I Can’t Keep Calm…I’m Going On A Cruise!

I can’t keep calm…I’m going on a cruise in 31 days! I know it may seem a little excessive to do a pre-cruise blog now, but my next cruise is for 35-nights and I’m a little excited, so I decided it was OK to start shouting about it earlier than usual. So, I will leave…

Celebrities That Will Qualify For A Saga Cruise In 2016

2016 sees a host of celebs turning 50, many of whom will help challenge perceptions of what being 50 is…however one thing is guaranteed, they will all be able to book a Saga holiday or cruise to celebrate their half century birthday this coming year. In time honoured tradition Saga Travel has identified those well-known…

Royal Caribbean International Unveils Tallest Slide At Sea

Royal Caribbean International today revealed the highly-anticipated first look of The Ultimate Abyss, the tallest slide on the high seas, which will intimidate the bravest of guests and challenge them to prove their courage from onboard Harmony of the Seas when she debuts in Southampton in May 2016. Towering more than 150 feet above sea…

Saturday Night Takeaway LIVE From P&O Cruises Britannia

Top TV duo Ant and Dec will host a special episode of ITV’s award-winning Saturday Night Takeaway live from the top deck of Britannia in Barcelona on Saturday, April 2,2016, P&O Cruises announced today. Filmed in front of a live audience of passengers, Ant & Dec will be going overboard with celebrity guests, stunts, incredible performances, competitions and…

Queen Victoria Mini-Cruise To Bruges

One does not simply take a cruise with Cunard, one embarks on a wonderful voyage and although my first experience with Cunard may have only been for 3 nights, it was still a voyage that I am not likely to forget in a hurry. I had been building up to the cruise for quite some…

Counting Down To My Queen Victoria Mini-Cruise

On Friday, I am joining Cunard’s Queen Victoria for a 3 night mini-cruise to Belgium, this will be my first sailing with Cunard and I am pretty excited to be honest – I’ve been building up to this for quite some time. Our itinerary is simple: a day at sea and then a day in…

My Brief Norwegian Escape

I recently spent 1 night aboard Norwegian Escape and I thought it would be nice to share my experience with you. Obviously I can’t tell you everything. I’m good, but not that good! There’s only so much one can see in 20 hours. I had a balcony cabin on Deck 9 which was virtually identical…

175 Years Of Cunard

It’s book review time, again! I have had a copy of “175 Years of Cunard” sitting on my desk for a few weeks, just waiting to be picked up and read and last weekend, I finally got that chance! I am sailing with Cunard – aboard Queen Victoria – for the very first time on November 13…

A Royal Luncheon Aboard Royal Princess

Recently, I made the journey south to spend a few hours aboard Princess Cruises Royal Princess for her ‘Royal Luncheon’. It was my first time aboard the ship (which I liked very much) and we were promised a few little treats, one of which turned out to be a galley tour by Executive Chef David…