The next few days...

I am a very lucky lady and am off on a Crystal Cruise next week. I will be boarding Crystal Serenity and sailing from Corfu to Venice calling in at  Montenegro and Croatia. Having never been to any of these ports of call I am really excited.

At the moment I haven't got my timetable so I don't know if I will be in a conference room for all the trip or whether I will get to go ashore but either way it will be a fantastic trip.

Crystal Cruises are a 6* luxury cruise line and have been voted the 'World's Best' by Conde Nast for 17 years. Their service is known to be impeccable and as a large ship she has plenty of facilities on board. With 5 dining venues for breakfast and 7 evening options I will be spoilt for choice, it's just a shame that I will only be on board for a handful of  nights.

The only downside of the trip is nbot being able to take my partner and son (or maybe that's an upside) but they needn't worry I'll take lots of photo's to update them and you on my return.

I will be back in the office on Monday 1st October but should you need an help whilst I am away please contact my colleagues on 0800 408 6200.

Regent Seven Seas Voyager

Following my review of Regent Seven Seas Voyager I thought I would post a selection of photos for you. They are all self explanatory but if you would like any more information just give me a call.

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My review of Regent Seven Seas Voyager

Last week I was lucky enough to be given a tour of Regent Seven Seas Voyager when she was on a turn around day in Southampton. It was my first time on a Regent ship and I was very impressed.

My first impressions were one of space, she is a mis sized ship but only carries 700 passengers and there is plenty of room for everyone, you could easily fit 3 people abreast as you walk along the corridors. The staterooms are all suite all balcony and the entry rooms - H grade deluxe suites are ample in size. At 356sq ft they are very similar in size and design to Cunard's Princess Grills. They also come with a bath and separate shower and L'Occitane toiletries.

As we went through the different suite levels the finishing touches were lovely from Illy coffee makers to telescopes.

With the ship sailing that day the restaurants were open and the food delicious. La Veranda was offering buffet cuisine with the largest side of beef that I'd ever seen and the fresh cooked pizza's amongst other things. I was treated to lunch in the Compass Rose restaurant and I can honestly say it was the best food that I have ever had on a ship. A lobster starter, and filet mignon cooked to perfection. Desert was followed by coffee and petit fours. In the speciality restaurants the table settings were Versace and customers are able to reserve dining in these restaurants ahead of their sailing.

For drinks Regent is an All Inclusive ship and the bars offer a full menu choice, I wanted to stay and sample the range of vodka martini's, full cocktail list, choice of premium brands within each type of spirit along with wines and champagne.

The Canyon Ranch Spa Club was large for ship of this size with several treatment rooms and saunas and steam rooms and if you are after something more active there is a tennis court, golf driving net and jogging track. There is also a fully equipped gym and seperate fitness studio.

All in all I was really impressed with this ship and as Regent are offering All Inclusive prices for next year, including flights, drinks and excursions they offer really great prices. I will definatley be recommending this ship to my passengers, especially those that normally travel with Cunard oe Celebrity - the prices are very comparable.

NCL announce a new dining package

Norwegian Cruise Line have announced a new Speciality Dining package which gives guests the opportunity to pre-purchase three specialty restaurants prior to sailing at a special rate. This isa fab idea and gives guests a great saving and value for money.

‘Signature Trio’ offers guests a meal in the Steakhouse, the French Bistro and the Italian Restaurant for $47 per person. Cagney’s Steakhouse normally carries a $25pp cover charge and the Italian Bistro $10pp.

Whilst the main restaurants’ provide wonderful food anyway, this deal allows you to sample the lines 3 most popular restaurants and a range of foods across your cruise.

The deal can only be booked in advance and not purchased on board, which saves you the hassle on board and also guarantees you a table in these restaurants.

If you are already booked on a NCL cruise you can add this package by going to your “myncl” account on www.ncl.com

 

NCL have always been innovators in the cruise world and as far as I'm aware they are the first cruise line to offer such a dining package. I think this will go down well with customers and I expect other cruise lines to follow suit soon.