Meet My Fellow Passengers

On almost every cruise you will come across at least one of the people I am about to mention. Whether it is a summer holiday cruise full of families with a more laid back atmosphere or a cruise slightly later in the season which may have an older clientele,  you will meet one of them…

MSC Preziosa Was Almost Phoenicia

Hannibal Gaddafi had originally started building what will now become the MSC Preziosa Gaddafi’s son wanted a luxury cruise ship because he was increasingly frustrated at not being able to charter ships at short notice. Hannibal had planned to fit the ship out with amazing and huge statues, marble columns and even a glass shark…

The Perks of Working On-Board

Some of these may sound pretty obvious but until you actually experience life at sea, you can only imagine what it is like. A career at sea is a lot of hard work but the benefits of it can also be amazing. Let me share some of the best ones with you. Waking up in…

Strange Dreams

Experts say we dream every night we just don’t always remember them. They also say dreams can be a premonition of the future but something is telling me my dream last night was definitely NOT a sneak peek at what’s to come in my life. It was so unusual though I just had to share…

Titanic Wreckage New Sonar Images

I recently came across an amazing article on the wreck of the Titanic. It showed amazing photographs that are so clear you would never even think the ship was underwater. They were taken using Sonar equipment and over 100,000 photographs were taken in order to provide a detailed map of the Titanic debris field which…

Mystery Cruise

The Saga Ruby recently embarked on a “mystery cruise” where only the Captain, chief purser, shore excursions staff and watch keepers knew where the ship was actually heading. How much fun does this sound? When I heard about it I was absolutely intrigued. The whole experience is a complete mystery. Apparently there were dummy charts…