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Unpacking the myths about cruise holidays. Tried and tested cruising advice from a thirty-something former officer's wife.
As some of my readers will know, I am a Southampton native and know the city and its surrounding areas very well. In a previous post, I covered things to do, places to stay and eating out in Southampton. In this post I wanted to highlight some of the great attractions
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One of the things I love most about cruising is the opportunity to visit a new port every few days. I really enjoy hopping ashore, jumping on a tour or exploring a place independently. But sometimes I want to spend longer than one day in a port, which was the
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This is a guest post about Lanzarote by Sam Whiteside, Port Presenter with P&O Cruises. You can find out more about Sam at the end of this article. I seem to be on a one man cruise ship mission to convince people that Lanzarote is actually one of the most
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This is a guest post about Tenerife by Sam Whiteside, Port Presenter with P&O Cruises. You can find out more about Sam at the end of this article. As the largest, most populous and most visited Canary Island, Tenerife is the ultimate holiday destination. If you want beaches, it has
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This is a guest post about St. Lucia by Sam Whiteside, Port Presenter with P&O Cruises. You can find out more about Sam at the end of this article. All photos were taken by Sam. If there is one Caribbean island where I always find plenty to see on a
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As we move in to 2018, I thought this would be a great time to reflect on my cruise highlights from 2017. Last year I spent a total of 161 days on the P&O Cruises ship Oceana. During the winter, we cruised around the Caribbean and north America and transited
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This is a guest post about La Palma by Sam Whiteside, Port Presenter with P&O Cruises. You can find out more about Sam at the end of this article. When you think of cruising to the Canary Islands, most people will imagine docking in Tenerife or Gran Canaria for sun,
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This is a guest post about Barbados by Sam Whiteside, Port Presenter with P&O Cruises. You can find out more about Sam at the end of this article. Barbados is a Caribbean island that sits roughly 62 miles east of the Windward Islands. On a map it looks like it’s
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This is a guest post about St. Kitts by Sam Whiteside, Port Presenter with P&O Cruises. You can find out more about Sam at the end of this article. All photos were taken by Sam. Visiting the Caribbean on a cruise is a popular holiday choice. In fact, the Caribbean
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With Christmas around the corner, a cruise to see Hamburg’s Christmas markets is the perfect way to get in to the festive spirit. When I told friends that I wanted to visit Hamburg for five days in December, they were really surprised. When most people dreamed of winter sun, I
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Southampton is one of the UK’s busiest cruise ports and it’s a place close to my heart. The city is my hometown and and somewhere I know very well. I’ve grown up watching (and sailing on) the many cruise ships that arrive in to Southampton on an almost daily basis.
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Each winter cruise ships relocate to the Caribbean for its warm weather and relaxed atmosphere. October marked the start of a very busy Caribbean season for many cruise ships. As you will know, there’s been a lot of devastation in the region as a result of Hurricane Irma. This means that
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