31 May 2025

Embarkation in Liverpool was stress-free, with plenty of welcoming staff on hand to make the process easy. Alongside over 20 fellow Travel Counsellors, we toured the ship’s key areas, including restaurants, bars, the gym, and public lounges. Despite its smaller size, the Ambition felt spacious and well designed. The relaxed atmosphere, free from the crowds often found on larger ships, was a welco

30 May 2025

Day 2 – Onboard Ambassador Ambition Up early to check a few customers in and then concentrate on day 2 onboard the Ambassador Ambition. An early start meant a visit to the gym and like everything else so far, I was pleasantly surprised. It’s spacious, modern, and far better equipped than I expected. After a good workout, I wandered through to the spa and treatment area. Again, absolutely superb.

29 May 2025

As a Cruise Ambassador for Travel Counsellors, I’ve been invited onboard Ambassador Ambition for a short sailing from Liverpool to Bristol. Over the next few days, I’ll be exploring everything this ship has to offer and so far, it’s already full of pleasant surprises. Having spent most of my time on larger cruise ships, this is my first real experience of a smaller vessel and honestly, I’m impres

01 April 2025

Norwegian Aqua: A Fun New Cruise Option I just got back from an awesome 3-night sailing on Norwegian Aqua, NCL’s brand-new ship and the first in their Prima Plus Class. I was lucky enough to hop on board for its inaugural sailing from Southampton, and if you’re looking for flexibility, great food, and a fun vibe, Aqua is definitely worth checking out. She’s off to the Caribbean now, but this qui

11 March 2025

Halfway Through Cambodia: A Journey of Culture, Adventure & Unexpected Surprises My familiarisation trip to Cambodia has been nothing short of incredible so far. From jungle bike rides to luxury hotels, candlelit ceremonies to Marmite at sunrise, every day has brought something new. Here’s a look at what I’ve been up to so far. ? Touchdown in Siem Reap The journey started in style—with generou

29 September 2024

With the number of new-to-cruise passengers increasing – 27% of cruisers over the past two years are new-to-cruise, that's an increase of 12% over the past year i thought it would be great to speak with someone about what makes Cruising so special for them This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with cruise blogger Andy who runs the website https://mycruiseblog.co.uk/, his passion for the

20 April 2024

The Other Side of Being a Travel Agent: Ever since I started working in travel nearly 20 years ago, I’ve always loved putting together peoples holidays whether it’s an hour away or the other side of the world. Since i launched my own business 4 years ago the travel industry has had to navigate Airport Strikes Volcanic eruptions Oh and a Global pandemic Recent events in Dubai have shed light o

27 April 2023

Dean around the world.... I bet you read that to the tune of Lisa Stansfields song didn't You :-) Every month i will be bringing you this feauture from travellers. This month I sat down with Bianca Austin and her Husband Charlie to discuss their favourite and not so favourite holiday locations this week with some brilliant answers from them that will hopefully give you a few ideas of where you'd

10 April 2023

Dean around the world.... I bet you read that to the tune of Lisa Stansfields song didn't You :-) Every month i will be bringing you this feauture from travellers who are either famous or not. I start with Martin this month... He is not ?? Dean around the world with Martin Peters Do you remember your first holiday either home or abroad? My first holiday was to Disneyland Paris with my sister

27 September 2022

I was lucky enough to sail on the Norwegian Prima last week and I think I have a new favourite. The Norwegian Cruise Line’s 18th cruise ship set sail from Reykjavik, Iceland in August and I watched on as Katie Perry set sail on her and to say I was jealous is a understatement so to be invited a month later was an absolute honour. . Prima is the first ship in an entirely new class for Norwegian, a

09 May 2020

Costa Rica It’s been 9 months since I visited Costa Rica as part of a 9 week trip of Central and South America. Including where I went on this trip, I have been fortunate enough to visit 43 countries and have lived/worked in 4. Travelling has been a huge part of my life for about 7 years now and I really hope that this blog will make you consider adding Costa Rica to your bucket list. It’s a pla

20 April 2020

That’s me! Those that know me will tell you that during my life I have made a few wrong decisions and at the time of writing this I have no doubt a few of you are thinking he’s done it again but it’s strange that during these crazy times that I am strangely optimistic. Am I worried? Too right I am but the reason I took the plunge and decided to do this was that I simply love travel and so do most

08 April 2020

Hello It seems very strange to be writing a blog in these extraordinary times but for my own sanity, I thought, why not? So why not start with the one place our family call our happy place, Dubai As a family we have now visited Dubai numerous times, in fact, our first time was as a couple where my wife simply fell in love with the place and I wouldn’t be exaggerating by saying she fell in love w