One way to do Skagway – Non PC Edition
Few who know me would disagree that there is no secret about me getting out and enjoying myself when ashore from a cruise ship. It’s just that both my wife […]
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Bolsover Cruise Club Forum
And so in March 2023 the inevitable came to pass and another of Solent Richard’s predictions came true… …as The Bolsover Cruise Club Forum joined the ‘Playmates’ aka Cruisingmates […]
Queen Mary 2 Scandinavian Explorer
My wife and I embarked on Queen Mary 2 at Southampton on September 29 for a 9 night voyage entitled ‘Scandinavian Explorer’. We effectively had two primary aims for booking […]
Queen Mary 2 Caribbean Christmas
My wife and I embarked on Queen Mary 2 for a 29 night Southampton to Southampton Christmas and New Year voyage entitled ‘Grand Caribbean Celebration’. The itinerary of this voyage […]
One Way to do New York – Christmas Edition
Continuing my series of ‘One way to do…’ this is a Christmas special. We arrived in New York on board Queen Mary 2 on 19 December as part of our […]
One Way to do Windsor and Eton from Southampton
I often here the question from cruise ship passengers visiting the port of Southampton ‘How far is it to Windsor’ so I thought it may be of interest to include […]
One Way to do Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Continuing in my series of ‘One way to do…’ here is our experience of Halifax, Nova Scotia. We arrived at Halifax on board Queen Mary 2 in October 2011. The […]
Independence of the Seas – the nation of why not Queue
My wife and I decided to give Royal Caribbean Cruises a try not so long ago. We chose as our introduction an 18 night cruise on Independence of the Seas billed as ‘The […]
One way to do Dubrovnik
Continuing my series of ‘One way to do….’ this offering is for Dubrovnik in Croatia. It sits on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea and is one of the most popular port […]
MSC Opera – A Day Visit
MSC Opera is a mid-sized cruise ship, which has a capacity for around 2,100 passengers. Distinctly Italian in flavour with a refreshing Italian ‘modern’ meets Art-Deco style that will appeal to younger […]
Azamara Quest – a day visit
Azamara Quest is one of two ‘R’ class ships that form the Azamara Club Cruises fleet. They offer a deluxe and intimate cruise experience for discerning travellers whose desire is to reach […]
Luxury Cruise Talk Forum
I came across this forum last week following a conversation with some guests on board Azamara Quest and what a little gem it is. I had no hesitation signing up […]
Cruise Community Forum
Another UK based cruise forum that has basically lost its appeal and is now reduced to a handful of members with a limited output of comments and off topic banter. […]
Queen Elizabeth – A day visit
My wife and I recently had the pleasure of spending a few hours on board Queen Elizabeth, Cunard’s latest addition to their fleet, as guests, courtesy and jointly, of both Cunard and […]
One Way to do Berlin
“Ich bin ein Berliner“ is a quotation from a June 26, 1963, speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy. At the time the message was a clear statement to the […]
One way to do Istanbul
Continuing in my series of ‘One way to do…’ this particular visit is to the vibrant city of Istanbul: a city which everyone should visit at least once in their […]
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