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Our favourite contributor, Peter Horrocks, has been exploring Lisbon, which remains Portugal’s number one attraction ahead of Funchal, Porto, Albufiera, Portimao and Lagos.
He points out that the city has grown in popularity in recent years, due to its reputation as both a gourmet centre and trendy place to be. We’ve been to Lisbon countless times, […]

Popular guest writer Scott Anderson, from The Luxury Cruise Company, is back! Back from Hong Kong, to be precise, and he returns with his “Top Ten Best Things to Do” in the city that is one of the world’s most popular cruising destinations: Situated on the south eastern seaboard of China, the populous city of […]

As the home port for many Alaskan cruises, Seattle has developed into a year-round destination because of the wide range of activities available whatever the weather. Set amid the glorious scenery of the Pacific North West, it is well worth exploring. Here, our popular guest columnist Scott Anderson, from the Luxury Cruise Company (www.theluxurycruisecompany.com), picks […]

He’s back! Our popular guest columnist Scott Anderson, from the Luxury Cruise Company (www.theluxurycruisecompany.com) has been travelling in the mysterious East, and has come back with his suggestions for The Top Ten Things to Do in Hong Kong. Hong Kong offers visitors the opportunity to experience a cultural experience in a unique setting where east meets west, writes […]

Our popular guest writer Jacqui Ridler, from the Luxury Cruise Company (www.theluxurycruisecompany.com), has been travelling again. This time she was cruising the Caribbean where she visited the “ABC” islands of the Dutch Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. Here are her “Top Ten” things to do on the islands. 1. Beach. Heading for the beach is […]

Does she never rest? The Luxury Cruise Company’s energetic Jacqui Ridler has compiled another of her very popular “Top Ten Things To Do….” lists – this time for fabulous St Petersburg, Russia. Jacqui points out that while you can always join a ship’s organised tours in St Petersburg, it is exciting to obtain your own […]

Those wonderful people at the Luxury Cruise Company (www.theluxurycruisecompany.com) have come up with another of their popular “Top Ten Things to Do” items – this time featuring Istanbul. The author is Jacqui Ridler. Blue Mosque: decorated with 21,000 blue Iznik tiles. Ithis was built near the Hagia Sophia, over the site of the ancient hippodrome […]

At first glance, the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik is not exactly the world’s most interesting port of call. But The Luxury Cruise Company’s Jacqui Ridler, our guest writer, has just come back from a cruise there and had a fantastic time. Here are her Top Ten things to do. Visit the Geysir “Strokkur” (or “the […]

All too often, cruise passengers arrive in some exotic port with little idea of what to see or do. Take the vibrant Spanish city of Barcelona, for example. It is an increasingly popular port of call, and there are plenty of sightseeing options which are both considerably more entertaining and a lot cheaper than joining […]