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How to Avoid Cruises Packed With Kids (Without Booking Adults-Only)
A lot of people assume that the only way to enjoy a child-free cruise is to book an adults-only ship—but that’s not actually true. Even on mainstream cruise lines, the number of children onboard can vary massively depending on when and where you sail. With a bit of planning, you can dramatically reduce the…
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Does a Cruise Ship With 6,000 Passengers Actually Feel Crowded?
The idea of sharing a cruise ship with over 6,000 people can sound overwhelming at first. It’s easy to imagine packed spaces, long queues, and constant noise—more like a busy city than a relaxing holiday. But in reality, the experience is often very different from what you might expect. First Impressions: Busy Starts Are Normal…
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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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