Fancy a date?

On some cruises, you cross the international dateline. Depending on which way you're travelling when you do this, you either gain or lose a day. If you've ever wondered why, this is my Physics-Degree-educated (a long time ago!) attempt at explaining this, and the concept of time-zones to you!:

Was the smoking ban a good thing?

As an ex-smoker, I know what it's like to want a cigarette. I also know what it's like to not want a cigarette and I know which I prefer.

What do I really do?

Cruise Sales is not as easy or as straight forward as many people might think.

I don't do this:

The Cruise Prayer

Heavenly Father, look down on us your humble, obedient cruising servants, who are doomed to cruise this earth, taking photographs, mailing postcards, buying souvenirs, eating ourselves silly and walking around muggy Caribbean islands in drip-dry underwear.

Synch or Swim?

A musician who joined an orchestra on a cruise ship was having difficulty keeping time with the rest of the band. Finally, the captain said, "Either you learn to keep time or I'll throw you overboard. . . . It's up to you, sync or swim."

What's your best cruising joke? Here are a few I heard along the way...

Stranger things have happened at sea...

Couple arrested for not paying tips!

Gratuities are always a controversial subject, but at least you don't get arrested for not paying them on a cruise! Read this!

The Love Boat

Did you know that a cruise can be an excellent way to arrange a hen or a stag do? Just think, nobody can get lost in a big city because you're all on the ship overnight, you get to have a proper holiday with access to pools, bars, acrade-style and evening entertainment without having to traipse around a city all to find things of interest. And to top it off, your hotel delivers you to different cities every day for a little bit of culture.