Shrek on the seas

Royal Caribbean invites Shrek on the Independence of the seas.

Shrek, Donkey and a crew of penguins are coming to sea via Royal Caribbean's innovative new family-focused entertainment program. At a recent press conference, the cruise line announced that it has inked a partnership with DreamWorks Animation, the powerhouse entertainment studio responsible for films including "Kung Fu Panda," "Madagascar" and of course all three flicks in the growing "Shrek" enterprise with the fourth film released in the uk in July! Animation-themed activities and amenities will debut with Allure of the Seas, due out in December 2010, and eventually roll out to Oasis of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas.

Opportunities for character interaction, day and night, including parades


Character meals in the main dining room A new lineup of movie-themed games and adventures in the Adventure Ocean kids' program DreamWorks Animation movies on the big screen -- in 3D Special character shows in the Studio B ice rink (such as "How to Train Your Dragon") and AquaTheater - For amazing value cruises on Independance, Oasis, Freedom and Liberty of the seas call me on 08004086144

Venture to the Caribbean with Ventura

Anyone fancy a pre christmas tan?

Ive got a great deal on the P&O Ventura.

20% Off (Discounts included in prices below)

19th November 2010 - 14nights - Roundtrip flights included (Manchester and London avaliable at the moment)

Inside starting £1319 per person with £150 each on board credit

Ocean view starts at £1419 per person with £150 each on board credit

Balconies start at £1690 per person with £200 each on board credit


Superior Balcony at £1935 per person with £200 each on board credit


SUITES are amazing value at £2779 per person with £200 on board credit!!




Fri 19 Nov     BARBADOS   20:30EMBARK OVERNIGHT ONBOARD SHIP
Sat 20 Nov    BARBADOSFULL DAY
Sun 21 Nov   AT SEA
Mon 22 Nov  BONAIRE, DUTCH ANTILLESFULL DAY
Tue 23 Nov   ARUBA, DUTCH ANTILLESFULL DAY
Wed 24 Nov  AT SEA
Thu 25 Nov   OCHO RIOS, JAMAICAFULL DAY POSSIBLE TENDER
Fri 26 Nov    AT SEASat 27 NovGRAND TURKFULL DAY
Sun 28 Nov   AT SEA
Mon 29 Nov  ST. MAARTENFULL DAY
Tue 30 Nov   ANTIGUA, LEEWARD ISLANDSFULL DAY
Wed 01 Dec  DOMINICAFULL DAY
Thu 02 Dec   ST. LUCIAFULL DAY
Fri 03 Dec    BARBADOS


LIMITED AVALIABILITY Call me now for your cabin!
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This ship also has departures on 20th Novemeber, however there isnt the same discount avaliable!!

Truly a premimum upgrade!

Not so long ago I did a blog about luxury cruise lines and how, sometimes the leap isn’t as big as you may first think, I’ve found out today that premium luxury line Oceania has decide to invest in the ships and make the most significant upgrade since they first launched.


The will be spending lots of money upgrading the ships, Regatta, Insignia and Nauticca, now if any of you have been on these ships, we would hardly refer to them as tired looking, but I guess that’s what sets them apart – forward thinking and proactive refurbishment programmes. They now promise to offer 'more stylish staterooms and more varied cuisine-styles, including spa cuisine'.

The improvements will also be made to new flagship Marina before her debut in January. Frank Del Rio, the line’s founder and chairman/CEO of parent company Prestige Cruise Holdings, said: “With our new Pillars of Distinction initiative we have raised the bar in upper-premium cruising.”

Has anyone been on these ships? What do you think? Are they ready for a facelift?


Anyone wanting great value cruising should definitely try the premium lines; call me on 0804086144 for itinerary and costings.

Ship festival in Hamburg

This week on our – Cruise.co.uk news bulletin, it has features and articles, and there was an article about how Hamburg Port has celebrated its second Cruise Days festival with a spectacular cruise ship parade.

The art project "Blue Port" and more than 150,000 visitors turned the port into a worldwide unique stage and offered unusual views of the maritime metropolis and its waterfront. The beautiful and bustling Port of Hamburg is one of the "cruise capitals" in Northern Europe, regularly attracting cruise liners from far and wide. For the second time the hanseatic city was celebrating the Hamburg Cruise Days from July 30 to August 1, 2010. Never before has a port of Hamburg's importance offered cruise ships a comparable platform with a stunning artistic project of this type.

It has been questioned as to why we don’t have one, with so many ships being ex U.K and departing from ports such as Dover, Harwich, and Southampton to name the busiest ones, but this got me to thinking, what would it be like if we did – The pictures from Hamburg were just breathtaking – The only river festival I’ve been to has been the river festival in Evesham held annually – I’m now worried that perhaps we would expectthe independence of the seas to be dolled up like these:

If the idea of Hamburg sends thrills n chill your way, then send me your deatils and we can look at cruises together - 08004086144

A Night at the Oscars! Azura and ME!!

As any of my regular blog readers will know – Mainly thanks to Marcia on my Rate my service section, last week I enjoyed my 30years of this life and I threw a joint party with my Mum who was 50 the same week. We had a themed party of ‘A night at the Oscars’ Red carpet glamour was the theme of the night and boy did we have some good outfits. It all reminded me a bit of Formal nights on board and I thought Id show you some of the pictures.

Also – It made me recall the Azura – It has an open air cinematic experience with films shown during the day and under a starlit sky at night, they also enjoy themed nights such as ‘A night at the Oscars’ and the chance to watch well loved TV Comedy classics, Plus exclusive behind the scenes footage and interviews with the ships officers!!

And all of this can be enjoyed form your lounger, with a drink in one hand and popcorn in the other – We currently have some great 2011 Cruise sale prices on with P&O – If any of you read the Sunday telegraph we featured a lot of these then, so the availability is going rapidly and we are very busy here at Cruise.co.uk this week.