Happy Halloween.....!

Today is Halloween - or All-Hallows-Eve as it was originally known - where traditionally we like to dress up in scary costumes and carve out pumpkins into scary faces! It is a night of spookiness and ghouls and ghosts so prepare to be scared.....!


Lots of children will be out undertaking the American tradition of Trick or Treating. I had my first trick or treaters visit my house on Saturday night but they didn’t even dress up!

Soooooo what have I been doing to get into the spirit of things?? Well Saturday night I went to my friends spooky 30th Birthday Party where we celebrated with all of our close friends. Everyone really got into the spirit of things and made so much effort....here we are on our spooky fright night.....Considering I am petrified of spiders I think my outfit was quite a brave choice.....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YOU ALL......

Regent to add to the fleet??

Talk on the high seas is that Regent Seven Seas cruises are thinking about adding another ship to there 3 strong luxury fleet.

Regent's President Mark Conroy was speaking at the Ensemble Travel Group Conference on the 20th October and announced that the cruise line is currently in the "talks" stage with a European ship yard regarding the building of a new ship for them and that if they do decide to place the order we can expect the new addition sometime in 2014.

The vessel would be similar in size to Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ three current ships, which will be approximately 50,000 gross tonns and carry 700 passengers onboard and take on all of its 6* signature luxury. This new addition, should it happen, will be the first since 2003 when the Voyager was launched. This is rather surprising to me since the sister cruise line Oceania has had the Mariner and the anticipated launch of the Riviera next spring.

Apparently 2010 and 2011 have been the BEST YEARS EVER for Regent Seven Seas which is great news in such hard economic times at the moment. I am certainly a huge fan of Regent and their "It's All Included" policy, they are a 6* cruise line that everybody should try at least once!

Become a Regent Ambassador! Seven Seas Society

You have sailed on the stunning cruise line that is Regent Seven Seas....you know how wonderful they are and the first class service you receive from them...the value for money you get where its " All Included" so why not share this with your family and friends and be rewarded greatly for doing so!

You can become a Seven Seas Society member by recommending family/friends to Regent Seven Seas. If you recommend a new guest to them YOU will receive $250 per suite as a future cruise credit. The new guest will in return get a nice little treat of $200per suite as shipboard credit.


In order to claim these rewards you must mention the Ambassador Programme at the time of booking*

If you are recommending Regent Seven Seas to your friends/family then don't forget to mention these all important points:

ITS ALL INCLUDED

• Free return economy flights on every sailing.
• Unlimited Excursion - take as many as your time and energy will permit!
• Dining in ALL restuarants onboard including speciality. In-suite dining for breakfast
• Fine wines with your evening meals as well as coffees, teas, juices, cocktails, premium spirits, whiskeys and much more...
• Gratuities
• All onboard activities
• Entertainment

It really is 6* cruising at its very best with Regent Seven Seas Cruises and with this great programme loyalty as a returning customer is rewarded generously.

* other terms and conditions apply - click here for full details

Book your shore excursions with me!

Are you the sort of person who likes to make the most of your time in each port of call by taking advantage of organised shore excursions but don't like paying the cruise lines premium prices? Then worry no more as you can now book your shore excursions through cruise.co.uk!

By logging onto our website and clicking the red box "shore excursions" you can now view a great variety of popular excursions by searching your individual sailing - ship/sailing date. This is a very user friendly system allowing you to view your full itinerary where you can click on each day in port, which will then pull up all of the excursions available - simple!



For Example.
If you are travelling on the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas on the 28th April you can choose from a list of 84 excursions in Rome on your port day on the 1st May, with prices starting from as little as £25.99 there is certainly something to suit all budgets!



If you are not a whiz on a computer then feel free to call me and I would be happy to go through your options and get you booked on your excursions choice for your cruise holiday :-)

Clever Cloggs part 2

Following on from my previous blog Clever Cloggs where I was proud to announce that my boyfriend had successfully completed his LPC (Legal Practice Course) on his road to becoming a fully fledged solicitor, I am now even prouder to announce that he received a letter from The Birmingham College of Law confirming that he was indeed the highest marked student in the Country for his Property Law and therefore will be receiving a prize award in November. Last year this was £2000 I believe so we may well be taking our dream holiday of Las Vegas and New York next year :) well I can only hope! But even if it is just £50 I am still very proud of all his hard work and efforts.

The award is sponsored by one of the biggest law firms in the UK - Squires Sanders Hammonds - and is being held on the 28th November at the Birmingham College of Law.

MSC Yacht Club Experience it for yourself....

As you may or may not know I was on board the MSC Spelndida back in July experiencing the 6* luxury of the exclusive Yacht club they have on board. This experience was amazing and you can read for yourself in my previous blog what my thoughts really were click here but it doesn't really give you the full insight into the day on the life of being a Yacht club passenger.....

So here I want to share a video experience with you which will really make you feel like you are a part of it all. The first section of the video will delve into the finer details of the Yacht Club and then you will be shown around all the exclusive areas you have access to being a Yacht Club member.

The second part of the video shows a typical day of an MSC Yacht Club guest specifying what services are included and what are exclusive with all amenities and comfort that can be found on board.

Please click on the link below and download the video for your Yacht Club experience
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1226996180/d1061f2a9ba66c0d884600f4b0e3bf76

I really hope this gives you a good insight and of course maybe tempts your taste buds into trying the experience for yourself as take it from me, it really is fabulous!

A Menu to die for!

What did I do on the dull Monday just gone? Well I was sampling a 7 course 6* lunch that's what!
I was lucky enough to travel down to Dover and board the Oceania Insignia which is a beautiful 6* ship, for a full ship tour (perk of the job I know)

The ship was stunning and had a very sumptuous feel to it, but what I wanted to rave about first of all was the 7 course lunch that I was treated to. The menu was simply to die for and I am a rather fussy eater too, so very hard to please!

The Menu in question!

(Served on Versace plates)

Warm Crushed Baby Potato with Caviar

Echire Butter and Fresh Chives

Risotto all'Aragosta

Arborio Rice with Lobster Medallions in Lobster Broth Reduction

Den Miso Glazed Seabass

Wrapped and Cooked in Banana Leaf

Seventy two hours Slow Cooking Short Rib "Perigourdine"

Semolina Gnocchi, Vegetable Casserole and Crispy Parmesan

"Gold Bullion" of Valrhona Jivara Chocolate Mousse

Praline, Exotic Fruit and Amarena Cherries

Petit Fours and Macaroons

Seved with Coffee

Tempting???

The Sea Bass was something I had never tasted before in my life....it was baked slowly for 2 hours and covered in a mouth-watering Miso glaze, this is something you would expect to be served in a Michelin star restaurant.

Oceania cruises are all about the food; there no 1 priority is to serve the best food at sea bar no other cruise line! They are also the only cruise line who hangs the Beef for 28 days where it is then vacuum packed and sent to the ship. Then they cook it so slowly (72 hours usually) that by the time it is served to you, you can literally cut it with your fork (I tried and tested this and it is true!)

If for you the food is the most important part of a cruise then Oceania are the only cruise line to do....you really must try it at least once to believe it.