Welcome to my cruise blog, where I share my thoughts and opinions on the latest cruise news.
Crystal Cruises is relatively little known in the the UK, but it is making big waves in the cruise industry and is getting noticed. I headed to Liverpool to tour Crystal Symphony ahead of its refit next month to learn more about this small luxury...
My whistle-stop tour of Canada involved a jaunt between Montréal and Québec. The options open to me were to fly or to take the train as I refused to drive the 160-mile, three-hour journey. As I needed return transport, I opted for both. I took the...
World cruises, designed for the cash rich and time rich, can be an excellent way to tour many destinations on a single voyage. The dream for many cruise addicts, world cruises (or “worldies”) are an excuse to escape normal life for...
July has been a big month for cruise lines revealing new itineraries. But I’ll start with a shameless plug for your vote. Wave Cruise Awards This month I discovered my blog is shortlisted for the Best Cruise Blogger category in World of...
After a long time in the making, MSC Meraviglia launched this month, christened by Sophia Loren in a ceremony in Le Havre, France. The event is the first of two next-generation ships MSC Cruises launches this year, with MSC Seaside entering service...
I found myself needing a London hotel room anywhere in the capital. With no need to stay centrally and Saturday night hotels costing a small fortune, I opted to stay in the west at Heathrow Airport. The reason? A sub-£30 room at Premier Inn London...
The launch of a next-generation ship naturally draws a comparison against the pioneer of high-tech cruising. Some of the aspects on MSC Meraviglia, christened by Sophia Loren in Le Havre, resemble those found on Quantum class of ships from American...
When MSC Cruises named its latest ship, it opted for the Italian word for wonder. After spending 20 hours on a swelteringly hot bus travelling between London and Le Havre to get 14 hours onboard the ship, the experience made me wonder whether it was...
I stayed the night on MSC Meraviglia in the accessible Bella grade cabin 8090. My allocation of an accessible cabin meant I could investigate how wheelchair-friendly such cabins are on MSC Cruises’ latest flagship. The dark green-themed cabin...
It was time to head to the capital again. I needed to travel from Cardiff to central London ahead of my trip to see MSC Meraviglia. I did the usual price checks at National Rail and National Express. I even found a good deal with Flybe from Cardiff...