Marco Pierre White is set to judge the cooking skills of celebrities including Alex James and Keith Duffy in competitive new travelling cookery show set at sea. P&O Cruises newest ship Britannia is to be the star of Battlechefs, from award-winning television network UKTV. P&O Cruises is teaming up with Spark Media to bring the…
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Saga Sapphire Mediterranean Cruise Blog Part 4
My Saga Sapphire cruise came to an end on Sunday, but I hadn’t quite finished my live blog – internet signal stopped me adding part 4 before I disembarked, so here it is. We had 2 days at sea and the weather was glorious, I actually complained several times that I was too hot! I…
Saga Sapphire Mediterranean Cruise Blog Part 3
It’s been all go since my last blog – let me start with Civitavecchia. I have been to the port of Civitavecchia many times and visited Rome 7 years ago in the summer season, so needless to say I was in no rush to do it again. Instead, I opted for a tour to Tivoli…
Saga Sapphire Mediterranean Cruise Blog Part 1
A warm hello to you from Saga Sapphire. I have been onboard for a few days now and wanted to share some of the things that I love about this ship, before we get to the Mediterranean and my shore excursions take over. Let me just quickly mention the Spitfire fly-over that we had as…
Regal Princess Completes Sea Trials
Princess Cruises, Regal Princess, has accomplished another major milestone in preparation for her May 20 debut, with the completion of her sea trials. The new cruise ship set out to sea from her construction dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, and was put through her paces with a series of maneuvers to test…
MSC Cruises Launch 2015/2016 Brochure
For the first time in the history of the company, MSC Cruises, the family-owned Mediterranean cruise line, is launching its Summer 2015 and Winter 2015/2016 brochure together. With the promise of two new ships on the horizon, a new pricing structure, a ‘Renaissance Programme’ for the Lirica class ships this is a very important and…
Tomorrow Tomorrow Ventura Tomorrow, It’s Only A Day Away!
First and foremost my sincere apologies for the title of today’s blog, I was kind of “in the moment” and just couldn’t help myself! Anyway, here’s the reading bit…………….. Tomorrow is the big day! Finally I shall find myself back on board P&O Cruises, Ventura. It’s been 11 months since I was last on board…
It’s Almost Time For P&O Cruises Ventura
Well there are just 5 more days to go before I join P&O Cruises, Ventura for a 2 week Mediterranean cruise, and after all the sun we have been having in the UK, I can’t wait! (Slogan pun not intended but pretty hard to avoid) The good weather at home always makes me think more…
Counting Down To Ventura And The Mediterranean
It’s that time of year again, summer is almost upon us and so come the thoughts of some fun in the sun for 2 weeks. I have visited the Mediterranean on a cruise several times but I never tire of it. I love the atmosphere in countries like Italy and Spain during the summer months…
Carnival Cruise Lines Takes Delivery Of Carnival Breeze
At a traditional maritime handover ceremony held earlier today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the new 130,000-ton Carnival Breeze, the 24th vessel in the line’s fleet. Carnival Breeze will depart on its inaugural cruise from Venice this Sunday, June 3, operating a special 12-day Mediterranean cruise that…
