Carnival Splendor operates year round out of Sydney visiting Australia and the South Pacific. My cruise was due to visit the New Caledonian ports of ... Read More
Cruising, Cyclones and COVID-19
It's dinner time on board Carnival Splendor as she approaches the entrance to Sydney Harbour, two days early, passing a cruise ship heading in the ... Read More
Reducing the environmental impacts of cruise tourism
Cruise ship Majestic Princess is a floating city with a population of 4000 passengers and 1370 crew as she cruises around New Zealand during the Southern ... Read More
The best Alaska cruise shore excursions
In July 2020 I'll be taking my fourth Royal Caribbean Cruise, travelling to Alaska from Seattle on board Ovation of the Seas. Overwhelmed by the number ... Read More
Exploring the South Pacific on Explorer of the Seas
It's said that writing down your goals makes you more likely to achieve them. Before returning from my fourth cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the ... Read More
Afternoon Tea on Azamara Journey
Azamara Club Cruises is a boutique cruise line which is part of the Royal Caribbean family. The two 690 guest ships Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest are ... Read More
Ovation of the Seas Review: what the future of cruising looks like
A dismal December day greeted the Ovation of the Seas as she made her maiden voyage into Wellington Harbour. Having been required to bypass Dunedin the day ... Read More
Ha Long Bay Boat Cruise
There are many companies offering cruises in Ha Long Bay, all with very similar offerings, however price and traveller reviews are good indicators of how ... Read More
7 night Western Mediterranean Cruise with Royal Caribbean
Last year I did a Mediterranean cruise on The Serenade of the Seas. This year I went back for more doing a 7 night Western Mediterranean Cruise on Royal ... Read More
Antwerp and Amsterdam on the Marco Polo
The Marco Polo was a very different cruise ship to the Serenade of the Seas I went on in May - it was much older, smaller, noisier and it rocked much ... Read More
