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We have been waiting so long to get back to cruising, and we were delighted to be invited onboard the Seven Seas Splendor cruise ship for a four-night test cruise before she resumed service.

A trip on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train was something that has been on our bucket list for years, and imagine our excitement when we found we could combine a cruise on the Cunard Queen Victoria from Southampton to Venice.

As big fans of Crystal Ocean cruises we decided to take a river cruise on one of their newest ships the Crystal Ravel.  Our “Danube Dreams and Discoveries” cruise started in Vienna and took in the ports of Esztergom, Budapest, Bratislava, Melk, Linz, Krems and Wachau Valley back to Vienna.

This is a trip that has been on our bucket list for a while and so as we consider ourselves as novice foodies, we decided to embark on the Hebridean Island Cruises “Gastronomic Scotland” Cruise around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The ship has a maximum of 50 passengers and a crew of 40. At 2,112 gross registered tons, the ship is small by modern standards. It is small but charming, cosy and inviting with great character.