After a late night ringing in 2024 we had a late start to New Years Day, which was a sea day for us. Again, we made the most of Aurora...

We arrived in Hamburg on New Years Eve morning and disembarked to enjoy the city. We had our very own tour guides in Tom and Dom Travel,...

We woke up feeling hot and uncomfortable on our first morning on Aurora and realised that our cabin air conditioning wasn't working. We...

On Friday 29th December 2023, we joined P&O Aurora in Southampton for a New Year celebration cruise. After a comfortable nights stay in...

In October 2023, we sailed on Costa Cruises for the very first time. This was a cruise line that we'd heard a lot about and had seen...

This was our seventh day onboard our Costa Diadema cruise. We were due to dock in Valencia but more adverse weather conditions led to a...

In October 2023, we joined Costa Diadema in Marseille for our very first Costa Cruise. This was our sixth day onboard and our very first...

On our fifth day onboard Costa Diadema we experienced the only sea day of this cruise. We got involved with dancing and quizzes, and saw...

On our fouth day onboard Costa Diadema, we visited the port of Civitavecchia, Italy, which is the port for Rome. We had planned to get...

In October 2023, we joined Costa Diadema in Marseille for our very first Costa Cruise. This was our third day onboard, where we visited...

In October 2023, we joined Costa Diadema in Marseille for our very first Costa Cruise. This was our second day onboard, where we visited...

In October 2023, we flew from London Gatwick to Marseille with easyJet to embark on our cruise onboard Costa Diadema. This was our first...

We're in the process of frantically packing and planning as we're off on a cruise on Saturday 28th October, and we'll be trying a brand...

P&O cruises have begun trialling a new 'Signature Selection' menu in the main dining rooms onboard their ships. This menu features 3 new...

In May 2023, we boarded MSC Virtuosa as first time MSC cruisers, we also sailed from the new Horizon Cruise Terminal for the first time.

A guide to the new drinks packages announced by P&O Cruises in May 2023.

One of the most frequently asked cruising questions is where can you park in Southampton this is a short guide to our favourite options.

Cruising for the first time can be daunting, we know we were certainly overwhelmed in the run up to our first cruise back in 2012. Back...

In April 2023, we embarked on our 20th P&O Cruise, cruising onboard the fleet's Flagship, Britannia. This was a shorter cruise over...

Although we prefer the convenience of sailing from Southampton, when you only have a week off work and want some sunshine the fly cruise...