a few hours on board Cruise & Maritime Voyages, MV Discovery and what a most pleasant time it was! We met as usual in the passenger terminal at Port of Tyne and were escorted on board at around 11am. The gangway was located at the aft of the…
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The Cruise Life At Sea With Fred Olsen
Tuesday shall bring the third episode in a six part series from Fred Olsen and the BBC titled, The Cruise: A Life At Sea. The series follows Fred Olsen’s Balmoral and her passengers on her 112-night world cruise which sailed in January of this year. So far the series has created a bit of a…
Lloyd Werft To Refit P&O Cruises Arcadia
P&O Cruises, Arcadia, is scheduled to enter dry-dock on November 26th and will remain there until December 12th for refurbishment works. The 82,505 GT Arcadia, will dock in Bremerhaven at Lloyd Werft’s Kaiserdock II. During her stay will be transformed with a new 75 tonne structure to her upper deck (Deck 10) which will house 23…
Explore Iconic Australian Sights Between Two Cunard Ships
I received information yesterday from Cunard Line about some wonderful Australian itineraries they will be offering in 2014 and had to share them with you. Friends of mine done something similar several years ago when they split their world cruise into sections, hopping on and off various ships and trying out numerous excursions during the…
Costa Concordia Captain Trial Resumes
Francesco Schettino, Captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia has made a last ditch attempt at a plea bargain as he appeared in court yesterday for the start of his trial. Schettino faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Charges include multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship before passengers and crew were safely ashore and causing…
Norwegian Cruise Line Confirms Order For Second Breakaway Plus Ship
Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that it has confirmed an order for a second “Breakaway Plus” cruise ship with MEYER WERFT GMBH of Papenburg, Germany for delivery in spring 2017. Along with the first Breakaway Plus ship, which is scheduled for delivery in October 2015, these two new vessels will be the largest in the…
Cabin Air Conditioning – The CruiseMiss Way
The UK has seen some beautiful weather over the last few weeks, in fact it has been so hot and humid I feel like I never left the Mediterranean. All this sticky weather makes me think of air conditioning and how much we rely on it especially when cruising to hot and humid climates. The…
New Cruise Ships On Order
We have enjoyed the arrival of some fantastic vessels this year, Norwegian Breakaway, Royal Princess and Europa 2 just to name a few, but what’s next on the cruise ship calendar? It’s time to once again take a peek at what’s currently under construction, we have some amazing ship’s to look forward too! Costa Diadema…
It’s A Cruise Ship Life
I came across some content a little while ago that is aimed towards crew members. It’s from the “Working on Cruise Ships” Facebook page, but the more I read, the more I found things that passengers could also relate too. I have noted some of them down for you as they made me laugh and…
Life After A Cruise Is Rubbish, We All Feel It!
Have you ever noticed that after a cruise, especially if it is a long one, you struggle to get back into the simple things we do day in day out in life? Like making the bed, such a chore to do again when someone has done it for you for several weeks yet you managed…
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