Solo Cruising

So a few days ago I had my younger sister share with you all what her experience on board was like. She detailed activities in the kids club, the different places she visited and the fact once she built up the courage to enter the kids club it was far better than being stuck with…

Luxury Cruising

Yesterday I was truly inspired by #CruiseChat and decided it was only right today to touch on something I referred to as a little more “Couture” when it comes to cruising. For quite a lot of us when we think of a cruise we automatically envision a huge brilliant white ship, thousands of guests and…

Cruise Ship Chatter

What is our fascination with cruise ships? I mean we all enjoy a holiday and like to be away from the daily grind of life but why is cruising so addictive? As I have mentioned previously I took my first cruise in 2007 and since then it has consumed my entire being, it really is…

Travel Insurance

Yesterday was like any other Sunday, time to wind down a little bit and catch up on some of my favourite TV shows. That was until I got a phone call to say my godson had broken his arm. He had been playing in the local park when he fell and badly broke the bone…

Nautical Themed Everything

When it comes to cruising or anything related to ships for that matter I simply cannot help myself. I love anything and everything nautical themed or maritime related from shopper bags to socks if I see it I have to have it. Some of my friends would call me “sad” for this but do I…

Mother Nature

Let us take a minute and think of a cruise holiday……….I bet you are thinking of clear deep blue glistening oceans and a beaming hot happy sunshine, am I right? Well, I am thinking of those things too but I am also wondering (or maybe secretly hoping) that the Bay of Biscay crossing will be…

Cruising For Kids Part Two

Obviously, the whole point of a cruise is to go to different countries and experience different things. My favourite place out of all the different places that we went to is Pisa because we went on an excursion to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I was truly stunned by the size of the tower and…

Amazing Destinations

Working on board a cruise ship gave me the opportunity to visit some destinations that had been on my “wish list” for quite some time, the main one being New York. Finding out that I was going to work on board the QE2, famous for its transatlantic voyages from Southampton to New York was a…

MSC Divina

Not long now until we are graced with the arrival of another beautiful MSC ship, the MSC Divina. Due to join the MSC fleet in May, Divina is set to take the line’s Fantasia class of ships to the extreme. She is bursting at the seams with amazing on board features and at 139,400 ton…

Cruising: The Not So Great Bits

So I think it is fair to say we have all established why we love cruising so much but, we also have to accept (as hard as it is) that there can also be bad points about cruising too. Yes I said it, the NEGATIVE side of cruising. Believe it or not there is one…