92 Days Until The Caribbean Adventure

My next cruise is booked, and if I said I was excited that would be a complete lie because I’m not, not even a tiny bit……OK OK I am LYING!!! I absolutely cannot wait. This cruise will be a 35-night round-trip Caribbean adventure from Southampton. Quite possibly the cruise and travel experience of a lifetime….

P&O Cruises Ship Refurbishments

Findings from customer research commissioned by P&O Cruises has led to a multi-million pound investment on Ventura, Oceana and Arcadia. The Glasshouse menu and concept that has proved so popular on board Azura, is being introduced on board Ventura in the area that was previously Las Ramblas. Olly Smith will travel regularly throughout the year…

Four Weeks Until The Grand Event Cruise

There are exactly 4 weeks to go now until my next cruise and the excitement is definitely starting to build. As it is part of the P&O Cruises Grand Event, which is going to be spectacular (I hope) I can’t quite decide if I am more excited for the cruise or the Southampton sail away….

Final Few Days Cruising

Days 9, 10 and 11 found us cruising the open ocean, back through the Mediterranean, the Gibraltar straight and back out into the Atlantic. I always enjoy sea days, more so in the summer months when you have a better chance of some very hot days. In this case though we couldn’t complain, we did have…

Barcelona, Spain – Day 8

Today was our final port of call, finally the sun was shining and it was and hot day in Barcelona. We woke early in order to get off more or less as soon as the ship had docked; today was the day I wanted to get off and then back to soak up some sun….

Day at Sea Then Buongiorno Italia – Day 5/6

Day 5 was a wonderful and SUNNY sea day! It was also the day when the upper half of my body would turn a nice burned red colour……ahhhh, no cruise would be complete without sunburn and so the fun began. Today was also the day of the infamous passengers Vs crew pool activities, always a…

Cartagena – Day 4

Today we arrived in beautiful Cartagena on the South Eastern coast of Spain. I was quite excited about this port as out of all our destinations it was the only place I had never in fact visited before. I wasn’t sure what to expect or what the local area would be like so I was…

Day at Sea and the Gibraltar Approach – Day 2/3

Day 2 was finally the start of the weather starting to calm down. Although not exactly red hot the sun did briefly come out and it was pleasant walking around on the open decks (when the wind didn’t blow you off your feet of course) we were finally on our way into the warmer waters…

Bay of Biscay Crossing – Day 1

Well, I am finally back from my cruise and ready to tell you all about it! The best place to start is always at the beginning so here goes………………… So my friend and I joined P&O Cruises Oceana on April 24th, looking forward to an exciting 12-night cruise to Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Livorno (for Pisa/Florence)…

Bon Voyage

This time tomorrow I shall be on board P&O Cruises Oceana as we get ready to set sail on a 12-night Mediterranean adventure. I guess that means today I really need to screw my head on and get organised. I haven’t been quite as organised as usual this time round, why, I have no idea…