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Cruise University - Go back to school to save money on your first cruise!

Cruise University - Go back to school to save money on your first cruise!

Learn how to easily spot whales and porpoises while you’re at sea.

A perfect day in the English Channel photographed from the Prom deck. Not sure what that is?

Read on!

It’s no secret that I think Cruising is awesome - a wonderful mix of fresh air, open skies, luxury, laughter, friendship and food. It’s a great way of seeing a lot of places without having to pack and unpack every day - sometimes luxurious, sometime more basic - cruising is just the best way to explore the world!

Cunard’s QM2 in an ocean liner that specialises in Transatlantic crossings.

Cunard’s QM2 in an ocean liner that specialises in Transatlantic crossings.

So I’m always sad when someone tells me that choosing and and booking their first cruise seemed so complicated that they just gave up, or worse still that they booked a cruise with the wrong cruise line or on the wrong itinerary for them and they hated cruising! I know that these things can be hard to judge until you have some experience but I’m a firm believer that most people who say they don’t like cruising just chose the wrong cruise!

MSC Bellissima, one on the new mega-ships launched in 2019

MSC Bellissima, one on the new mega-ships launched in 2019

So if you’re even vaguely considering cruising as a vacation - and I absolutely think you should - then I highly recommend you attend the Cruise University before booking a thing! It will leave you full of confidence about dealing with all the options and it might even save you from an expensive mistake!

The lovely Emma from ‘Cruising isn’t just for old People’ is never boring!

The lovely Emma from ‘Cruising isn’t just for old People’ is never boring!

The Cruising University is a short course - prepared by the lovely Emma Le Teace from Cruising Isn’t Just for Old People - she really understands all the worries and concerns that you might have about cruising and I can’t praise the course highly enough! It’s exactly what the industry has needed for a while now!

Celebrity Constellation - a mid sized, classic cruise ship

Celebrity Constellation - a mid sized, classic cruise ship

Inside the Cruise University you'll find these topics

  • How to Find The Best Cruise For You

  • How to Book Your Cruise as Cheaply and Easily as Possible

  • How to Plan and Pack For Your Cruise

  • What to Expect on Your Cruise

All the information is given in simple, easy to follow bite size chunks with videos and accompanying PDF downloads so that you don't forget a thing! It’s a brilliant course for anyone who is thinking about taking a cruise and I’m proud to recommend it to you as an #affiliate

Please share to anyone who will be interested and let me know what you think!

Alaska - a destination that just HAS to bee seen from the sea!

Alaska - a destination that just HAS to bee seen from the sea!

So before you book your first cruise take a little time to let Emma help you become become an expert and save you money too!

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Happy portExploring!

 Love 

Cathy 

xx

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Currency Challenges on an Indian Ocean Cruise.

Currency Challenges on an Indian Ocean Cruise.

Far East cruising and the Coronovirus - update

Far East cruising and the Coronovirus - update