Bolsover Cruise Club Blog - Page 29

To say South America is diverse just doesn’t quite cut it. The continent’s 12 countries contrast wildly and many of them are now placed at the feet of cruisers who never fancied the thought of lugging around a backpack. A holiday here holds the promise of Brazilian beaches, Chilean fjords,…

Both P&O Cruises and Princess Cruises have announced they are to offer a series of short UK coastal cruises departing late this summer. Sailing from Southampton, the short breaks and week-long holidays will be available to UK guests only and will go on sale later this month, the cruise lines…

Follow in the footsteps of explorer Phileas Fogg in a new ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ sailing with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2023. Departing in February 2023 from both Southampton and Liverpool, this cruise is timed to take advantage of a number of exceptional experiences, with a visit…

Slow travel is set to see a renaissance once we’re free to roam again, as we seek to travel longer, more leisurely, without compromising on an ounce of quality. If there’s one such trip that ticks all the boxes – with the finest Swiss fountain pen, we assume – it’s…

Scenic Eclipse chef, Tom Gotter, created this recipe to recreate the flavours of the Nordics. We think it’s the perfect dish for those al fresco evening meals in the garden that are so close, we can almost taste them… INGREDIENTS 1.2kg of prawns (large) 2 pieces of bay leaf 10g…

We’ve covered Australia’s hip cities and cosmopolitan capitals in our blog here, but now we’re saying g’day to its beaches and barbies and looking at Australia’s red outback sands and the Great Barrier Reef. Australia’s assets are as vast as its size and it’s no coincidence that cruise lines including…

A major construction milestone in the future of British cruising has been marked as P&O Cruises cuts the first piece of steel for new ship Arvia. The sister ship to Iona is being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The company’s second LNG-powered Excel-class ship, Arvia will…

If there was ever a more delicious way to use up any leftover bread than this classic British dessert dish, we’re yet to find. Full of spice and dried fruit, this Viking recipe is what every rainy Sunday evening needs. INGREDIENTS: 1 day-old loaf of white bread, cut into 8-10…

One of the current buzzwords in the cruise industry right now is the term Future Cruise Credit, also known as FCC. If like so many others you are a little lost at sea in knowing what this actually means, we’ve got you covered in our FAQs on Future Cruise Credits….

With Princess Cruises set to offer four ships sailing out of Sydney in its Australia 2022-2023 cruise season – including Royal Princess and Majestic Princess for the first time ever – we decided there could be no better time to delve down under. Because nowhere else do you find hip…