Ten Travel Apps You’ll Wonder How You Managed Without
12 Apr 2016
There are a million and one travel apps available today, some designed to give you a heads up when your flight is delayed, others set to keep you on the straight and narrow when it comes to the streets of the world’s biggest cities. Whether you’re a techno geek or…
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Step Aboard Hurtigruten’s New and Improved Kong Harald
08 Apr 2016
Having been invited to spend last weekend with Hurtigruten, we were pretty happy to discover that we would be bedding down on none other than the MS Kong Harald; the first of the Hurtigruten fleet to be transformed with an extensive refurbishment. Having spent Friday night in a rather wet…
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Cruise Lines
Princess Cruises’ Epic 111 World Cruise: The Grown Up Gap Year?
17 Mar 2016
It’s become something of a rite of passage, leaving school or university and heading off around the world on a gap year, before you finally have to face the reality of boring jobs and endless bills. Alternatively, you can take the advice of a seemingly endless number of travel blogs…
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How To Eat at the Restaurants of the World’s Best Chefs…For Less!
17 Mar 2016
What do Jamie Oliver, Atul Kochhar and Nobu Matsuhisa have in common? Amazing food. From a nations favourite, to Michelin starred and celebrity magnets; these three chefs know all there is to know about food. Like the saying ‘with great knowledge comes great responsibility’, with great food comes a great…
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Cruise & Stay
Start Your Holiday In Style At The Grand Harbour Hotel
17 Mar 2016
The best way to start a holiday is relaxed and raring to go, and a cruise from Southampton presents the perfect opportunity to enjoy some much deserved R&R before you even set sail. Located in the heart of Southampton, but just outside the hustle and bustle, the recently refurbished Grand…
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No Passport? No Problem! Book A British Isles Cruise With Fred Olsen
17 Mar 2016
Please note: No passport cruises are no longer available – all cruises require passengers to have a valid passport. Owning a passport is a dear job and it’s easy to see why 17% of the UK population don’t bother! If you’ve always fancied giving a cruise holiday a go but…
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20 Hacks to Take the Pain Out of Packing
17 Mar 2016
Even for the most excited traveller, packing your suitcase is a pain in the proverbial. That’s why we’ve combined our vast travel knowledge and our stealth packing skills to come up with twenty hacks to take the pain out of packing. 1. Always roll, never fold 2. Utilise every inch…
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Cruise Ships
Anthem of the Seas: What are you saying?
17 Mar 2016
It’s just over a month since Anthem of the Seas arrived in Southampton for her sparkling launch and inaugural season. With the first of her passengers back on dry land, we decided to find out what you’re saying about Royal Caribbean’s newest addition. Fine Dining ‘There are 18 dining venues…
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10 Common Cruise Misconceptions That Couldn’t Be More Wrong
17 Mar 2016
A recent survey by travel researcher Amadeus found that 42% of adults who holiday abroad but have never taken a cruise would be tempted to book one in the future. With this in mind, we decided to look at the common cruise misconceptions that might be putting the other 58%…
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What’s The Big Deal with the Baked Alaska?
17 Mar 2016
It’s one of those age old cruising traditions that nobody understands but everybody embraces: the Baked Alaska Parade. Lights go down, music turns up and waiters dance around the room with flaming deserts in one hand and twirling napkins in the other. Some love it, others hate it, but exactly…
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