Setting sail at the last minute
The decision to go on a cruise holiday can be a big one. Depending on where you go and for how long you will be travelling, planning and organisation are generally needed before you can embark on your cruise. However, this isn’t necessarily the case as you can find last minute cruise deals. Being spontaneous [...]
Cruise Selection Of The Best Cruises
There is today a massive cruise selection to select from all providing something different. Each year more people than ever decide to go on a cruise holiday. Whether it is a young couple or families the cruise companies are planning more and bigger ships to cope with the projected requirements. If you have never been [...]
Navigating A Cruise Safely
We all want that perfect vacation away and for the majority of us a cheap flight to Spain will suffice, regardless of the weather or airport stress, but if you want guaranteed sun on your next holiday at a relaxed pace with all the essential amenities within easy walking distance, you can’t go too far [...]
Undercover Boss Exposes Deskhand’s Manual Incompetence
Cruise Lines seem like glitz and glamour to the outsider, but every ship is crewed by far more people than the casual observer realises. The contrasting perspective from the top rung couldn’t be more different: it’s all increasing pay-checks and freebie trips abroad in an industry which is showing a surprising vitality. But what happens [...]
Cruises Ride ‘Wave’ Season
When the typical Cruise outsider thinks of terminology associated with the industry, they’ll probably think of phrases like ‘hard to starboard’, ‘swinging from the Yard Arm’ and ‘Yaaaaaarrrr!’. But one in vogue piece of terminology should matter to the would be cruise tourist. The term that you cannot do without is ‘wave season’. Thankfully, it’s [...]
Top Cruise Tips
Cruises aren’t just for everybody these days: they’re also for everywhere. Many new markets are opening up with fantastic destinations to visit across the globe. You may have images of cruises as a dated past-time. Or perhaps you have images of mediocre cabaret singers aboard a ‘floating metropolis’. It’s time to lay these stereotypes to [...]
Know What You’ll Spend On Your Holiday Cruise?
If you’ve ever considered going on a cruise, perhaps you’ve decided against the idea because of hidden costs or the apparently massive passenger numbers on modern luxury cruises. Ships with thousands of tourists on are an undeniably impressive feat of engineering, but that doesn’t mean that everyone will enjoy being stuck in the most expansive [...]
Taking A Break From The Usual Break
No one has any spare time these days, so when we do get a precious holiday break it’s more importnat than ever to get the most out of it. Having to contend with crowded airports, jostling in queues and cramming on board transfer shuttles, all whilst having to manage kids and contending with everyone else’s, [...]