Strictly Come Cruising

For all you Strictly fans out there and I am definitely one of them, no need to wait until the end of next year
as I have some special news in store for you.

P&O are launching 2 special cruises where you can see the legendary.....Mr Nasty Craig Revel Horwood.. famous for his it was a disaaaaaassssster.. darling sayings and four of the shows dancers for a very special treat.

On each cruise Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood will be joined by four of the show's professional dancers they will not only be performing but will be on hand to give you hints and tips and of course you will be able to hear first hand what goes on and what it is like to be part of such a popular and entertaining show.
Also they will be bringing with them a selection of dresses worn by the dancers on the show.

At the moment the dancers that are attending are to be confirmed.

The two cruises on offer for all you strictly fans who love to cruise are as follows:

Oriana 28th May (my birthday) whoo hoo... Canary Islands Cruise
Oriana 14th July- Norway/Fjords cruise.

I am sure that when word gets out these two cruises will fill very quickly as there are so many strictly lovers
out there who would love the opportunity to see the dancers and of course Craig...

So dont leave it long if you want to book for more information then of course from one strictly fan to another
call me now on 0800 408 6115....

Joyeux Noël

Un Noël Fantastique

I would like to wish all my work colleagues and clients a fanatastic Christmas

and a Happy Healthy and Prosperous 2012

As most of my clients know I now live and work from France and Christmas here is just the same as it is

back in the UK really apart from they are not big on turkey and bread sauce.

Christmas is a family occasion wherever you are in the world and of course the French are big

on their family traditions and families come together more than most of us can or do in the UK.

I am looking forward to my first Christmas here in France to see the real differences if any than being back

in the UK.

Have a great Christmas

Chocaholics beware....Price of choc to go up as shortage looms

I was reading an article today about cocoa and apparently there is a shortage looming that is putting our
favoutite treat in danger. shortages of cocoa could send the cost of our sins soaring.


With all the doom and gloom around the world at the moment, the one thing we all like to treat ourselves
with as a bit of comfort is the occasional bar of chocolate or for some many bars of chocolate or even a
big box.

Christmas is traditionally the time when someone in your family or circle of friends will indulge you with a
festive treat of a box of your favourite sin or whether it be chocolates or biscuits and we all look forward to
this treat whether we are a big lover of chocolate or not.

Of course if you are on a cruise holiday we all love the added touch of a choc on our pillow before we go to bed,
or chocs with our coffee after a meal, or even the wonderful choc puds on offer with our evening meal.

Then of course when we go on shore excursions there are always places we visit where we like to sample
the countries choc foods or sweeties...Take Belgium for instance renowned for its chocs and last year I certainly came home with some choc treats for the family when we were on our Christmas cruise and I am sure that my work colleagues will do the same this year too.

So please growers of the world keep the cocoa coming so we can continue to enjoy our little treats without
them costing a fortune... we want to keep our chocs as an affordable luxury not something to drool at but
cannot buy..

Euro Crisis - Nevermind the Euro what about the water

While the whole world seems to be talking about the state of the Euro and Euro member states and what
they should or shouldnt do or could have done Europe has been suffering a different crisis one that has been
affecting our travellers taking River Cruises...

We all think of lack of water as hosepipe bans during the summer months and dont consider for one minute
the effect that European dry summers have had on the waterways.

The Rhine and Moselle have suffered terribly and now the low water levels mean that there could be
uncertainty as to whether some of the river cruise lines will be able to operate fully their end of year cruises.

Fingers crossed maybe plenty of rain will fall and feed into these rivers so that passengers can continue
with their plans without any disruptions or cancellations. For river cruises of course ships cannot just divert
to another port as ocean cruises can. Their only options are to cancel or arrange for passengers to visit certain places by coach which of course sort of defeats the idea of a River Cruise.

Of course not only have the river cruise lines had the worry of the water levels but we all saw on the television
that Koblenz had to evacuate half of its population while two world war 2 bombs were diffused in the Rhine.

So lets forget the money Euro crisis and hope that the cruising crisis doesnt happen, I dont like to say it but
let plenty of rain fall now to save these cruises but stop just after Christmas so that high water levels dont cause a problem either.