I love a British Isles cruise. Even though I am from the UK, they visit places that I would not usually have the opportunity to get to. Living down on the south coast of England, I have to take...
Read MoreSide-by-side cruising is a term I hadn’t heard of until very recently. A side-by-side cruise is when a traveller books two separate cruises on different ships. Usually, these ships sail from the same port, one after the other. I...
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I had no idea what to expect as I walked up the gangway of the Global Mercy, a floating hospital ship docked in Sierra Leone. I’ve spent a lot of time on ships in the past, but this experience...
Read Moread – This content was created on a press trip (similar to those travel agents and journalists take). All thoughts and opinions are my own. When you think of cruising, you probably imagine Caribbean beaches or glaciers in Alaska....
Read Moread – This content was created on a press trip (similar to those travel agents and journalists take). All thoughts and opinions are my own. I’ve just disembarked a cruise where I travelled 1458 miles across Japan. I saw...
Read MoreI recently posted a video about an atrium view cabin I had stayed in. It had lots and lots of views and hundreds of comments. Many comments were about how I had stupidly “mistaken” the soap holder in the...
Read MoreScotland could once again become a major player in shipbuilding with the planned launch of Dark Island, a £1.2 billion residential cruise ship set to sail in 2028. Information and images for this post has come from the ClydeBuilt...
Read MoreThink cruise ships are just about buffets and sun loungers? Think again! Large modern cruise ships are basically floating cities at sea, and many have features that many wouldn’t expect. It’s not unusual to find a cruise ship with...
Read MoreCruise ship designs have certainly evolved over the decades. In the 1990s, balconies were an unaffordable luxury for many. Only a tiny percentage of cabins had balconies, but now they are considered a standard feature on most ships. Balconies...
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