The Queens Diamond Jubilee is fast approaching and it seems that a lot of people have chosen to go on a cruise that same week.

There has been a high demand at cruise.co.uk for cruises during the first week of June 2012 and many people will be at sea during the Jubilee celebrations.

What have the cruise lines got planned to help mark the occasion ?  Read more to find out....

Should you be kicked off a ship for not attending the muster drill ?

It was recently reported that an elderly couple were kicked off the Seabourn Sojourn for refusing to attend the muster drill.  Safety procedures on cruise ships have been in the spot light this year since the Costa Concordia incident and cruise lines are taking safety very seriously at the moment, as they should do.

I am sure that most of us who have cruised have seen people that can't be bothered to go to the muster drill on the ship and hide in their cabin or somewhere else to avoid it, it is likely that this recent incident will make these people think twice about doing this.

I think that something like this needed to happen at some point to make certain people take cruise safety matters more seriously, after all the muster drill isn't that bad is it ?

Boutique Nile River Cruising on Alexander the Great with Discover Egypt

I am sure you may have read from my previous blog that I travelled to Luxor, Egypt last week to experience what Discover Egypt Nile cruises have to offer.

For more details on what I did while I was away and the Discover Egypt brand please look at my previous blog, this blog is really more of a focus on Alexander the Great, Discover Egypt's 5* Luxury Boutique Nile cruise vessel.

Alexander the Great is Discover Egypt's top of the range Nile cruise boat, she is designed for the people that would like to experience what Egypt and the Nile has to offer while also experiencing a high quality luxurious level of service and fine dining.