Perhaps the traditional notion of holidays is getting away from it all and enjoying some sun, sand and maybe a drink or two. However, one of the fastest growing sectors in the holiday industry is the singles holiday, especially 5 star cruises singles holidays. On these holidays, people travel to destinations where they can meet lots of other single people and maybe make a connection with someone that lasts. (more…)
¢ Eat. You may consider this a given. Food is a staple requirement right, so what is so special about cruise food? (more…)
Perhaps you have just finished college and are ready to spread your wings, or having a mid-life crisis and needing to get out of the country. Whatever the case, travelling the world by boat can be incredibly rewarding and a more authentic experience than more common methods. In fact, boat travel came well before any other method, but its popularity has steadily dwindled to the point where nobody really knows how any more. (more…)
The range of cruises on the market today is more varied and caters for more niches than ever before. Some you can pick up anywhere in the world, whilst take you on a special route and you’re on board on for the duration. Some will take you on a tour around the coast of Africa, whilst others all the way to Australia. (more…)
Cruising companies have recently felt the persuasive powers of various governments, who have asked them to clean up their act and develop ships that are more sustainable and environmentally viable. The extent to which cruise ships damage the environment really entered the public’s consciousness a few years ago with a number of critical expert reports released to the media, and this is something cruise companies wish to put behind them. Additionally, there is added incentive from the fact that carbon emissions above a certain level are soon to be heavily taxed, which of course no cruise company will like. (more…)
Cruising is the preferred holiday option for those who enjoy luxury, relaxation and variety and the splendour of the seven seas.Incidentally, around the time of the tales of Sinbad and the Arabian Nights the “Seven Seas” would have been the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Red Sea (including the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea), the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic sea and the Arabian Sea of course. In fact, there are over 100 bodies of water called seas of one sort of another, but after the Europeans discovered America , the phrase Seven Seas largely referred to The Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas and the Gulf of Mexico.
Its the expanses of Ocean in the modern definition that Regent Seven Seas Cruises plies. (more…)
The Rhine is one of most romantic of rivers, steeped in history, beauty and tradition. Its also one of the most commercially important waterways, aside from the Danube, in Europe.It is born at the confluence of the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein, near Reichenau in Switzerland. From Reichenau, the Rhine flows north and forms the border between Liechtenstein and Austria and empties into Lake Constance. (more…)
The Rhine is one of most romantic of rivers, steeped in history, beauty and tradition. Its also one of the most commercially important waterways, aside from the Danube, in Europe.It is born at the confluence of the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein, near Reichenau in Switzerland. From Reichenau, the Rhine flows north and forms the border between Liechtenstein and Austria and empties into Lake Constance. (more…)
They are actually thinking about building a ship that will be sued as a hotel for all of the athletes taking part in the games of 2012 here in London.
Why on earth does this happen? It is not known why the country is spending so much money on this when we are currently suffering so badly from the depression? (more…)
Unless you’ve had your head in the sand for a while you would have heard of the phenomenon known as speed dating. The concept is that lots of single people turn up to a bar or other venue and then each person has a mini-date with all the other people individually in a round robin style event. These mini dates often last around 5 minutes and the daters have to learn as much about each other as possible in this short time. (more…)