This blog is a brief review of a walking tour that we took in Malaga whilst on our most recent visit aboard Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines Borealis. WHY DID WE CHOOSE AN ORGANISED TOUR We have visited Malaga on a number of occasions and tried more than once to go into the Alcazaba. This time we […]
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This blog is an overview of a walking tour that we took in Lisbon whilst on our most recent visit aboard Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines Borealis. We have visited Lisbon on a number of occasions, taken organised tours and explored on our own. This time we booked a walking tour in the city through Viator. Viator
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“We’ve got a gap in February, can we fit in a cruise” said Lindsey. That’s how this cruise on Fred Olsen’s MS Borealis came about! Embarkation day came around quickly after a busy few weeks at home. All of a sudden we were packing and getting us, and our Jack Russell Dax, packed into the
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We recently took our first cruise on Cunard Queen Victoria and decided to take a tip from friends and enhance our trip by booking a Private Box Experience in the Royal Court Theatre. Usually Private Boxes in the Royal Court Theatre are available for evening performances on a first come first serve basis. The Royal
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While we were on Cunard Queen Victoria recently we took the opportunity to eat at their speciality dining restaurant, The Verandah. This speciality dining venue has extra charge and is available both for lunchtime and evening meals. The price per person for an evening booking is $58.50 if booked pre-cruise or $65 if booked on
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Let me start by taking you back 419 years to 1605 and the Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot. We all know the story of how Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators were caught before they could blow up the Houses of Parliament. Not many though will realise that the following year King James I decreed that
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We are lucky enough to have some amazing places to visit right on our doorstep. One of those is the ancient City of Bath. We recently arranged to meet friends, Margaret and Jackie from New Zealand, for lunch in Bath, but decided to go a little early and have a quick look around. Bath is
Ad/Invite. We were invited to a ship visit of Resilient Lady whilst she was in Portsmouth recently. This was organised by Virgin Voyages and CLIA Europe. Our visit gave us the opportunity to look briefly at a cruise line that we have not sailed with previously and which we felt would be useful to both
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Ad/Invite. We were invited to a ship visit of Sun Princess whilst she was in Southampton prior to her departure across to the Caribbean for the winter season. This was organised by Princess Cruises and CLIA Europe. What a day we had, what hospitality and a great opportunity to see the newest ship in the
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We’ve just returned from a weekend away in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. We had a great time visiting our friends Gavin and Luke, otherwise known as the Cruise Monkeys and of course meeting Honey for the first time. Joining them at their home we enjoyed a cuppa and catch up, a walk with Honey and then
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