I’m now home in still chilly Dorset having spent five nights cruising in the Caribbean.
I’m the first to admit that the prospect of taking my young son and daughter away on a long haul flight for the first time during the February school half term holiday filled me with trepidation. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the problems facing the entertainments director on a cruise ship is producing something that will appeal to an audience of multi-national passengers, especially on the larger seagoing vessels.
That’s why Broadway musicals, new family films, Cirque du Soleil-style acrobatics, close-up magicians, lounge singers and musicians, and safe (and late-night ‘unsafe’) comedians are the usual fare.
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Imagine this. You’re on a dream cruise and you’ve taken some great pictures that will keep the magic of your holiday alive for the rest of your life.
Though you don’t want the cruise to end, you know when it does, there’ll still be something to look forward to . . . those special moments when you can bring out the holiday snaps and impress your friends.
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How was it, I wondered, as I awoke in middle of the Caribbean sea, did I end up sharing my cruise ship cabin on St Valentine’s Day with a six foot-long inflatable shark?
May be it was one too many rum cocktails at the swim-up bar at the fabulous Almond Casuarina Beach Resort in Barbados before boarding the ship.
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Some seasoned travellers say the best part of an ocean voyage is starting out.
But nothing can beat arriving at a foreign port by sea – especially if it’s the entrance to New York where you are welcomed by the majestic Statue of Liberty. Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t you hate it when this happens. You buy something you’re proud of and you’re showing it off to friends or colleagues all of whom seem hugely impressed.
Then some smart guy pops up and asks what you paid for it. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
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