Cruise fashion: The Jennie Travel Changing Bag by Mia Tui - Towards the end of last year I was gifted the award-winning Jennie changing bag by handbag brand Mia Tui. This was my second Mia Tui bag, as they had gifted me the smaller version of the Jennie, the Mini Jen, earlier last year. With a baby on the way, I
Hotel review: Hilton at The Ageas Bowl - I recently stayed at the Hilton at The Ageas Bowl, which is located just outside of Southampton in an area called West End. Part of the Hilton Hotel chain, this state-of-the-art hotel opened in 2015 to much fanfare locally. Boasting 171-bedrooms, former cricketer Sir Ian Botham’s first-ever restaurant Beefy’s, a
Cruising when pregnant - I know this post won’t apply to all of my readers, but I did feel it was something worth sharing as I found very little content about cruising when pregnant online. Back in June I cruised on Britannia when I was 14-16 weeks pregnant. I’ve also been on several UK
Hotel review: Solent Hotel and Spa - I was recently invited to review Solent Hotel and Spa’s new Cruise and Stay packages. The hotel is situated on the outskirts of Fareham in Whiteley, just off the M27 (Junction 9). It lies eight and a half miles from Southampton’s main cruise terminals. The four star hotel boasts 171
Cruise fashion: The Mini Jen travel bag by Mia Tui - A few months ago, travel bag experts Mia Tui kindly sent me one of their popular Mini Jen bags to review. Travel bags are a bit of a new concept to me, as I normally just pop everything in a rucksack when I go on holiday. But having used the
An officer’s world cruise diary: Part 5 - Join P&O Cruises Port Presenter Sam Whiteside as he shares the fifth instalment of his Arcadia world cruise diary. Friday 16th March 2018 – Nha Trang, Vietnam A beautiful start to the weekend was in store for us as we sailed serenely up to our anchorage position off our next
Top attractions close to Southampton cruise port - 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
An officer’s world cruise diary: Part 4 - Join P&O Cruises Port Presenter Sam Whiteside as he shares the fourth instalment of his Arcadia world cruise diary. On Thursday 19thApril 2018, Arcadia arrived back in Southampton after her 99 Day Western Circumnavigation of the world. In total the ship covered 33,940 nautical miles, visiting 30 ports in 22
My memories of the QE2, Dubai’s newest 5-star hotel - The Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner (or QE2 as she is fondly known) is to open as a floating hotel in Dubai, after a major refurbishment. QE2 first arrived in Dubai in 2008 but plans to turn her into a hotel ground to a halt, until now. An invitation only soft
An officer’s world cruise diary: Part 3 - Join P&O Cruises Port Presenter Sam Whiteside as he shares the third instalment of his world cruise diary, written on board Arcadia. Tuesday 13th February 2018 – Pago Pago, American Samoa In the 4 days sailing from Hawaii towards American Samoa, Cyclone Gita had formed in the South Pacific and
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