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11 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

JP: Avalon Brochures at Trade Night

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 [...]

10 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Seabourn Odyssey – Ship Stuff 2

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.

10 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

JP: MSC Lunch in Sydney Soon

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 [...]

08 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Seabourn Odyssey – Port of Call – Bali

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.

08 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

QUEEN for Australia in 2012

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 [...]

08 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Circumnavigate Australia with Cunard

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 [...]

05 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

John Pond on Costa Luminosa – Dubai

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 [...]

05 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

2 Busy 2 Blog!

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 [...]