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Vote for me in the Cruise Awards 2016 (and win some fab prizes!)

June 25, 2024/7 Comments/in BLOG, Competitions/giveaways, Cruise holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES, LIFE & STYLE /by English Mum

Regular readers will know that I absolutely love cruise holidays. Whether it’s discovering the Caribbean with the delightful and beautiful Disney Dream (and being featured on Disney’s Facebook page, that was a massive highlight), or cruising around the coast of Europe whilst simultaneously stuffing my face on dazzling Britannia, the sheer diversity of cruise holidays draws me in. What other holiday can you take where you can explore several different destinations in one hit without having to pack and unpack your suitcase. You don’t even have to fly!

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The beach pool on Carnival Vista

Que bella! A cruise on beautiful new Carnival Vista - in pictures

June 20, 2024/5 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, Food travel, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holidays /by English Mum

Last month, Sam and I were lucky enough to take a trip on Carnival Vista, Carnival’s brand new cruise ship, taking only its second sailing. We boarded on a beautiful sunny day in Barcelona and travelled down the coast to Marseilles, then Livorno, Civitavecchia and Naples, with a fun day at sea before disembarking in Heraklion, Greece. So come with me for a tour around bella Vista - I’ve got everything you need to know!

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Eric Lanlard's afternoon tea on board Britannia

On board P & O Britannia with Food Hero Eric Lanlard

June 6, 2024/4 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, Food travel, FOODIE ADVENTURES /by English Mum

In the last part of our P & O Britannia foodie cruise diary (see part one and part two here), it’s all about the gorgeous Eric Lanlard. Erica and I specifically chose the cruise because Eric was due to be on board. All the Food Heroes spend some time on the ship on various cruises, and it’s a chance for guests to book different masterclasses and hosted dinners with them.

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Small plates in The Glass House on board P & O Cruises Britannia

A foodie cruise on board P & O Britannia - part two

May 31, 2024/1 Comment/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, Food travel, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holidays /by English Mum

So, catching up with part one of our foodie cruise on board P & O Britannia, then, having eaten ourselves silly, discovered La Rochelle and L’Il de Ré, done a bit more eating, a bit of dancing and had a busy day in Bilbao, we decided to have a chilled out evening in The Glass House, the brainchild of Food Hero and frankly adorable wine expert, Olly Smith.

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In praise of the cruise - in all its forms

May 25, 2024/2 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES, NEWS /by English Mum

This weekend, Royal Caribbean’s new mega-ship, Harmony of the Seas came to Southampton. Sadly, I missed it as I was away on Carnival Vista, but lots of press, bloggers, vloggers and other folk were invited to sample life on board the largest cruise ship in the world on a weekend mini sailing.

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A foodie cruise on board P & O Britannia - part one

May 17, 2024/0 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, Food travel, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holidays /by English Mum

It doesn’t seem possible that it was over a year ago now that I watched Her Majesty the Queen, looking glorious in peach (or was it apricot?) smashing a bottle over the bow of P & O’s glorious new Britannia. Well, I’m pleased to report that she’s still as beautiful, as I found out when my friend Erica (editor of Edinburgh food website, Foodinburgh) and I took a little foodie cruise around the med last week, from Southampton to La Rochelle, Bilbao, La Coruña, St Peter Port in Guernsey and back to Southampton.

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Royal Caribbean’s new Ovation of the Seas

April 13, 2025/2 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES /by English Mum

Setting sail on April 14th, Ovation of the Seas, the third in Royal Caribbean’s ground-breaking Quantum Class fleet, will bring Royal Caribbean’s typical sense of fun and adventure to the shores of Europe before she heads to Asia. Along with bionic bartenders, the fabulous FlowRider and the incredible North Star observation capsule, which soars over 300ft in the air and over the side of the ship, guests can do everything from skydiving in the spectactular RipCord by iFLY simulator to driving bumper cars and high wire circus training at SeaPlex, the largest entertainment complex at sea.

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Disney stay and cruise: our week in pictures (part three)

February 13, 2025/2 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, Disney holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holiday bucket list /by English Mum

So after our 24 magical hours in Walt Disney World and boarding the gorgeous Disney Dream in Port Canaveral, it’s time to tell you about our shore adventures in the final part of our photo diary. From Port Canaveral, we cruised south east to Nassau and then back north towards Disney Cruise Line’s private island, Castaway Cay. Here’s what we got up to:

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The Disney Dream docked at Port Canaveral

Disney stay and cruise: our week in pictures (part two)

February 6, 2025/5 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, Disney holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holidays /by English Mum

After our magical 24 hours in Walt Disney World, Florida, we woke early and grabbed a quick breakfast at the Cape May Café with Minnie Mouse (as you do), before waving her goodbye and jumping on a coach which took us to Port Canaveral. There we caught our very first glimpse of the Disney Dream. Here’s part two of our Disney stay and cruise photo diary: all about the Disney Dream.

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Scenic Eclipse: the world’s first discovery yacht

January 16, 2025/0 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holiday bucket list, NEWS /by English Mum

I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for Scenic. After enjoying a lovely trip on the brand new Scenic Jasper (you can read my Cruise International article about it here) last year, I was really impressed by their impeccable service, gorgeous accommodation and all round feeling of laid-back luxury. I was delighted and excited, then, to be invited to The Ivy on Friday for a top secret announcement (I’ve had to keep quiet until now - can you imagine how difficult it’s been?!) and you won’t believe what I’ve got to tell you.

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Five fantastic reasons to visit Walt Disney World, Florida this year!

January 8, 2025/4 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, Disney holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holidays /by English Mum

I’m off to Florida in just two weeks’ time and I’m RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED. I’ve been promising my gorgeous niece, Amy, that we’d take a trip together, and when this one came up I knew it would be perfect for some quality auntie time. We’re heading off with a couple of really lovely friends including my homie Liz to possibly my favourite place in the world, Walt Disney World, for a couple of days of theme park fun (and to visit the new Disney Springs area, which has been on my list - more of this in a minute), and then we’re off to the Bahamas on Disney Cruise Line’s beautiful ship, the Disney Dream for some relaxing, a bit of pampering, and a bit of beach time on Disney’s heavenly private island, Castaway Cay. If you haven’t planned your holiday yet, here are five fantastic reasons to visit Walt Disney World Resort, Florida this year:

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The great 2015 roundup

December 31, 2024/5 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holidays /by English Mum

I wonder if it’s really true that time passes faster as you get older? I’ve been looking back at some of the amazing adventures I’ve been lucky enough to experience this year, and they seem like only yesterday! Here are my highlights from 2015.

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Food heroes, wine tasting and a 2016 P&O Cruises update!

November 24, 2024/2 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, Food travel, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holidays, NEWS, Wine /by English Mum

I adore P & O Cruises (you may remember that my Samsung People of Note video was filmed on board P&O Britannia), so when I was invited to Hedonism Wines in twinkly London for an update on their news, and a wine tasting with Food Hero Olly Smith, I was really excited.

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Know before you go - great cruising tips

October 30, 2024/3 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES, NEWS /by English Mum

The next few days are going to be busy for me. I’m going to be talking at World Travel Market in the WTM & Travel Perspective session about working with brands in a digital world, all about my experience of working on the Sainsbury’s advert, and also about the Samsung ‘People of Note’ campaign.

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I’m speaking at the Family Travel Show!

October 18, 2024/0 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Holidays /by English Mum

The Family Travel Show is coming to Olympia this autumn and it’s shaping up to be an absolutely brilliant event. You’ll find all your favourite holiday companies and loads of specialists, there’ll be amazing talks, some great family travel ideas and some great talks too. Speaking of talks, I’ll be at the show talking on the Sunday in the following sections:

Sunday 11.20 - 12.00 National Geographic Traveller: No Fly Zone

Just because you’re going abroad on holiday, doesn’t mean you have to fly! Maybe you or a family member doesn’t like to fly, or you’d just prefer to get more creative when you travel. On this panel we’ll be chatting about how to get to your destination without flying. I’m really looking forward to this one - it promises to be really interesting and is chaired by National Geographic Traveller’s Editorial Director, Maria Pieri.

Sunday 12.10 - 12.50 New to Cruise? English Mum Talks to the Experts

Of course you know that cruise travel is very dear to my heart, and I’m delighted to tell you that I’ll be chairing a panel to chat about everything to do with cruise holidays. So if you’re thinking of booking a family cruise holiday for the first time, why not come along, listen to us chat and maybe ask a question or two? My friends from Carnival Cruise Line will be there to answer any questions you may have too!

You can find a list of all the travel talks just here.

If you do fancy coming along to the Family Travel Show (there’s much more to see and do than just listening to me waffle), I’m delighted to say you can get two free tickets when you book in advance. Just quote ‘ENGLISHMUM’ when booking online at www.familytravelshow.com or when calling 0844 209 7360 (*£2.50 booking fee for postage and package applies Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras.)

 

 

Highly commended at the Cruise Awards 2015!

September 17, 2024/4 Comments/in BLOG, Cruise holidays, Fashion and beauty, FOODIE ADVENTURES /by English Mum

So yesterday I got dressed up and headed to London for the Cruise International Cruise Awards 2015. It’s one of the highlights of the year for the cruise industry and all the big players turn up to find out if they’ve won a gong! I wore my hush stripy Jessica dress with a denim jacket and a Zara scarf, and made myself laugh by sticking my heels in my handbag and putting on my trainers for the commute:

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  • About English MumI’m a 40 year old mum and I work at home developing and testing recipes for magazines and recipe books, and writing about food and travel. I also write for readyforten.com and travel blog havealovelytime.com. I am an excessive twitterer (tweeter?), a bit blonde, a bit of a nerd, an occasional hysteric and the most unsporty person on the planet (I was the one round the back of the bike sheds having a fag during PE) and, apart from a small group of my very close and adored friends, am rather unsociable (I like my own company – possibly a throwback from hours spent fielding in the sea during childhood beach cricket games: ‘go deep! No, deeper!’). I can jabber for England and can be lured anywhere with something pink and sparkly or anything that smells nice. I am married with two sons: #1: our oldest son (the mad scientist of the family – he’s 15, sings like an angel, strums a mean guitar, reads books faster than that bloke off Criminal Minds, has a wit sharper than a razor, is the only tidy person in the whole house and always smells nice too – all fan mail gratefully received) and #2: our very own Death Wish…
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