Unpacking the myths about cruise holidays. Tried and tested cruising advice from a thirty-something former officer's wife.
The glamour of cruising Up until the end of the 1970s, cruising was viewed as a luxurious and glamorous type of holiday. It became a popular form of travel for royalty, politicians and movie stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe. For passengers, it was an opportunity to showcase
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Imagine going on a holiday where you could spend time with your favourite rock stars or mingle with actors from a top TV show. Well now you can. Enter the themed cruise, a unique holiday which focuses on a specific topic, such as ballroom dancing or classical music. These cruises
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Amsterdam: A City of Culture Amsterdam is a city that never seems to sleep. Its busy squares and central streets are filled with a constant flow of people of seemingly every type of nationality. From shoppers and workers to tourists on cruise ships and weekend breaks, you cannot fail to
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On a recent call to Naples, I decided to take advantage of a cruise ship tour to Sorrento and the coastal town of Amalfi. I’d never visited either of these popular Italian hotspots and I’d always wanted to experience the drive along the beautiful Amalfi coast road. Exploring Sorrento The
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Our last cruise on Azura travelled to Iceland with stops in Belfast, the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and Outer Hebrides. Despite the cold, wet weather, the scenery at each port was fantastic and I was particularly fascinated by the Shetland landscape. Vast, treeless peat laden hills with glistening lochs and
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We recently visited the Spanish city of Bilbao on a seven-day Iberian cruise. Bilbao’s centre is located thirty minutes away from the cruise terminal. The port itself is actually in the pretty area of Getxo. Those who want to stay close by will benefit from a pretty marina with shops and
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St. Petersburg is the highlight port on any Baltic cruising itinerary. Cruise ships often stay in the city overnight, so their passengers and crew can make the most of what this magnificent city has to offer. Although crew are allowed ashore independently, passengers can only go ashore here as part
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It has been four years since I last visited the popular cruise destination of Norway. In that time, it was becoming easy to forget just how impressive and beautiful this region is. So it was a pleasure to rediscover this part of the world all over again, as we embarked
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After a wonderful four weeks on Ventura, we are now travelling on her sister ship Azura. It’s been lovely to join the ship and see lots of familiar faces from my time working at sea. Over the next two months we’ll be taking in the sights of the Baltic region,
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My husband is carrying out part of his current work contract on board the P&O cruise ship Ventura, a vessel we are both very familiar with. Whilst he’s working, I like to explore ashore as much as possible. Today, we visited my favourite European port – #Barcelona. This is a
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As I spend the majority of the year travelling on board cruise ships (and writing for a living), I thought it was about time I put my experiences ashore down on paper. For my first travel blog post, I’m going to give you a snapshot of one of our most
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