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Words & Pictures: John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine
Went to a travel event this week talking about the Med and surrounding areas. Had to sit through some of the most boring, badly prepared presentations between a few gems. One of the loud and clear messages was – be careful about purchasing [...]
We are a little weary today after a bit of a late night….Barry Hopkins, Odyssey’s effervescent cruise director, performed a fabulous one-man show paying tribute to the late great Frank Sinatra.
John Pond, Editor at Sea, Cruise Passenger Magazine.
I had the pleasure of sailing on MSC Poesia and must say it is one of the finest ships afloat. MSC have been launching new ships at a very fast rate. They offer excellent value and kids up to 18 are free in an adult cabin. MSC ships [...]
After two days of what Captain Mark describes in his lunchtime updates as “cruising and snoozing”, or as we call them, fabulous sea days, we dropped anchor in Padang Bai, Bali.
Words & Pictures – John Pond, Editor at Sea, Cruise Passenger Magazine.
The QM2 is going to call Australia home, at least for a short time. At a press conference this morning 8/3/10 Ann Sherry CEO Carnival Australia announced that the world’s most famous ship, will be based in Australia in 2012 for a history-making circumnavigation which [...]
I have just disembarked from the Queen Mary 2 in Sydney with some very exciting news announced by Ann Sherry, CEO of Carnival Australia.
Cunard have committed the largest ever ship to visit Australia for a circumnavigation cruise of our beautiful country, sounding a high vote of confidence for the Australian cruise market and offering a [...]
Well the time has come, we pulled into Dubai at 1 p.m. over lunch in the buffet, which by the way had an excellent selection – it was Greek day (each day there is a different country’s food featured). Tonight is our last night on board and we leave very early in the morning heading [...]
I thought this was an instant means of communication but of course nothing’s quite that easy. And when the Sydney cruising scene is at its most frantic and you’ve got a magazine going to press, it’s challenging to find that extra time. However, here’s a slightly belated account of my experience of life onboard P&O [...]
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