Planning Your Cruise - Page 6

Following 12 days in dry dock in Palermo and a budget of almost £50 million, the ‘refreshed’ MS Westerdam has returned to the seas with a new look, a virtual captain’s bridge and the world’s first floating Rijksmuseum featuring amongst its star attractions. As the first of several planned dry…

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…

A groom dressed as Frank Spencer, an officiant dressed as George Michael and a reception in a buffet restaurant packed with lunchtime crowds. This isn’t a scene from Carry on Cruising, but rather the actual wedding of Don’t Tell the Bride’s latest couple Mark and Kelly. Like many others, we…

It’s a subject that crops up on our forum time and time again; where can I buy the perfect cruise dress? Nowadays, we don’t get many chances to go all out and dress to the nines, so when the opportunity arises, we ladies like to know we can look our…

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…

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…

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…

When it comes to booking the perfect break, there are two kinds of people in the world; we like to call them Early Booking Bob and Last Minute Lesley. Not sure who you’re more like? Read on and find out which clever booker you’re most like!    

As we prepare for the long awaited release of P&O World Cruises and Cunard’s World Cruises programme, we found ourselves thinking about the preparation that goes into actually setting sail on the holiday of a lifetime. When you leave the world behind, what are the must haves that you must…

After seeing reports of Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas making an about-turn to avoid wildly stormy seas off the coast of Miami, we decided that there had never been a better time to turn our attentions to the subject of seasickness. Surveys show that fear of seasickness is the…