Norwegian Cruise Line today announced that its latest ship, Norwegian Encore, successfully completed a major construction milestone, when it emerged for the first time from the Meyer Werft ship building dock in Papenburg, Germany. Norwegian Encore will remain in the shipyard port for the final phase of construction, before her conveyance up the Ems River […]
Read all about our Active & Discovery river cruise adventure with Avalon Waterways through the Rhone Valley in France.
I experienced my first ever river cruise earlier this year (see here) and I really fell in love with this way of seeing the world. I’m so excited to say that very shortly I’ll be heading off on my second river adventure. I’ll be heading to Lyon to experience the Rhône River on board Avalon […]
Always fancied going on a mini-cruise? Here’s my guide of pros and cons to trying your first. It’s a great way to get a taste of cruising A lot of people are hesitant to book a cruise but a mini-cruise is an ideal way to dip your toe and see if you’ll like it. Or […]
I recently travelled as a guest of Viking Cruises on my first river cruise long the Danube River. Our adventure took us from Passau, Germany, through Austria and Slovakia and finished in Budapest, Hungary. For me, it is the classic river cruise and something I’ve always wanted to do. Over the coming weeks this blog […]
Continuing our adventure on board MSC Bellissima, this next blog talks about subjects close to my heart; food, drink, wellness and the service/feel on board. The beauty of food There are four main dining rooms on board, the Lighthouse, Posidonia, Il Ciliegio and Le Cerisier. All these venues have a distinctly Mediterranean and European look […]
Read my blog series exploring everything about MSC Bellissima. From my visit to see her under construction in the shipyard in 2018, to her prestigious naming in Southampton, and of course my thoughts on her as a ship. Over the coming days and weeks new posts will be published here exploring everything she has to […]
I’ve been following the construction of MSC Cruises’ MSC Bellissima for a long time. I visited her in the shipyard where she, and her sisters, are under construction last year. So, I was so excited to be able to come see her during her maiden call to Southampton. During this I was lucky enough to […]
ZOE – the world’s first virtual personal cruise assistant – is poised to take MSC Cruises’ Guest Services to an exciting new level with guest-centric technology that will further enrich their cruise holiday. Developed in partnership with HARMAN and Samsung Electronics, ZOE is a voice-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) found in every cabin that can speak seven […]
With just over one month until MSC Bellissima is named in Southampton, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise line has revealed more details about the three days of celebrations that will launch the Company’s new flagship. I’ve been closely following the construction of this ship over the past year, and even visited the shipyard last summer. […]