Can I cruise if I'm pregnant?

No, not really. You can get pregnant if you want but you can't cruise. Well not entirely........
You can sometimes subject to certain terms and conditions slightly different for each cruise line.

I hate Big Brother!

In fact even that statements probably a little too specific. I hate all reality TV!
Big Brother, X-factor, Britains Got Talent, I hate the lot. The problem is my wife is a massive fan so I normally end up having to suffer through some of them, (woe is me).
The reason I mention this is that a reality TV show has cropped up in the schedule that I think might actually be worth watching.

Dietary requests on a cruise ship

A lot of people worry about their dietary requirements on a cruise ship.
I don't just mean worrying about what the food will be like but about specific requests like Halal or Kosher food. You may be vegetarian or a vegan; you may have a lactose or wheat intolerance; you may even be deathly allergic to certain food groups.
Well you don't need to worry, comparing it to a land based holiday nothing could be easier to manage for you.

Child of the 80's

Looking back over my posts for the last couple of weeks and I've noticed there's a bit of a theme developing of me getting on my soap box and moaning, whether it be about Liverpool cruise terminal, Windstar cruises or Princess cruises out of the UK.
Well no more!
Tonight I'm going for something a little more light hearted.
It all came about chatting to a past passenger of mine who was reminiscing about the now gone QE2. She made the comment
"you know you were born in the sixties when you always dreamt about booking a cruise onboard the QE2".
Well I'm afraid I wasn't born in the sixties, I'm a child of the 80s so just for a bit of fun for all the rest of you out there.........

What's the point of Princess cruises

P&O vs Princess cruises.........
It's an incendiary question and I'm sure there will be hordes of Princess cruise fans baying for my my blood out there by the time they finish reading this.
Stick with me for a minute though and let me know what you think before lynching me; I think I've got a fair point here, (he says).
First though a bit of background on Princess cruises might help anyone that hasn't cruised with them before.

Update on Star Clippers

Just a quick follow on tonight to Tuesdays post about Star Clippers. Several of you have emailed me some interesting facts and figures about Star Clippers cruises, some of which I already knew, some of them I didn't.
My favourite little known fact however is about the Royal Clipper, Star Clipper cruises largest yacht.
Whilst onboard you have to make sure you get a drink in a bar called the Captain Nemo lounge. As the title suggests it's located under the waterline and has portholes from which you can see out under the waves.
Maybe not so useful cruising the Baltics but perfect for those Caribbean itineraries for looking out at all the tropical fish.
It's also the only cruise ship that I know of to offer this amazing facility.

Happy cruising

Star Clipppers VS Windstar

I was talking to a client today who was bored of the usual big ocean going cruise vessels and wanted to try something new. She still wanted to cruise, she just wasn't sure what she was looking for.

After chatting to her for a bit I recommended to her that we have a look at some Star Clipper cruises and some Windstar cruises. Like a lot of other people out there, including a lot of experienced cruisers, she had never heard of either of them.