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Hello and welcome to my November update! The main focus for us in early November was the P&O Cruises winter 24/25 launch and, thanks to you, we have once again achieved significant market share. It’s great to be back into our normal swing booking thousands of passengers, with Covid no…

Hello and welcome to my October update! The past month has continued to be a mixed picture with sales slowing over and beyond the period of the state funeral and non-sales queries still running at record levels, representing a significant proportion of our inbound calls. I mentioned previously that I…

Hello and welcome to my September update! Sadly, this message comes at a time when we are all in mourning for Queen Elizabeth II and out of respect we will be closing on Monday 19 September for the state funeral. During my time with Bolsover Cruise Club, I have had…

Hello and a warm welcome to my August update. This month’s update comes as I prepare for my first cruise holiday since before the pandemic. Along with my two children and their partners, my wife and I are about to venture along the French Riviera with Seabourn, a part of…

Hello and a warm welcome to my July update. Last month, I brought you my update as I was driving through Europe on my annual Lads and Dads trip and this time, I have just returned from Cannes, the first post-Covid holiday my wife and I have enjoyed together. It…

Hello and a warm welcome to my June update! Driving through Europe on my yearly Lads and Dads Road trip over the Jubilee week, it was really interesting to see just how absent Covid was as we moved from country to country. The only reminder was the requirement to wear…

Hello and welcome to my May 2022 update! Following on from the optimistic tone in my April update, I am pleased to say that current trade remains very lively indeed and the number of passengers travelling continues to build towards normal levels. Cunard have just released details of their winter…

Hello and welcome to my April 2022 update! It’s great to be able share with you that current trade is very strong and the number of passengers travelling is rapidly getting back to normal. P&O Cruises recently launched their summer 2024 programme, and I am delighted to report that, once…

Hello and welcome to my March 2022 update! This message comes to you from the Emirates lounge at Birmingham as I embark on my second holiday since Covid began in early 2020. I mentioned last time that I was about to travel to Morocco and what a fabulous trip that…

Hello and welcome to my February 2022 update! It only seems like yesterday that I put pen to paper and wrote my January update. How time flies! In fact, the real milestone is that Covid has now been with us for two years, which seems unbelievable. However, the signs now…