Emerald Princess – First Impressions

Hello from Emerald Princess! This is my second full day aboard, so I thought now would be an ideal time to introduce you to this beautiful cruise ship. On first impressions she is very nice indeed and I haven’t even seen all of her yet! I have a balcony cabin on Baja Deck (Deck 11)…

Don’t Get Left Behind

I enjoy shore excursion shopping especially if it is something I really want to do and there are two or three trip options that include it. For the most part I tend to book through the cruise line for many reasons but the main one being that if anything went wrong and we were delayed…

Madeira Cable Car

Well, I am back in the UK…….those five weeks went over a lot faster than I thought they would and I am already having cruise blues. As you know I blogged live from the ship but really, there was so much more I could have told you about each place so I decided I would…

Dolphin Watching

One of the best experiences I have had whilst on a cruise holiday was Dolphin watching whilst on the island of Madeira. It was my second visit to the island, my friends 1st. We left the ship with intentions of simply exploring the local area and maybe having some lunch. We explored for maybe an…