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…
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For One Cruise Only The Entire Ship Is Yours
Imagine you could board your favourite cruise ship and just for one day have free run of everything! No other passengers to get in your way, just you and a hand full of essential crew members that would sit back and let you do anything your heart desired (aside from jump overboard) – what would…
Costa Cruises Invests $18 Million In Costa Victoria Refurbishment
Costa Cruises will unveil the new Costa Victoria on 11 November when she departs from Singapore for her first cruise after an $18 million dry-dock upgrade. Elegant and totally refurbished with new balconies, terraces and windows, Costa Victoria boasts an unmistakable style that marries traditional nautical elements with essential design, making this ship a refined…
Costa Cruises Launch The Costa neoCollection
Costa Cruises has announced the beginning of a new style of cruising on board its ships with the advent of the Costa neoCollection. The new slow cruise collection is exclusive to the Italian Company which has always been an industry pioneer, having previously introduced the innovative fly+cruise packages, the Around-the-World voyage and grand cruises, mini-cruises…
Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders named Godmothers of Norwegian Getaway
Norwegian Cruise Line and the Miami Dolphins announced today that the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders will christen Miami’s ultimate ship, Norwegian Getaway, as the official Godmothers. The Christening Ceremony will take place on 7 February 2014 on board Norwegian Getaway, the largest ship to homeport year-round in Miami. The line also announced a partnership with the…
Regal Princess To Debut Early With Two New Sailings Added
Regal Princess will make her debut next year earlier than originally announced, and Princess Cruises has added two new sailings to her maiden schedule. The ship’s first voyage, which was previously scheduled for June 2, will now be May 20, 2014. Passengers can select from two new week-long Mediterranean cruises traveling between Venice and Athens. The two…
QE2 Hotel Transformation
The transformation of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) into a five star hotel will be completed by 2015. Her 990 cabins shall be transformed into 400 suites and her impressive ballroom shall be brought back to life. Seven restaurants onboard shall be refitted along with 10 lounges, cinema and a maritime museum. Her final destination…
Young Boy Drowns Aboard Carnival Victory
A six-year old boy has drowned whilst enjoying a holiday aboard Carnival Victory. Qwentyn Hunter, of Winter Garden just outside Orlando, was around the pool area on Sunday with family members, including his brother just before the accident. Detective Javier Baez of the Miami-Dade Police Department said “the boy was apparently playing with his 10-year…
My Three Favourite Places
I have a page on my blog titled ‘My Travels’ and it is pretty much self-explanatory. It’s a list of all the places I have been lucky enough to visit and I add more as I go along. Out of all the places I have visited so far, there are one or two that really…
It’s A P&O Cruises Thing
I look through my collection of personal photographs from cruises gone by and they show happy times with laughter, adventure, usually too much of the alcoholic stuff and the smiles of some pretty awesome crew members, and a large majority of those images are from cruises with P&O. It will come as no surprise then…
