There is one thing the cruise brands such as P&O Cruises, Cunard, Costa Cruises, Princess Cruises, Ocean Village, Holland America Line – plus others – have in common. They are all owned by the world’s largest cruise conglomerate.
The holding company is US-based Carnival Corporation, the undisputed biggest name in cruising and arguably the world’s largest holiday company. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s something surreal about a grown-up non-swimmer splashing around in the shallow end of a cruise ship’s pool while sailing round the world, but it happens all the time.
Which reminds me of a conversation between two very wealthy women, on a year-long world cruise. Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t get me wrong. You can learn a lot by going to school or college, but in my view the greatest lessons come from that noble institution, the University of Life.
Indeed, it was from life that I learned the greatest lesson of them all – namely that I should have gone to university. Read the rest of this entry »
Please indulge me as I get all nostalgic with this week’s blog as I delve back into the Golden Age of ocean going travel.
I have been prompted to go back through the history books by the news that there are going to be more cruise departures from UK ports in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Once upon a time there was a little girl called Goldilocks. She wasn’t really little, except in her minds-eye. And she was certainly no longer a girl, except to her mother and father.
She wanted to go on a cruise by herself to make some new friends, but didn’t know where to begin… Read the rest of this entry »
When does a holiday really begin? For example, if you’re going on a cruise, is it that moment when you set sail?
Or maybe it’s when you take your first look inside the cabin? Or perhaps it’s sooner still, when you actually step on board the ship?
Well now a new Virgin service called Luggage Chauffeur could give you the feeling that your holiday begins even earlier . . . when you walk out of your front door. Read the rest of this entry »
Three o’clock on Saturday proved to be a momentous day in the life of the Davies family.
For it was kick-off at our local League One side and I was taking my five year old son Hal to see his first ever football match. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’ve never attended a Burns Night supper on a cruise ship, you’re missing a treat: good food, drink, Scottish history and fun all rolled into one excellent evening.
Plus you get the opportunity to wear a tartan skirt and let your hair down – and that’s just the men. Read the rest of this entry »
For some people, checking the late cruise deals may seem a pointless exercise.
If you’re committed to taking holidays at a specific time of year or need plenty of advance warning before making a booking, these deals are probably unsuitable for you. Read the rest of this entry »
Living as I do close to the highest spot in Dorset, I’ve witnessed the snow piling up to quite remarkable levels.
While getting around has been tricky for all of us over the past few weeks, locally people have been donning their winter sports gear, dusting off their skis and snowboards to hit the slopes around the hills of the county and neighbouring Wiltshire. Read the rest of this entry »
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