CRYSTAL Bring a friend!

Refer a Friend to Crystal, and get extra Onboard Credit



The Cruise: Crystal is offering between $100 and $400 in onboard credit to anyone who sponsors a new-to-Crystal passenger, who travels in a separate stateroom on the same Crystal sailing as you. The new Crystal cruiser will also receive $100 shipboard credit. This offer applies to select voyages only.

Voyages to America!

At cruise.co.uk we are constantly keeping our knowledge of ships and companies fresh as we have little updates from the companies ‘reps’ who come in and give us the best of their knowledge. Today was the turn of Tim FROM Voyages of Discovery who are part of the All Discovery group.

These are fabulous destination inspired cruise ships, much smaller than the regular liners we deal with day in day out, so it was quite nice to hear about the places they go. This year from November until April 2011 the Voyages of Discovery ship is heading out to Latin America and the Caribbean where the tours are not designed for those sun worshippers planning on spending days on the beaches, the tour are highly educational, where passengers get the best from the destinations by learner about history and cultures that carve a way of life in these areas. These include The Amazon, The Orinoco, the Falland Islands and also Gapgos Island which are very inytimet tours and a true treat to be had. Voyages of Discovery have been awarded Best Cruise value for speciality cruises and with options of activities during the day and the combination of 6 bars, 4 lounges, 3 restaurants and internet facilities, pool and Gym, card rooms and theatres for lectures and shows you can do as little or as much as you like


This may all be part and parcel as to why their newest acquisition Hebridian Princess is in the news this week! The royal family are on board for an exclusive two week break As one would expect they are not planning on sharing the ship! The Royal Family arrived en masse at Stornoway on Friday to begin a 10-day luxury cruise aboard the Hebridean Princess.

The charter, estimated to have cost £300k, was organised by the Queen to celebrate Princess Anne's forthcoming 60th birthday and Prince Andrew's 50th birthday earlier this year. No doubt there'll be a lot of reminiscing aboard. The monarch is said to have adored her yearly cruises around Scotland aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, and was devasted when the ship was decommissioned in 1997.


The Queen was joined by a large group of Royal family members including the Duke of York, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, the Princess Royal and husband, Vice-Admiral Tim Laurence, her son Viscount Linley, and Princess Margaret’s son and his family, to name but a few. The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex, with their children are due to board the ship at a later date.

Although the ship's itinerary is strictly confidential, it is well known that The Queen has a favourite picnic beach on the remote island of Colonsay and another at Scarista on Harris in the Outer Hebrides. The cruise is due to end with a visit to the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother’s home at the Castle of Mey on the northern coast of Caithness at around the time of the 110th anniversary of her birth.

No if you fancy a taste of the Americas or want a royal experience with some great value cruises, please let me know by telephoning me direct on 08004086144

Luxury liners leading the way!

If like many of our clients at cruise.co.uk you are considering moving forward in your cruise experience, here is a piece of advice for those planning a cruise holiday: Buy as much as you can possibly afford – It pays dividend in the end!!

In many cases, as cruise, in any cabin standard is a BIG holiday! So why not make the most of your investment and get the most satisfying experience you can! Why settle for an interior cabin if another couple of hundred will get you an ocean view or balcony cabin – If you can make your money stretch a bit further for mini suites or suites you will enjoy the cruise experience a whole lot more with more room to spare! And finally: Why not consider travelling on a small luxury vessel rather than on a mainstream cruise line's massive mega ship? Many people never give the likes of Silversea, Seabourn, Crystal and others in that upscale niche a second thought when they get down to making their cruise plans. That could be a mistake. Sure, these companies charge more. But they tend to give a lot more as well.

GMTV Onboard with chefs at sea!

The morning breakfast TV Show GMTV, Last month asked aspiring chefs to send in videos of their signature dishes to be in with a chance to win a cruise and to cook with Marco Pierre White

They are now down to their final eight chefs, who will be at sea with GMTV all this week!! Two of each of the chef finalists and their signature dishes will feature on the show each day from Monday to Thursday and they have been asking the audience to vote for their favourites.  The final four chefs will be announced on Friday. Four lucky finalists will have their chance to put their skills to the test and learn from the masters, celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager and Michelin star Marco Pierre White on board the luxury cruise ship Ventura.


The prize: The star pupil in Chefs at Sea, wins a luxury Caribbean cruise for a family of four on P&O Cruises' Ventura and will receive a master class with Marco while on board in his signature restaurant The White Room.


Now we can’t get you on THIS cruise, but we can give you the opportunity to taste Marco Pierre Whites culinary genius by getting on board Ventura with some amazing cruise deals with P&O. Call me on 08004086144 or email me nadinel@cruise.co.uk

Epic singles

Norwegian Epic has a “ship within a ship” section of 128 smaller (100 square feet) “Studio Staterooms” These are all nicely hidden behind a series of solid doors and connected by a common corridor All the rooms have large, round picture windows looking out on the corridor, which leads to the Studio Lounge where all singles can go at any time to get coffee, snacks or cocktails and talk, play games or watch TV. The Sudio Lounge has fast been referred to the "Living Room." The Studio staterooms have sexy blue LED lighting and rooms are very cozy with queen-size beds, a shower, toilet and sink, a nice flat-panel TV and coloured (red, blue and violet) lights that you can set in low tones or allow to cycle for a private light show. These small rooms are incredibly comfortable for one person, and fortunately that is how they are sold; one price for one person in the room, with no “singles supplement” surcharge. These are amongst some the only special single cabins at sea. Specially designed and not a ‘single bed’ in sight!

It is very easy to meet other solos onboard Norwegian Epic, but the Free-style restaurants and shows tend to full up long before the ship sails. So we recommend that you make reservations online at ncl.com 45 days before your cruise sails. If you would like to get a great rate cruise deal in a Norwegian Epic studio Stateroom call me 08004086144 or email nadinel@cruise.co.uk

Retreat really is a treat!!

Don’t forget also onboard the Azura (She does seem to be flavour of the week for me) you have Retreat – the special exclusive outdoor spa area where after you have had a massage and a good pampering you can relax by the pool, or even get in for a refreshing swim.

Don’t miss the opportunity for some great value cruising with P&O – Call me 08004086144 or for the shy ones amongst you – email me nadinel@cruise.co.uk

Olly be there! Olly Smith on board

Ooh Wine lovers – Hold onto your hats!! We may have Atul onboard for the foodies, but the wine lovers amongst us are in for a real treat too as Olly Smith Creator of The Glass House restaurant and wine bar on Azura is due to travel too.

What better partnership for Azura than Olly Smith, whose passion for the great grape more than matches P&Os! Olly has chosen the house wines for Azura and selected 32 exceptional vintages for The Glass House bar and restraint, one of Azuras select dining venues. He has also created six tantalising cocktails for the Planet Bar to match each of the planet themes.

If like me you’re a wine lover and a foodie – Get two stars for the price of one as he will be on board with Atul Kochar on for 21st -24th September 2010.


On his own now Olly has marked his diary for the 26th to 29th October.


The crew are set to get the glass polished and corkscrews sharp, are you ready to join in these elegant and dignified knees up? Call me now on 08004086144 and let me get you a great cruise at a fantastic deal onboard Azura.

Have a very Merry Christmas on Celebrity Mercury

I have found a really great value cruise deal for you this year onboard the Celebrity Mercury
XMAS AND NEW YEAR CRUISE!!

20th December 2010

16 night Western Caribbean Fly/Cruise

Cruise Itinerary

Fly UK/Baltimore – Labadee – Dominican Republic – Tortola – St Maarten – St Kitts – Antigua – St Thomas – Baltimore/Fly UK

Christmas Sailing – Fantastic Reduced Rates on all Staterooms!

Interior Prices from £1498pp ex LHR

Interior Prices from £1953pp ex MAN

Interior Prices from £1953pp ex GLA/EDI

Call me direct on 08004086144 and I can start checking avaliability for you..

Atul do nicely for P&O!!

The top Indian-born Chef Atul Kochhar serves hot chips with his fine Indian Cuisine onboard ‘Azura’ Atul will be on board Azura July 23rd, August 8th and 21st September this year.

Atul is said to be very excited about the opening of Sindhu on Azura, he has never done anything like it before, but is looking forward to the prospect of sailing somewhere and cooking at the same time. Serving beef and pork for the first time (Indian restaurants rarely serve beef and pork for cultural reasons) he will be focusing quite heavily on it, for example, a Goan inspired dish, fillet of beef, marinated in piri-piri spices and grilled to perfection, served with piri-piri sauce and to keep the British twist he is so famous for – he will be serving it with chips and a spicy coriander sauce.

Working in a Galley is very different to his London kitchens, although there is the same work ethos, the same discipline and when you’re working with similar food, there are the same familiar smells. Although the tandoor onboard is a little different as they have a electric one rather than the open flamed Tandoor he is used to at home, he will smoke the meat in a smoke chamber to give it all the same full flavours we expect. There will be a cross over from Benares and his other restaurants, there will be his signature style Indian Food with that British twist. He has split the restaurant in two. The NASTA area where you can sample Indian street food in a traditional way with live demonstrations and then there is the main dining area where dinner will be served (only open for evening dining)

Atul has previously cruised to Norway with his wife and felt that was amazing, he is loving cruising as a great way to see the Fjords with plenty to do onboard. On this ship there is plenty of space and time to relax with each other and have a fantastic time. There are limited spaces avaliable now so, give me a call and lets see what we can offer you on this fabulous ship and get you some really great cruise deals. 08004086144

Azamara Amaze me!!

July really is the month of amazing cruise deals and discounts!! Azamara has today launched a four day sale on departures after 15th October 2010 with some really great rates and itineraries including the far east in first quarter of 2011 with up to $1000 on board credit per state room.


Example: Azamara Quest – Shanghai to Hong Kong 17th March 2011 – 12nights starting from £2495 per person with $1000 on board spends in an interior stateroom!!! This includes your London Gatwick return flights and all port taxes. All of this on 5star plus luxury!!!!

To find out more call me directly 08004086144

P&'O Spa'

P&O Are proudly launching the fabulous and luxurious range of spa treatments into their spas – ‘O Spa’ and it is now accessible in the Oasis spa onboard Arcadia, Artemis, Aurora, Oceana, Oriana and Ventura alike.

O Spa is a British company specially designed for the luxury spa market, which fits beautifully into the P&O ideology of British luxury.. O Spa has now literally travelled the world to experience local culture and holistic experiences and has created a treatment menu fit for a ‘world travelling’ spa. So P&O now offer a full range of products to compliment your on board treatments. We are looking at some great P&O Cruise deals that will allow you to explore these products whilst on board. For prices and itinerary contact me direct on 08004086144

EPIC LAUNCH!

Neither shipyard fires nor controversial semi-transparent cabin bathrooms could stop the Champagne from smashing against Norwegian Epic's hull this week in Manhattan, as NCL officially welcomed its largest and most ambitious ship into the fleet. The ceremony was a multi-act affair, broadcast live from around the ship at several of the 4,100-passenger, 153,000-ton Epic's many entertainment venues. Duelling pianists from "Howl at the Moon" performed a mini-medley of "rock hits on request" in Headliners, the comedy and nightclub; Nickelodeon stars Dora the Explorer, Sponge Bob and Jimmy Neutron danced with younger cruisers in the atrium (two of said youngsters were pied in the face); and a trio of confused mutes from Blue Man Group created an impromptu Epic poster in the Epic Theatre by using drumsticks to send green and red paint splattering around a stencil of "Norwegian Epic." Attendees in each venue watched performances from other locations on giant movie screens.

Second Celebrity hot offer

This isnt my normal type of blog, but some of these offers are stunning, so thought Id show you another Celebrity cruise deal: Celebrity Mercury 17th of October 2010

13 nights Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Includes flight from LHR (only £90 more to fly from MAN)

Beautiful Eastern Caribbean Cruise Itinerary

Fly 17 October from LHR and overnight in Baltimore – Cruising - Cruising – Haiti – Puerto Rico - St Thomas - St Kitts - St Maarten - Cruising - Cruising - Cruising - Baltimore - overnight back to LHR

(Grade 10/11)Inside is only £1121pp this is only £86pp a night
(Grade 3/4/5)Outside is only £1329pp this is only £102pp a night
(Grade C1/C2)Balcony Concierge Class is only £1641pp this is only £126pp a night


OTHER DATES AVAILABLE AT A SMALL SUPPLEMENT - PLEASE CHECK ONLINE OR WITH RESERVATIONS - Ring me on 08004086144

Celebrity Hot offer!

As promised Celebrity Cruises have some amazing cruise deals in July and this is the deal of the day!!

Eclipse 4th of October 2010

16 nights Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Direct from Southampton

NO FLYING!

Beautiful Eastern Med Cruise Itinerary:

Southampton – Cruising - Cruising – Cadiz – Cruising - Sardinia - Cruising - Split - Venice - Dubrovnik - Cruising - Sicily - Cruising - Malaga Cruising - Cruising - Southampton

Inside is starting at only £1569pp this is only £98pp a night
Balconies are starting at only £2099pp this is only £131pp a night FOR A BALCONY CABIN!! AMAZING CRUISE DEALS and incredible value for money!
Telephone me direct on 08004086144 and I can check avaliability for you.

CELEBRITY JULY OFFERS

Well the P&O Sale is officially now over, but do not fret is you did miss the opportunity to get the discounts you were after I sill have a wide range of cruise deals and cruise special offers to suit all budgets and itinerary seekers.



For instance, Celebrity cruises have some fabulous special rates on 2010. Best deal so far is on the Constellation 7night Mediterranean cruise including flights with a lead price of £699per person, for further information and more detail on the other sailing and special offers for July drop me a line on nadinel@cruise.co.uk or telephone me direct on 08004086144