Hotel Stays

Cruise Ships

 

Holidays I have enjoyed...in the 2010s

 

DATE Type, Airport and duration Destination Cost Insurance Spending Who?

02/11/2019

Repositioning cruise BHX

8 nights

Marella Discovery 2 - Cosmopolitan Collection

Junior Suite Cabin with Balcony and Premier Service

Day Port Arrival Time Departure Time
1 Sat 2/11/19 Palma - MAJORCA   22:00
2 Sun 3/11/19 At Sea
3 Mon 4/11/19 Ajaccio - CORSICA 08:00 18:00
4 Tue 5/11/19 Monaco - MONACO 08:00 18:00
5 Wed 6/11/19 Toulon (for the Cote D'Azur) - FRANCE 09:00 18:00
6 Thu 7/11/19 Barcelona - SPAIN 08:00 18:00
7 Fri 8/11/19 Valencia - SPAIN 08:00 18:00
8 Sat 9/11/19 Cartagena - SPAIN 08:00 18:00
9 Sun 10/11/19 Malaga - SPAIN 06:00 Flight home

 

£2,118.66     LJ&KJ

10/10/2019

Cruise and stay

Marella Celebration - Venetian Vistas

Thomson Celebration - Venetian Vistas

Suite Cabin with Premier Service

Day Port Arrival Time Departure Time
1 Thu Dubrovnik, Croatia - 22:00
2 Fri Bar, Montenegro 08:00 18:00
3 Sat Korcula (tender),Croatia 07:00 18:00
4 Sun Zadar, Croatia 08:00 18:00
5 Mon Venice, Italy 08:00 18:00
6 Tue Trieste, Italy 08:00 16:00
7 Wed Split, Croatia 09:00 18:00
8 Thu Dubrovnik, Croatia 05:00 Transfer ferry to Kolocep

 

Hotel: Sensimar Kalamota Island Resort, Kolocep, Dubrovnik & Islands

Junior Suite with Limited Sea View and Balcony or Terrace

£3,639.68     PJ&LJ

23/04/2019

Repositioning Cruise BMX AI

18 nights

 

Marella Discovery 2 - Transatlantic Voyage

Junior Suite Cabin with Balcony and Premier Service

Day Port Arrival Time Departure Time
1 Tue 23/4/19 Montego Bay - JAMAICA   20:00
2 Wed 24/4/19 At Sea
3 Thu 25/4/19 Grand Turk - TURKS & CAICOS ISLAND 08:00 19:00
4 Fri 26/4/19 At Sea
5 Sat 27/4/19 King's Wharf - BERMUDA 08:00 23:00
6 Sun 28/4/19 At Sea
7 Mon 29/4/19
8 Tue 30/4/19
9 Wed 1/5/19
10 Thu 2/5/19
11 Fri 3/5/19 Horta* - AZORES 08:00 18:00
12 Sat 4/5/19 Ponta Delgada - AZORES 08:00 17:00
13 Sun 5/5/19 At Sea
14 Mon 6/5/19 Porto - PORTUGAL 11:00 19:00
15 Tue 7/5/19 Lisbon - PORTUGAL 08:00 17:00
16 Wed 8/5/19 Cadiz (for Seville) - SPAIN 10:00 22:00
17 Thu 9/5/19 Gibraltar - SPAIN 07:00 17:00
18 Fri 10/5/19 Cartagena - SPAIN 08:00 16:00
19 Sat 11/5/19 Palma - MAJORCA 06:00 Flight home
£4,157.06     PJ&LJ

06/01/2019

Hotel BMX

HB 14 nights

Sensimar Los Gigantes, Los Gigantes, Tenerife

Double Room with Sea View and Balcony

£2,007.60     PJ&LJ

30/10/2018

Jet2

Hotel BMX

HB 10 nights

Son Caliu Resort And Spa Hotel, Palma Nova, Mallorca £1686.00   €300 PJ&LJ

06/09/2018

Hotel BMX HB 14 nights

H10 Timanfaya Palace Hotel, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote £2,160.32     PJ&LJ

31/05/2018

Cruise and stay

Cancelled due to Katrina collapsing at University

Thomson Celebration - Venetian Vistas

Suite Cabin with Premier Service

Day Port Arrival Time Departure Time
1 Thu Dubrovnik, Croatia - 22:00
2 Fri Bar, Montenegro 08:00 18:00
3 Sat Korcula (tender),Croatia 07:00 18:00
4 Sun Zadar, Croatia 08:00 18:00
5 Mon Venice, Italy 08:00 18:00
6 Tue Trieste, Italy 08:00 16:00
7 Wed Split, Croatia 09:00 18:00
8 Thu Dubrovnik, Croatia 05:00 Transfer ferry to Kolocep

 

Hotel: Sensimar Kalamota Island Resort, Kolocep, Dubrovnik & Islands

Junior Suite with Balcony or Terrace

£4,201.88      

07/03/2018

Repositioning Cruise BMX

FB 18 nights

Marella Celebration - Transatlantic Sunset

Suite Cabin with Premier Service

Day Port Arrival Time Departure Time
1 Wed La Romana - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 20:00
2 Thu At Sea
3 Fri Willemstad - CURACAO 08:00 18:00
4 Sat Oranjestad - ARUBA 08:00 22:00
5 Sun Kralendijk - BONAIRE 09:00 18:00
6 Mon At Sea
7 Tue Castries - ST. LUCIA 08:00 17:00
8 Wed St. John's - ANTIGUA 09:00 18:00
9 Thu Philipsburg - ST. MAARTEN 08:00 15:00
10 Fri At Sea
11 Sat
12 Sun
13 Mon
14 Tue
15 Wed
16 Thu Funchal - MADEIRA 14:00 19:00
17 Fri At Sea
18 Sat Gibraltar - GIBRALTAR 11:00 22:00
19 Sun Malaga - SPAIN 06:00 To airport
£3,182.60     PJ&LJ

10/12/2017

Hotel BMX

HB 11 nights

Sensimar Los Gigantes, Los Gigantes, Tenerife

Double Room with Sea View and Balcony

Stuck overnight in Birmingham

Scheduled Time of Departure

15:30 GMT 10th December 2017

Actual Time of Departure

13:40 GMT 11th December 2017

Reason for Delay

It was very snowy (lucky to get a taxi to the airport) - shuttled around the airport with a promise of a flight - checked in then checked out again. Finally bused to a hotel - bed and breakfast then back to the airport.

£1,372.46     PJ&LJ

26/10/2017

Repositioning Cruise

6 nights

Thomson Spirit

Suite Cabin with Premier Service

Day Port Arrival Time Departure Time
1 Thu Croatia Dubrovnik - 23:00
2 Fri Montenegro Kotor 08:00 16:00
3 Sat At Sea
4 Sun Greece Piraeus (for Athens) 09:00 18:00
5 Mon Thira Santorini 07:00 18:00
6 Tue Rhodes Rhodes Town 08:00 14:00
7 Wed Cyprus Limassol 08:00 to airport
£1,758.30     PJ&LJ

24/08/2017

Hotel EMA HB 14 nights

H10 Timanfaya Palace Hotel, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote £1,858.60     LJ&KJ

04/05/2017

Cruise and Stay BMX

 

Thomson Spirit

Suite Cabin with Premier Service

Day Port Arrival Time Departure Time
1 Thu 4/5/17 Croatia Dubrovnik - 22:00
2 Fri 5/5/17 At Sea
3 Sat 6/5/17 Slovenia Koper 08:00 22:00
4 Sun 7/5/17 Italy Venice 08:00 18:00
5 Mon 8/5/17 Croatia Pula 07:00 18:00
6 Tue 9/5/17 Croatia Zadar 08:00 18:00
7 Wed 10/5/17 Croatia Split 08:00 18:00
8 Thu 11/5/17 Croatia Dubrovnik 05:00 Transfer ferry to Kolocep

 

Hotel: Sensimar Kalamota Island Resort, Kolocep, Dubrovnik & Islands

Double Room with Limited Sea View and Balcony

£3,435.56     PJ&LJ

20/11/2016

Hotel BMX HB 14 nights

H10 Timanfaya Palace Hotel, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote £1,798.76     LJ&KJ

30/08/2016

Hotel BMX FB 7 nights

Sensimar Los Gigantes, Los Gigantes, Tenerife

Double Room with Balcony

£1,090.36     PJ&LJ

19/05/2016

Cruise and Stay BMX

Flight included two free half bottles of champagne

 

Thomson Celebration

Suite Cabin with Premier Service

Day Port Arrival Time Departure Time
1 Thu 19/5/16 Dubrovnik - Croatia - 22:00
2 Fri 20/5/16 At Sea
3 Sat 21/5/16 Koper - Slovenia 08:00 18:00
4 Sun 22/5/16 Venice - Italy 8:00 18:00
5 Mon 23/5/16 Rijeka - Croatia 08:00 6:00
6 Tue 24/5/16 Korcula - Croatia 08:00 18:00
7 Wed 25/5/16 Durres - Albania 08:00 18:00
8 Thu 26/5/16 Dubrovnik - Croatia 05:00 Transfer ferry to Kolocep

 

Hotel: Sensimar Kalamota Island Resort, Kolocep, Dubrovnik & Islands

Superior Double Room with Garden View and Balcony

£3,085.16     PJ&LJ

15/02/2016

Hotel EMA

AI: 7 nights

 

Suite Princess Hotel Playa - Taurito, Gran Canaria

unior Suite with Sea View and Balcony

£1,478.02     PJ&LJ

07/12/2015

Hotel BMX

HB 10 night

H10 Timanfaya Palace Hotel, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

Double room with garden view With Private Bath Shower WC Balcony Air Conditioning

      PJ&LJ

14/10/2015

Hotel BMX

HB 14 nights

Cala Galdana Hotel, Cala Galdana, Menorca £988.00     LJ&KJ

01/09/2015

Hotel BMX HB 7 nights

Tenerife - Los Gigantes Hotel (Steif Hotel)

Double room With Private Bath Shower WC Balcony Air Conditioning

£ 1354.00     PJ&LJ

07/05/2015

BHX Cruise

Ship: Thomson Celebration Itinerary: Adriatic Affair / Croatian Classics

14 nights

Ports of Call: Dubrovnik, Ship At Sea, Koper, Venice, Sibenik, Korcula, Bari, Dubrovnik, Ship At Sea, Rovinj, Venice, Trieste, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik

 

£3275.00     PJ&LJ

07/12/2014

BHX Cruise

Ship: Thomson Celebration

Itinerary: Tropical Delights / Caribbean Treasures

Day Date Port Island
1 7/12/14 Bridgetown Barbados
2 8/12/14 Ship At Sea
3 9/12/14 Pointe-À-Pitre Guadeloupe
4 10/12/14 Kingstown St Vincent & The Grenadines
5 11/12/14 Castries St Lucia
6 12/12/14 St George's Grenada
7 13/12/14 Scarborough Tobago
8 14/12/14 Bridgetown Barbados
9 15/12/14 Ship At Sea
10 16/12/14 St John's Antigua
11 17/12/14 Philipsburg St Maarten
12 18/12/14 Basseterre St Kitts
13 19/12/14 St Barths St Barths
14 20/12/14 Roseau Dominica
15 21/12/14 Bridgetown Barbados

 

Suite with Private Bath, Shower, WC

£3320.00     PJ&LJ

22/10/2014

Hotel BMX HB 7 nights Hotel Audax & Wellness Centre £ 682.00     PJ&LJ

01/07/2014

Hotel BMX HB 7 nights

Tenerife - Los Gigantes Hotel (Steif Hotel)

Double room With Private Bath Shower WC Balcony Air Conditioning

£774.14     LJ&KJ

21/04/2014

Hotel BMX HB 14 nights

H10 Timanfaya Palace Hotel, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

Double room with garden view With Private Bath Shower WC Balcony Air Conditioning

£ 1434.00     PJ&LJ

13/01/2014

Hotel BMX HB 7 nights

H10 Timanfaya Palace Hotel, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

Double room with garden view With Private Bath Shower WC Balcony Air Conditioning

£908.00     PJ&LJ

28/10/2013

Repositioning Cruise

Ship: Thomson Celebration

Itinerary: Western Promise

14 nights

Depart:Birmingham - Mon 28-Oct-2013 07:00 to Arrive:Dalaman - Mon 28-Oct-2013 13:05

Returning Disembarkation Port: Portsmouth - Mon 11-Nov-2013

WHEN THE SHIP ARRIVES IN PORTSMOUTH A FREE COACH WILL TAKE YOUBACK TO THE AIRPORT YOU FLEW FROM.

Ports of Call: Marmaris, Aghios Nikolaos, Athens, Ship At Sea ,Naples, Rome, Ajaccio, Barcelona, Cartagena, Motril, Cadiz, Lisbon, Ship At Sea, Ship At Sea, Portsmouth

£2720.00     PJ&LJ

21/09/2013

Hotel BMX

HB 7 nights

Cala Galdana Hotel, Cala Galdana, Menorca £1082.00     LJ&KJ

22/06/2013

Hotel BMX

HB 5 nights

Son Caliu Hotel Spa Oasis, Palma Nova, Mallorca

(Travelled with Hays Travel)

£1272.81     LJ&PJ

29/5/2013

Hotel BMX

HB 7 nights

Cala Galdana Hotel, Cala Galdana, Menorca £1122.00     LJ&KJ

12/04/2012

Ship: Thomson Celebration

Deck 6/7 Deluxe Cabin

Itinerary: Red Sea Magic

7 nights

Day Port Activity
1 Thu Sharm El Sheikh - Egypt Time to relax, settle in onboard and begin to explore the ship.
2 Fri Aqaba - Jordan  
3 Sat

Excursion: Petra - The Rose Red City

Duration: Full Day takes 10hrs

Cost: £220.00

4 Sun At Sea  
5 Mon Port Sokhna (For Cairo)  
6 Tue Safaga (For Luxor And Hurghada) - Egypt

Excursion: Luxor Overnight With Sound & Light Show

Duration: Overnight

Cost: £304.00

7 Wed Port
8 Thu Sharm El Sheikh - Egypt Disembark

 

£524.00 spent on excursions

£1332.00     PJ&LJ

25/08/2011

Ship: Thomson Destiny

Itinerary: Mediterranean Renaissance

Ports of Call:

Palma,Ship At Sea,Villefranche, Marina Di Carrara, Rome, Olbia, Mahon, Palma

Cabin: Deck 4/5 Outside   2 X Adults  with Shower, WC

£1500.00     LJ&KJ

13/04/2011

Ship: Thomson Spirit

Itinerary: Land of the Pharaohs

  £1783.00     PJ&LJ

16/12/2010

Hotel BMX HB 7 nights H10 Lanzarote Princess Hotel £ 736.00     PJ&LJ
2010?

Ship: Thomson Spirit

Itinerary: Fire and Ice

        PJ&LJ

 

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