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Articles by Martin Bowe

Martin has worked in Travel for the last 12 years, starting at a Tour Operator selling luxury 5* Holidays all around the world and becoming a cruise specialist for Cruise 1st about 4 years ago. He is passionate about cruising and get real satisfaction when he knows he has arranged someone’s dream cruise holiday.
Martin has written 59 news articles

Top 5 things to do on a cruise

One of our family’s favourite reasons for booking a cruising holiday over a regular holiday is the choice of things to do aboard the ship. We’ve been on “land based” holidays many times in the past, but after you’ve visited the quaint little museums and local attractions (which the older kids usually term ‘boring’), paid [...]

Carnival Breeze – What you Need to Know

Don’t you love all the resolutions we make . . . and never keep at New Year? If you are going to make a resolution this New Year, make one to join the new Carnival Breeze cruise ship, which will be launched in June 2012. Carnival Cruise Lines will have this wonderful cruise ship ready for [...]

Adults Only Aboard the Oriana

by Martin Bowe P&O Cruises 22 December 2011

P&O have already been in the news this month and now another story relating to that line might be of interest to you if you prefer to travel without children on the passenger list. Some of us like to get away from children for a break and this move by P&O will certainly attract childless [...]

Celebrity ranks #1 in four categories of CruiseCritic’s annual Editors’ Picks Awards

by Martin Bowe Celebrity Cruises 28 November 2011

Celebrity Cruises today is celebrating a “delicious” array of honors in CruiseCritic’s 2011 Editors’ Picks Awards. The fourth annual awards, rating cruise lines in 25 different categories, netted Celebrity four top honors — more than any other cruise line in the competition! All supporting Celebrity’s longtime culinary leadership. Below are the categories in which Celebrity ranked #1, [...]

Carnival Raise Gratuities

by Martin Bowe Carnival Cruise Lines 2 November 2011

Carnival cruises have announced that they will be increasing their gratuities as of December 1st. The raise will mean that each person will have to pay an additional $1.50 per day for the duration of their cruise. Anyone who has already paid their gratuities up front won’t be affected by this change. Although some cruise [...]

NCL Roll out Nickelodeon Further

by Martin Bowe NCL 30 October 2011

The pairing up of Norwegian Cruise Lines and Nickelodeon is clearly going well as the cruise line have announced that they plan to expand their family-friendly partnership to another ship in the NCL fleet. The lucky vessel is the Norwegian Gem and from February 19th 2012, Nickelodeon themed activities will be offered to kids on [...]

Bangkok Flooding Threatens Cruise Itineraries

by Martin Bowe bangkok 12 October 2011

Well lately there have been a lot of situations going on around the world which have caused cruise itineraries to change, and it looks like the floods in Bangkok could be another one. The flooding which has spread from the north of Thailand has been caused by heavy monsoon rains. Unfortunately, the situation might be [...]

Strong Winds Rock Freedom of the Seas

by Martin Bowe freedom of the seas 9 October 2011

On Sunday, Royal Caribbean reported that strong winds had taken their Freedom of the Seas vessel by surprise, causing severe movement that left some of the passenger cabins and public areas damaged. Some of the shops sustained damage, with several items of stock falling off shelves and breaking. No major injuries have been reported but [...]

Tips for First Timers

by Martin Bowe cruise tips 30 August 2011

Timezones – Remember to set your watch to “ship time,” as your cruise progresses, you can easily gain or lose an hour without noticing! Ear Plugs – If you are a light sleeper then these might be helpful both on the flight and the cruise ship. They allow you to sleep through all the noise [...]

Which Itinerary?

by Martin Bowe beach 27 August 2011

One of the best things about cruising is the chance to venture into several different places during one holiday. The challenge is knowing which itinerary to go for, especially with the amount of options out there now. There are various things you can do to make the challenge easier – but mostly you need to [...]

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