This weekend, I stayed onboard Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition, using the ‘Festive Event’ that the cruise line arranges across its fleet throughout December, to see more of this cruise ship, it was also my first time on an Ambassador ship. Ambition was built in 1999 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, it was originally ordered for Rennaisance… Read More Overnight Stay on Ambition
When I saw a bargain cruise over the bank holiday weekend in August – I jumped at the opportunity. When I noticed that it was onboard Costa I was a little hesitant, wrongly as it turned out. I let my interest get the better of me and booked a two-night cruise from the Netherlands to the UK, with no ports of call it was the perfect opportunity to test the line.… Read More Costa Favolosa – Short Cruise Review
Yesterday I was on board Celebrity Silhouette which was visiting Liverpool for the day. Sadly an overcast, windy and drizzly day.
Yesterday I got to visit Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ Discovery, originally the sister ship to the LoveBoat the lovely little vessel looks likely to be a part of the Liverpool cruise scene for the next few years.
Mikey, of Mikeys Cruise Blog, has been kind enough to share his experiences on Carnival Freedom. We think this cruise sound great, Mikey sounds like he had a great time, so have a look 🙂 Carnival Freedom was built in 2007, at a length on 290 meters carries 2974 passengers. As a member of the… Read More Guest Blog : Carnival Freedom
Yesterday I was in London (Southampton) to visit MSC Orchestra, If you have been reading this blog for a while you may remember I visited MSC Opera earlier this year. I was given the chance to visit the MSC Orchestra while docked in London (Southampton) as it repositioned from Northern Europe. MSC Orchestra is one… Read More MSC Orchestra Ship Visit
Way back when I was young and cute, I wrote to Cunard Line asking about the new Queen Mary 2. I used to write to loads of cruise lines and get quite a few free stuff, postcards, caps, etc. (Any of the photos you click on will get bigger 😀 ) On New Years Eve, Just… Read More Queen Mary 2 Ship Visit
Well its obvious, isn’t it? No Airplane, no flights, no airports. Now we are fans of avoiding the Airport, The queues, the shops, the gates, the lighting, na… We would rather not go to the Airport. This appears however to be the view of an increasing amount of cruisers, while this has been popular in the States… Read More What is so great about No-Fly Cruising?
If you are on Facebook, I suggest you like MSC Cruises, Or follow them on twitter. MSC have been arranging tours onboard the MSC Opera, and they are telling you about them through Facebook & twitter. The ship visit was in Southampton, unfortunately living in Liverpool and not being able to drive, a 5 Hour train journey… Read More MSC Opera Ship Visit
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