Tag: Europe

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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