How many of you have ever cruised to Bangkok?

Wrong, sorry.

The answer is no one, strange as it sounds there’s no such place and hasn’t been for centuries.

I am the very model of a Modern Cruise Consultant

I am the very model of a modern cruise consultant
I have information, maritime, nautical, resultant
I know all the cruise ships, and I quote them alphabetical
From Azura to Oceana in order theoretical.

I'm very well acquainted too, with matters mathematical
I understand deck plans, both the simple and quadratical
About cheap deals I'm teeming with a lot o'news
With many cheerful facts about the Fred Olsen crews

With many cheerful facts about the Fred Olsen crews
With many cheerful facts about the Fred Olsen crews
With many cheerful facts about the Fred Olsen crews

I'm very good at up to date volcano news
I know the exact dates on the transatlantic cruise
In short in matters maritime, nautical resultant
I am the very model of a modern cruise consultant

In short, in matters maritime, nautical resultant
He is the very model of a modern cruise consultant

I know all our history, P&O and Cunards
I answer hard questions; I've a pretty taste for flight cruise
I quote in perfect order itineries for a river cruise
I even calm worried passengers depressed and in the blues

I can tell undoubted deals from the quotes of competitors
And dispel the nay saying of our land based discreditors
Then I can hum in perfect euphoria
And whistle all the airs aboard the good ship Victoria

And whistle all the airs aboard the good ship Victoria
And whistle all the airs aboard the good ship Victoria
And whistle all the airs aboard the good ship Victoria

Then I can write and post a perfect boarding ticket
And recommend day excursions so that you'll want to stick at it
In short in matters maritime, nautical resultant
I am the very model of a modern cruise consultant

In short, in matters maritime, nautical resultant
He is the very model of a modern cruise consultant

Should I stay or should I go?

If I cruise there may be trouble, but if I stay will it be double?

So, you’ve never cruised before, you’ve always toyed with the idea but always thought it might be too expensive, or that you were too young. Your friends finally talk you into it, then you go and watch Titanic again and Leanardo DiCaprio persuades you not too. What should you do?

The following is a short summary of some of the major pros and cons of cruising. I have tried to be as honest as I can, but obviously I’m biased as I love to cruise so feel free to comment and disagree with me or even to add something you feel I’ve missed.

Cruising and Boarding with E-Tickets.

Who remembers when all your tickets and other necessary paperwork used to be sent to you in a lovely welcome pack with all your luggage labels enclosed?


Increasingly the industry is moving towards having all your documents online. Certainly from an industry perspective this is a good thing. Clients can just log on and print all the documents at their leisure, no more worry about postal strikes just before you sail, especially at Christmas, and it’s obviously saving them a fortune in paper, not to mention the benefits to the environment, but is it as personal?

I know a lot of people who look forward to that glossy pack dropping on to their doormat with all the exciting pictures of your destinations you can look forward to. It gave people something tangible to hold on to before the cruise. Can a piece of paper you’ve printed yourself evoke the same emotions?

As the cruise market increasingly moves in an online direction, (something like 85% of people will make their initial search/enquiry online) are the traditional cruise customers going to be left behind in a virtual blur or will cruise customers embrace the new ideas of cruising the web before cruising the seas?

So let me know what your thoughts are, and Happy Cruising.

Honeymoon Cruising

                                                              Honeymoon Cruising.

O.k., so just got back from my honeymoon and wanted to give all the prospective grooms out there a bit of advice……… Don’t let your wives to be book the honeymoon for you!

I came home from work to be told she’d found an amazing last minute deal and had booked it on the spot. Now to be fair it actually did look like quite a good offer but after reading through it I asked why she had booked an inside cabin, rather than an outside.