I’ve just disembarked a traditional British cruise, despite very much not being a traditional person! We had formal nights and dress codes, and I had to share my dinner table with strangers at a set time. I also came across … Read more
If you are taking a cruise on Bolette you may be wondering which cabin would suit you. I disembarked a cruise on Fred Olsen’s Bolette, after a wonderful adventure to Norway, “In Search of the Northern Lights”. Whilst I stayed … Read more
If you are taking a cruise on Fred Olsen’s Bolette, you may be wondering if a balcony suite cabin is a good option for you. I’ve recently a cruise onboard Bolette and I stayed in a balcony cabin on deck … Read more
I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the biggest and most controversial cruise ships in the world, where only 4% of guests spoke English. The ship I was cruising on was the Costa Smeralda, an Excellence-class ship built in … Read more
Normally if you take a cruise in a balcony cabin you can look forward to views of the ocean and the ports that you’ll be visiting. That is not what happened on my last cruise though because I stayed in … Read more
If you are considering cruising with Costa Cruises and speak only English, you may be wondering if the language barrier is a problem. In this article, we look at whether this is the case, and how the multiple languages spoken … Read more
I’ve just disembarked a cruise where I stayed in a cabin that had a feature I never knew existed onboard cruise ships. It certainly was a weird one and I spent most of the week trying to work out why … Read more
If you are taking a cruise on the Costa Smeralda you may be wondering if a balcony cabin is a good option for you. I took a cruise onboard the Costa Smeralda and I stayed in a balcony cabin on … Read more
If you are taking a cruise on the Costa Smeralda you may be wondering if an inside cabin is a good option for you. I’ve just disembarked a cruise onboard the Costa Smeralda and my parents stayed in an inside … Read more
If you are taking your first cruise with Azamara you may be wondering what is included in the cruise fare. In this post will be looking at everything that is included, and things that cost extra. I was pleasantly surprised … Read more
When cruise lines advertise their cruises they’ll always show you the newest and the biggest ships. The average lifespan on a cruise ship is close to 30 years – and almost all major cruise lines have cruise ships that are … Read more
I took what may have been the shortest and weirdest cruise in history, on a ship that was planned to have been scrapped in 2020. She was saved from the scrapyard by the new British cruise line Ambassador and I … Read more
With most mainstream cruise lines it’s pretty common for a cruise ship to have at least a third of its cabins inside the ship without any windows. That can often mean thousands of inside cabins on the big ships, but … Read more
If you are taking a Costa cruise, you may be wondering about the food. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks are all included at no extra cost. I sailed on Costa Smeralda, and in this post, we will look at everything … Read more
I’ve just disembarked a luxury 5* cruise where I saw and did things I’ve never experienced on a cruise before. Even though I’ve been cruising since I was 11 years old, this cruise took me by surprise and changed my … Read more
If you are considering a cruise with Azamara, you might be wondering about the types of laundry services that they offer onboard. I have recently returned from a cruise on the Azamara Onward. Do Azamara Cruise Ships Have Self-Service Laundries? … Read more
A couple of months ago, I was set a challenge. Two of my friends said that they’d like to come on a cruise with me and even though I’ve been cruising for years, picking a first cruise for somebody else … Read more
If you are taking a cruise with Azamara, you may be wondering what the food will be like. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks are all included at no extra cost on an Azamara cruise. I’ve just disembarked a cruise on … Read more
The average inside cabin on a cruise ship is around half the size of the average hotel room in the US. When I cruised on Carnival Magic in 2022, I booked the smallest and cheapest cabin on the entire ship. … Read more
Costa Cruises has the reputation of being casual when it comes to cruising and dress codes, but do they actually have dress codes, and what do they entail? In this post, you’ll find dress code guidelines for all parts of … Read more