Zumba themed Dance Cruise

As you know I'm a huge Zumba fan so I'm very excited that at Cruise.co.uk we are presenting an exclusive

Zumba Themed Dance cruise as part of our Cruise and Dance Programme.

On Royal Caribbean's Independance of the Sea's this 3 night mini cruise combines 2 full days in Paris with 3 Zumba Fitness dance classes.

She sails on Wednesday 2nd May 2012, and is berthed in Le Havre for Paris all day Thursday and  Friday until 8pm and then sails back to Southampton on Saturday 5th May.

Prices are £319pp for an inside cabin, £360pp for an outside and £410pp for a balcony. For more information look at my post on Cruises.co.uk  (just click on the link) or give me a call or e-mail

Winter in the Canaries ..just £799pp - and that's for 11nts

I have worked in travel for far too long, and don't think I have every seen the Canaries this cheap at this time of year. The Canaries are the only real place locally with heat and what's more you can sail from the UK so no worries about flights being cancelled.

Independence of the Seas is sailing an 11night Canaries cruise and on the 29th November & 10 December prices start from just £799pp including the taxes. Plus you'll get a free cooch transfer to the port.

Call me for the full itinerary and to claim an additional £30pp discount.

Hurry though, this offer ends 31 May. This is a deal that you should definitley book now...don't wait for the price to go down..it won't!

Think booking early is a con...read on

I have just quoted a passenger for Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas for August 2011, and the Royal Caribbean prices started at a price of £1393pp for a inside cabin with free car parking at Southampton

As a comparison I thought I'd look at the price of the same cruise this year and the price is at £1649pp, without any parking.

I am always being asked whether customers should book early and can now answer confidently - Yes, definately, if you can save over £500/couple and secure the cabin you want, why wouldn't you.

Are Royal Caribbean really after the family market?

Having worked in the industry a long time I have seen cruise grow and grow, with selected cruise lines wanting to expand into the family market. Royal Caribbean are doing a fantastic job with flow riders, rock climbing walls kids clubs etc. But when it come to pricing the cruises I think they are either missing a trick or seriously taking the michael (to put it politely)


I have just priced a Christmas cruise on Independance of the Seas for 2 adults and a 13mth baby - the adult price was fantastic at £1800 for an 18night cruise in a high grade balcony cabin. But Royal's price for the baby meanwhile came in at around £800, the same price as a 3rd adult would have paid. This is ridiculous, what is the baby going to get for this? A free babysitter every night? 18 nights supply of nappies? I doubt it, in fact I doubt she'll even get a chocolate in her cot every night. Plus they have the cheek to charge her the full £117 gratuities for the cruise.

Maybe it's a ploy to discourage babies, and I quite understand this kind of pricing from cruiseslines that are not family orientated. But if they are trying to expand and take the family market from the likes of Thomas Cook and Thomson then they definitely need to address this.

FREE car parking ends soon

Don't forget if you have free car parking on an Independence of the Seas booking - you must confirm this with abparking by 31 Dec 2009. If you don't do this your free parking will not be honoured.
You can call 0844 880 6848  or visit http://www.abparking.co.uk/. You will need your Royal Caribbean booking reference.

If you haven't yet booked....book a 14 night round trip cruise from Southampton on Independance and you will get free parking. But hurry the offer ends 31 December.