Looking ahead to 2019
So many new and exciting ships have been delivered in 2018, from MSC’s Seaview, to Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas and Norwegian Bliss (see more here on Bliss). The …
My love letter to travel and cruising
A question I get asked a lot is why do I blog? What inspires me to post about cruising and travelling? In honesty, it’s a long story. Cruising When I …
Being in a TV cruise advert
Did you know that I was in a cruise advert for Royal Caribbean? When sailing on one of Quantum of the Seas’ first sailings to the Caribbean in 2014 I …
The cruise industry and the environment
There has been a lot of press recently regarding the environmental impacts of cruise ships. The cruise and shipping industry are looking to innovate and seek best practice when it …
2016 – Year in review
I started this, as I always do, thinking that it’s been a relatively quiet year, but as I started to delve deeper into the past 12 months it quickly became …
Visiting Hampshire and Southampton
Southampton is the cruise capital of the UK with many ships calling it home year-round. Many cruisers debark here and immediately board a direct train to London. But you can …
A visit to MSC Splendida
Recently I spent the day on board MSC Splendida whilst she was visiting Southampton. The second of the Fantasia class of ship, MSC Splendida is one of the biggest ships …
Top 5 existing and upcoming private cruise destinations
In a bid to create more exclusivity for guests, cruise lines have favoured developing private destinations. Classically this has been in the form of a private island in places like …
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Countdown to MSC Meraviglia
MSC Meraviglia is set to debut in June 2017 in the Mediterranean and with just under 12 months to go MSC Cruises have revealed further details of this next generation …
The Crown of Miami revealed
Royal Caribbean has unveiled the proposed new Terminal A, nicknamed the Crown of Miami for its distinctive angular shape. The terminal would be able to handle the world’s largest cruise …