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7 Potential Cruise Disruptions Travel Insurance Can Cover – Including a Personal Experience
A cruise holiday is very different from a typical land-based trip. When you are at sea, often far from the nearest port, even minor issues can quickly become more complicated, costly and difficult to resolve. For this reason, standard travel insurance polies don’t always protect adequate cover for cruise specific situations. Its essential to have…
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10 things you wouldn’t believe are on cruise ships.
When people think of cruise ships, they often imagine buffets, sun loungers, and bingo. But there’s far more onboard than you might expect—some features may even surprise you! Modern cruise ships are like floating cities, complete with luxurious shops, glass walkways over the ocean, and much more. In this blog, I’ve selected my top 10…
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Review: IT Luggage
“Spontaneous” 3PC Set in Feather Grey When it comes to travel — especially cruises — having reliable luggage makes all the difference. I recently purchased the SPONTANEOUS 3PC Set from IT Luggage in Feather Grey, and after receiving and inspecting it, here’s my honest review. First Impressions The set arrived within 2–3 days, which was impressive considering…
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Are cruise ships safe for children?
My grandparents took all 12 of us on our first cruise in 2004, and there was never any real concerns regarding our safety. Being such a large group the adults were quite comfortable. I was a very independent and string minded 4yrs old so typically all eyes and focus was usually on me. I still…
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The Retreat – Is it worth it?
If you have read my previous post, you’ll known that I have just returned from a Canaries cruise where I tried The Retreat for the first time. Here’s how I got on. I booked The Retreat before my embarkation date, as it sells out fast. With my P&O loyalty discount, seven days’ access cost me…
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Canaries 7nights (pt 2)
24th January 2026 – 31st January 2026 Welcome to part two! If you haven’t already read part one, I would highly suggest doing so before continuing. Below, I’ll be sharing what I got up to while visiting Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Tenerife before heading home. We ended part one with our final sea day, and…
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Canaries 7nights (pt 1)
24th January 2026 – 31st January 2026 I have recently disembarked off Azura after a beautiful week around the canaries. Here is what I got up too. As this was my mum’s and my third year doing this cruise, we didn’t want to book many excursions, as we had already done most of them before.…
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Cruise WIFI – What you need to know.
When I first started cruising I never got the WIFI as I used local cafes in port however, now that I run my travel page on social media sites I always get the WIFI. It has improved immensely over the years especially when ‘Starlink‘ arrived on the scene. However it might not work how you…
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Do you have to get off at every port?
If you are a first-time cruiser you may wonder if you have to leave the ship at each port on the itinerary. The answer is NO, you do no have to get off if you don’t want to. There may be other reasons in which staying onboard is best. If you book a cruise of…
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Christmas Getaway
01.12.25 – 05.12.25 I recently disembarked from a 4night cruise to Amsterdam, and of course I took my mum. I have been to Amsterdam n a number of cruises but what made this one even better was Christmas. The ship was covered in beautiful festive decorations. Lets begin from the very start which is embarkation…
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