American Road Trip: New York City Part 2

Day 3 was a little less hectic, although we still had big plans and we still ate a ton of pizza! TravelShopGirl and I left Yotel and walked along to Times Square to pick up our tickets for the Big Bus Tour. For the first time, we had a real human being as a guide….

American Road Trip: New York City Part 1

NEW YORK CITY…where it had all started and where it would all end, but before I joined Queen Mary 2 again, I had 4 days of exploring to do! I had last visited NYC when I was 17 years old and so much had changed since then, but there were still some things which were instantly recognisable…

Cruise Ship Cuisine At Home – P&O Cruises Cafe Jardin Recipe Blog

As you know my favourite place to dine onboard P&O Cruises, Oceana is the Marco Pierre White, Café Jardin. The food is delicious and to be honest it’s nice to have the lighter lunchtime options that they provide, like a Panini or soup. The breakfast and lunch menus are at no extra charge whereas the evening…

Cruise Ship Bad Manners

The time has come to once again go over the topic of cruise ship manners. Sometimes our fellow passengers frustrate us, I have blogged about it before. You always come across at least one person at some point that leaves you wishing there was an ejector button, or in the case of a cruise ship,…

Getting To Know MSC Opera

It’s a beautiful day aboard MSC Opera! The sun is shining, there are fun and games around the pool and everyone onboard seems to be having a great time! We don’t arrive at St Peter Port until 2pm and as it’s a tender port we each have a specific time slot, mine being at 3.15pm…

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…

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…