We cruised aboard Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas in June 2025, visiting Belgium. It was a short sailing, with entertainment clearly tailored to a British audience - meaning we made plenty of new friends and laughed every day. We chose this cruise because it was marketed as a Eurovision cruise, and we couldn’t resist finding out what that entailed being Eurovision fans. The standout design feature was the Royal Promenade. It truly felt like the heart of the ship, w

We travelled on the MSC Grandiosa in September 2025, visiting Rome, Palermo, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, and Genoa. The itinerary was perfectly timed, with only one early start (Valencia) required - allowing us to fully enjoy everything the ship had to offer.    After scrolling through countless posts and YouTube videos, we knew the MSC Grandiosa was a ship we had to experience. It’s a stunning blend of modern elegance - picture glittering Swarovski crystal staircases paired