Oasis Crew Member Overboard

A Royal Caribbean crew member working onboard the Oasis of the Seas has been reported to have been lost at sea after video footage showed him falling overboard shortly after leaving the port of Nassau, Bahamas.

Crew members soon reported him missing which lead to a full scale search of the vessel, the Oasis then backtracked on its path to no avail.

The Oasis has now resumed its Caribbean 7 night itinerary, passengers onboard will be issued a certificate for a discount on a future cruise to compensate for the port of call that was missed due to the search.

The coast guard is still continuing its search.

Balmoral to Trace Titanic's Fatal Final Voyage

Fred Olsen have announced they will be commemorating the 100 year anniversary since the Titanic reached its fatal end in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Balmoral will be departing the UK on the 8th of April 2012 and crossing the Atlantic over 12 nights, passing over the tragic site where so many lives were lost almost 100 years ago, and hopefully arriving in New York - the planned destination for the Titanic.

Onboard, there will be a number of lectures revealing what life was like onboard the ill fated vessel, some of which will be presented by family members of survivors.

I should think this will be an extremely popular voyage for those who have an interest in the Titanic so I would advise booking soon to avoid disappointment for this very special voyage.

How to Book the Best Flight Seats

When booking your cruise, I would always recommend asking to see if you can reserve specific seats on your flight. Often the requests are for a window seat or for extra legroom, but what about seats away from the toilets or the noisy galley or even to avoid those seats with misaligned windows?

Try checking SeatGuru - an excellent website which identifies the aircraft you will be travelling on, the seat pitch and width as well as highlighting potential issues with certain seats.

Unfortunatley, it is not always possible to pre book flight seats with cruise lines as they can purchase an allocation of seats which often cannot be prebooked, but worth a try!

Which Cruise to Choose?

I have been working in the cruise industry for over 3 years now and despite sending thousands of people across the world I have still not managed to convince two very difficult clients that they would love to cruise..... my very own parents!!!

I am afraid, like many other non cruisers, they are expecting cruises to be "just for old people" or "too stuffy and formal" However, I am so pleased to say that I have finally made progress and they have agreed to try out a mini cruise! Now I have the task of trying to book them on the perfect ship so they will realize just how good cruising can be.