Holland America’s Noordam proves not all cruise food is created equal, find out why in this comprehensive guide to the best Noordam dining experiences . Read more…
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5 fabulous recipes to enjoy a taste of cruising at home
After almost two years of pandemic-paralysed travel, the kids are itching to get out and explore the world again. So where to next? Rome, Paris, London? Nah. While I’m sure they wouldn’t say no, what they are really dreaming of is sailing the high seas, and who can blame them? PO Cruise time is the […] Read more…
Overnight Sydney sailing for families
“You’ll never take me alive” shouts Raff as he leaps straight off our balcony, having nabbed the last remaining chocolate that’s been generously left in our accommodation as a treat. His annoyed little sister follows straight in after him, intent on revenge. But I’m not worried by their dramatic exit. Our balcony? It’s actually a […] Read more…
New Caledonia with kids: There’s something about Maré
Disguising myself with my darkest glasses and a wide brimmed hat, I slip unnoticed into the shadows as my kids bury the body. Ummm… maybe I should rephrase that. It’s barely 10am, and with the sun’s heat already pounding onto the white powdery sand of Maré’s Yejele Beach, I’m determined to nab a shady spot so […] Read more…
He said, she said: Cruising on Carnival Spirit by Kids
Imagine an all-inclusive island holiday where instead of long sleepless flights, tedious waits in transit with tantrum-chucking tots and tweens and stodgy, dodgy airplane food, you wake to a new location every day in your own bed, with an incredible variety of fun activities and a surplus of dining options at your disposal? It may […] Read more…
Girls own adventure: Explorer of the Seas for kids
Cruising and the Eats Worlds are a bit of an unlikely combo. I mean, while the kids and Mr Eats Worlds love a leisurely loll around a pool, I’m more of a hard-core traveller. I’m always desperate to explore new things and have a tendency to get bored if I sit still for more than 30 […] Read more…
Raffles chats with Jennifer Vandekreeke of Carnival Cruise Lines
My scurvy wee scourges of the seven seas are fanatical fans of cruise holidays. So, on the eve of Australia’s 2015 summer cruise season, able seaman Raffles gets the inside story on family fun afloat from Jennifer Vandekreeke, Vice President of Carnival Cruise Line in Australia. Over to the cruisome twosome… Though we didn’t leave […] Read more…
A floating feast // Radiance of the Seas
Our little sailors have taken to cruising like seagulls to chips. Speaking of chips, the food on board Radiance of the Seas is fantastic. All 70 tonnes of it. Which incidentally is about what I’ll weigh after our cruise! There are so many dining options to choose from, it’s easy to find something to float […] Read more…
High seas hi-jinks // Radiance of the Seas
“Avast me hearties, let’s commandeer the ice-cream machine” squeals rapscallion Raffles, as soon as we board Radiance of the Seas. His swashbuckling sibling, Sugarpuff, hearing only the words “ice” and “cream,” draws her imaginary cutlass in readiness to storm the soft-serve station with her roguish brother. I suspect my small scourges of the seven seas […] Read more…
Cruising with kids on Carnival Spirit
Raffles, Sugarpuff and I are sitting by the Harbour waving our old friend and resident megaship, Carnival Spirit, out of Sydney. It’s been a wee while since our clan of clowns ran away to join her cruising circus but watching folk frolicking merrily on deck as she sails gracefully away has us reminiscing about our own […] Read more…
Life Preserver Cookies
Watching our old friend Voyager of the Seas as she enters Sydney Harbour for the very first time brings back fond memories but one thing we’d forgotten was just how big she is! So big that she blocked our view of the city with her impressive girth as she cruised by. Even at third sight we’re stunned by her […] Read more…
Voyager of the Seas: Kitchen Ahoy!
My kitchen is quite small. And when I say ‘small’ I mean that if it belonged to a guy he’d be buying a monster truck to compensate… if you catch my drift. I’ve always said it’s not the size that matters, it’s what you do with it that counts. Of course, I’ve usually been lying. […] Read more…
