Maybe not if it means braving the ocean in an ancient galleon or having to endure Elizabethan health and safety standards or restaurant hygiene.
However, if it were possible to enjoy a Shakespearean cruise without abandoning the creature comforts of 2012, I suspect many would be interested. Well it is possible and if you’re a fan of the bard and his contribution to English literature, this is something you might want to consider. Read the rest of this entry »
What will you be doing at the end of March? Preparing for Easter which comes early this year or considering summer holiday plans having suffered a dreary UK winter?
Unlike the majority of us, I know of almost 2,000 people who will be returning home from a cruise. But not just any old cruise, a 97-night circumnavigation of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
An old journalist friend of mine who earned a good living making telecommunications interesting once told me of his first and last trip to Helsinki.
He was a guest of a well-known Norwegian mobile phone company.
Now he’d be the first to admit that he likes to break up the day with a drink or three, so he sat through a dull business lunch where, as he put it, ‘They only started serving booze after the restaurant was closed.’
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Around this time of year I like to ask myself, “what will I be doing in December?”
The answer is easy. In December I’ll be looking back on the year, reviewing what I did in January. So what did I do in January? Well mostly I was asking myself what I’d be doing in December. When you get stuck in a potentially infinite loop like this, I always say, “it’s time to book a cruise.” Read the rest of this entry »
What is it about the festive season that makes you enter the new year feeling more down in the dumps than relaxed and revived – and I’m not talking about the hangover?
The incessant trips to the supermarket to top up on essentials we thought we’d already bought combined with nagging children complaining about being bored despite receiving sack loads of presents from family seem to be part and parcel of Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »
On New Year’s Eve, we first ring out the old, then ring in the new, until finally we’re ready to wring out ourselves.
Ring-a-ding-ding.
But good timing is everything.
Due to the division of our planet into time zones, the New Year moves progressively around the globe as the start of the day ushers in what is also known as 1st January. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’ve ever watched ‘Deal or no deal?’, you’ll have heard Noel Edmonds ask the famous question, which gives this TV game show its name.
Contestants try to avoid answering ‘Deal’ for as long as they can. But then a moment arrives when they have no alternative. It strikes me a similar moment is arriving in the cruising world, with non-cruisers finding it increasingly hard to avoid saying ‘Sail’. Read the rest of this entry »
With turkey curry and bubble and squeak on the menu this week, I thought the time was right to look forward at the highlights of 2012 in the world of cruising.
It’s going to be a momentous 12 months in more ways than one, particularly for sporting types and royalists.
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Run for the hills! It’s Christmas panto time again…
Cast: Jack Tar the Principal Boy, Puss, Captain Thingy, the Captain’s strangely attractive daughter – Celia, the Ogre. All other parts played by the Virgin Crew – the few who are still sober, anyway. Read the rest of this entry »
My wife, Margaret, was the first to express concern. “Notice anything odd about our ship?” she asked one evening. “I know exactly what you mean,” I replied. “The colour scheme in the lounge – it’s the wrong shade of cream.”
“No, something more serious than that,” she said. “In that case,” I said, “you must mean the lift music. It lacks depth and thematic cohesion.” But apparently it wasn’t that either. “OK, I give up. What’s odd about this ship?” Read the rest of this entry »
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