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25 Apr 2023

10 Compelling Reasons to Book Your Cruise Through an Independent Cruise Booking Agent

Booking a cruise can be an overwhelming experience with so many options to choose from. That's where independent cruise booking agents come in handy. Whilst some may be tempted to book directly with a cruise operator, there are several reasons why using an independent travel agent can be more beneficial.

26 Jul 2016

Caribbean Princess – Cruise Review

As this was my first ever cruise I was quite apprehensive as I waved goodbye to my parents at the Ocean Cruise Terminal in Southampton. I didn’t know anyone else on board and was excited to see who I would be sharing a cabin with. It wasn’t long before I met a couple of other agents who were on the same trip and we all headed to our rooms to see where we’d be staying for the next 5 days.

23 Jul 2016

Cruising The South Of France: Carcassone And Narbonne With Voyages To Antiquity  

Overnight we sailed to Sete a little village in the South of France. The day was going to be very intense: a full day excursion in the Medieval town of Carcassone and Narbonne: cruising the South of France has been amazing so far!

21 Jul 2016

Excursion From Marseille: The Papal Palace In Avignon

We arrived at Marseille port the day before and I was very excited about the itinerary in Avignon. I must admit that I had actually already visited this little town, but I knew that this time would be very different. In fact, we were going to have a guided tour of the magnificent Papal palace and lunch in a local restaurant. In addition, the day before I attended a lecture on board focusing on the troubled historical period in which Avignon and the Vatican city were in dispute to nominate the Pope, therefore I was able to imagine exactly what the atmosphere would have been like in the Avignon of the Middle Ages.

19 Jul 2016

Day Onboard Aegean Odyssey: A Glorious Morning

The idea of full day on board of Aegean Odyssey was quite exciting to me as we had a lot of early mornings, excursions and social time during the previous days. I woke up quite early and went to the gym which is located on the Columbus deck inside the Athena SPA. The gym is dislocated in a very compact space, nevertheless it had very modern gym equipment and was never too busy: it has two treadmills, a cross trainer, two bikes, weights, mattresses for exercising and balls.

15 Jul 2016

Cruising To Cannes Onboard Aegean Odyssey

My second day on the cruise ship started very well, I was very excited too see the view from my windows. We had been cruising to Cannes during the night, the fashionable city of the film festival in the South of France! As soon as I opened the curtain I saw glorious blue skies and azure water, I was really looking forward to my breakfast on the Terrace Café.

12 Jul 2016

Boarding Voyages To Antiquity’s Aegean Odyssey

My first day was very exciting, though lengthy. My first cruise was sailing from Nice (France) to Barcelona on board of Aegan Odyssey on a cultural cruise. I woke up at 3.30am to be able to get the bus at 4.30am from Southampton to Heathrow airport. Despite being sleepy at the airport everything ran quite smoothly, I liked my time at the airport as there are many high end shops to have a look in and there was a nice atmosphere in the cafés.