Tales from the river bank: Why I’m a river cruise convert

I am not speaking of the cute British kids’ television series from the 1960’s in which Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the guinea pig had amazing adventures, but the increase in the popularity of river cruising......

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Radiance of the Seas, Day 1: Boarding in Tampa, Florida

Why is the start of a relaxing cruise invariably so stressful?

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Azamara Journey, Day 4: A wander around the walled city of Valletta

Here’s Azamara Journey docked in her port of registry, Valletta, the capital city of Malta. This 16th-century city is a living history lesson and the guided walk we took around the streets and key sights was well worth the $41 charge.

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Azamara Journey, Day 3: At sea, Santorini to Valetta, Malta

As the editor of P&O Cruises’ in-cabin magazine Pacific (as well as Cruise Passenger of course), I recently commissioned a feature on the theme of “How To Do Nothing On A Cruise Ship”. A sea day on this cruise is the perfect opportunity for me to practise what we preach. I could now leave this page blank while I do nothing at all ... however...

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Azamara Journey, Day 2: At anchor, Santorini, Greece

Early spring in Europe is proving to be a very cool affair. As soon as we boarded the tender to take us from the ship to the island this morning, I wished I’d taken my jacket with me.

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Azamara Quest Facts

Together with her sibling, Azamara Journey, the launch of Quest into the market created an intriguing new category in the cruise industry, called "luxury lite"......

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Azamara Journey

Azamara Journey, Day 1: Greece

We left Piraeus at six o’clock last night after a seamless boarding process, during which we discovered we’d been upgraded to the top-of-the-range Club World Owner’s Suite – an amazingly spacious suite at the aft of the ship on Deck 8 that comes with the services of Sooria, our Indian 'English' butler.

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Al the fun in the world on Carnival’s newest ship

It’s been an epic week since my last blog, with the joy of the Royal Wedding over in the UK on Friday night, capturing the attention of millions of people across the globe, then the historic news about the demise of Osama Bin Laden yesterday......

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