Iona – A Pre-Christmas Cruise Diary
This was our second attempt at sailing on P&O’s latest addition to their fleet having had her ‘Original Maiden’ cancelled due to the dreaded Covid pandemic. This particular cruise was […]
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Emerald Waterways – Enchantment of Eastern Europe
This was one river cruise that proved a long time coming. Originally booked in 2019 for a cruise date of October 2020 the rest is history. Intended to be the […]
Virgin’s Scarlet Lady Long Weekender
Having never subscribed to the view that one can make a valid judgement on a cruise ship or cruise line from a 3-day short cruise, I’ve always believed that to […]
One Way to do Port Elizabeth, South Africa
On a recent cruise my wife and I made our maiden call to Port Elizabeth on South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. For most cruise ship visits the big attraction for […]
Death in Paradise
Hard to believe that it is still less than 12 months ago when my wife and I visited the port of Pointe a Pitre on the Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe. […]
One Way to do Sydney, Nova Scotia
Exactly 12 months ago my wife and I visited the port of Sydney, Nova Scotia while cruising Canada’s Eastern coastline aboard the P&O cruise ship, Arcadia…. Sydney is a former […]
One Way to do St John’s, Newfoundland
St. John’s, a city on Newfoundland island off Canada’s Atlantic coast, has become a very popular port visit for cruise ships visiting Canada. It is the capital of Newfoundland and […]
One Way to do Salerno
Salerno is a port city southeast of Naples, Italy, and is often utilised by cruise ships for visits to Pompeii, Herculaneum, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. Indeed, Salerno is often […]
MSC Preziosa – Yacht Club Experience
My wife and I have recently returned from a cruise that gave us our first experience sailing with MSC…. …onboard the MSC Preziosa… ***** …and a chance to evaluate […]
One Way to do Darwin
This review of Darwin has come about following news of the diversion of Queen Mary 2 from the Asian leg of her World Cruise due to the Corona Virus outbreak. […]
Fifty Shades of Green – Laos Mekong River Cruise
My wife and I have recently returned from a 10 night river cruise downstream along the upper reaches of the Mekong River, the world’s tenth longest river, between Chiang […]
One Way to do Mahe, Seychelles.
Earlier this year during a cruise across the Indian Ocean we made a stop at Port Victoria… …on the Island of Mahe – the largest island in the Seychelles archipelago: that’s […]
Saga’s Spirit of Discovery A 16 Night Cruise
My wife and I have recently returned from a 16 night cruise onboard Saga’s newest ship, the Spirit of Discovery… Welcome to Boutique Cruising… We first became interested in this […]
One Way to do Manila
Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is a densely populated bayside city on the island of Luzon, which mixes Spanish colonial architecture with modern skyscrapers. Its popularity as a cruise […]
Arcadia’s Canadian Round Trip
On Monday 16 September 2019 my wife and I set sail from Southampton onboard P&O’s ‘Adult Only’ cruise ship Arcadia. We were taking a 24 night round trip to […]
One Way to do Cape Town
Cape Town is a well known tourist hotspot and ever popular cruise ship destination. One of its attractions to cruise ship passengers is that it offers them the opportunity to […]
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