Fred Olsen Tips for Travellers. 9 questions every potential traveller should ask themselves. Fred Olsen is unusual within the cruise world. It is a small line that has not been sucked...
As I drove through Dock Gate 10 in Southampton, the vast bulk of Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas ship soared into the sky above me. The North Star, the glass...
Take a look at some of the key posts and images I took on my Fred Olsen Balmoral Fjords cruise. Highlighting some the ship, destinations and sights: [View the story “Fred...
I have been on about 30 cruises, some of which have been on ships affected by a norovirus gastroenteritis breakout before. On my recent Fred Olsen Balmoral Fjords cruise we experienced...
It cost a billion dollars to build, has 2,090 staterooms accommodating a maximum of 4,905 passengers, 18 restaurants, 14 bars, a Flowrider surf simulator, dodgem cars and North Star pod that...
DK Eyewitness Travel, who sponsor many of my podcast episodes, asked me to write an article about cruising tips to coincide with the launch of their updated “DK Eyewitness Travel: Cruise...
The River Countess ship is used by Uniworld to run their Venice and Northern Italy Gems river cruise through the cruising season. It is based out of Venice and also travels...
On 10 March 2015, P&O’s massive 3,575 passenger ship Britannia was named in Southampton by Her Majesty The Queen. It was a ceremony with lots of pomp and marching bands. Here...
This is a video and pictures I took of the arrival of P&O Cruises Britannia into Southampton for the naming ceremony by the Queen on 11 March 2015. Watch the video...
Over the last year I have contributed cruising content and articles as part of a team that has worked on the launch of a new cruise content and booking site and...
Tips for Solo Travellers who want to cruise? Carole asked Tips For Travellers: “What suggestions do you have for solo travellers to avoid the double down payment on cruises or even...
In this third part of my series of interviews with Seabourn crew providing insider tips on how to get the most from cruising with them I talk to Jasmin Katterle, Destinations...
In the second in my series of exclusive insider tips on cruising with Seabourn, I interview Marc Thompson, the Cruise Sales Specialist on board Seabourn Sojourn. He spoke about the destinations,...
In this article step on board the ultra-luxury Seabourn Sojourn cruise ship as I bring you the first a series of exclusive insider insights and tips about cruising with the line....
Cruise blogs, message boards and discussion threads on social media often have lists of categories of annoying cruisers, bemoaning the fact that too many people become annoying, irresponsible and selfish on...
Most cruise lines are trying to encourage families to choose cruising as an alternative to family based resort holidays. This is leading to ever more advanced activities, facilities and programs to...
On Christmas Day on board Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 Father Christmas boards the ship and has a parade through the ship to the Queens Room where he gives gifts to all...
I have done a number of Transatlantic Crossings on Cunard ships, both the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary 2. Most of these have been winter crossings and not the...
