Hi there. Welcome to my first blog post. Before we get into this, I need to come clean about something. This is a big announcement, and it’s going to set the tone for every single post on this blog that I write. Ready? I’m a cruise virgin. This means I’ve never been on a single […]

We hear how the eruption of the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull in April 2010 helped one of our readers become a cruise convert… BY VICTORIA RICHARDSON Who remembers the massive plume of ash that hung above the UK in April 2010 and grounded all the flights in and out of the UK? Ah yes…the ash cloud…the […]

There’s a breed of cruise lines geared specifically to the older British cruiser. There’s no talk of kids’ clubs or plans to put climbing walls on the ships, but instead an emphasis on providing a hassle-free holiday on a small, friendly ship with like-minded people… A number of cruise lines are targeted specifically at the […]

Although we want our kids to have plenty to do whilst on board a cruise – it’s not all just about the kids – so what is there on today’s family friendly ships to make adults have a holiday too – by Joanne Hindle-Taylor. Cruise lines have been pulling out all the stops recently to […]