Cruise
I took my first cruise in 2007 and have enjoyed nearly 20 other voyages since, on ships ranging from the 49-passenger Hebridean Princess to P&O Cruises’ 3,078-passenger Ventura. Since my maiden voyage, the cruise industry has achieved sustained growth, weathering the global recession with aplomb, and is arguably one of the most exciting and innovative sections of the travel industry with which to be involved.
In addition to writing features for national newspapers and magazines about my cruising adventures, I provide a more irreverent view on cruising in my regular column in Cruise International magazine, the ‘Accidental Cruiser’.
Examples of cruise features I have written:
The Times, 12 January 2019 Transatlantic crossing hits the high notes
Conde Nast Traveller, April 2015 2015 Spring Cruise Report
The Telegraph Cruise Style, September 2014 Discovering the pleasures of privilege with MSC Yacht Club
The Sunday Telegraph, 12 May 2014 A luxuriously gentle gulet cruise in Croatia
Conde Nast Traveller, April 2014 2014 Spring Cruise Report
Food and Travel magazine, April 2014 Float your boat: new river cruises
The Sunday Telegraph, 9 February 2014 The delights of Portugal's Douro River
AOL Travel, October 2013 How to choose a river cruise
Conde Nast Traveller, July 2013 2013 Cruise Report
The Spectator, Autumn 2012 Great Adventures
The Sunday Telegraph, 23 September 2012 A Christmas markets cruise on the Danube
The Sunday Telegraph, 16 September 2012 A Hebridean Islands Cruise along the Rhine, Germany
The Sunday Telegraph, 27 June 2012 A river cruise along the Chao Phraya, Thailand
Conde Nast Traveller, July 2012 Conde Nast Traveller's inaugural Cruise Report
The Sunday Telegraph, 20 May 2012 My French learning curve on the Rhone
The Sunday Telegraph, 5 February 2012 Sailing leisurely down the Danube
The Sunday Telegraph, 25 January 2012 Cruising 'a la Francaise' with Compagnie du Ponant in the Adriatic
The Spectator, Autumn 2011 Best festive cruises
Cruise International, June/July 2011 Accidental Cruiser: Cruising and overeating
Cruise International, August/September 2011 Accidental Cruiser: Battle of the national stereotypes
The Specator, Insider's Guide to Cruises, August 2010 Another day in paradise with Seabourn Sojourn
The Sunday Telegraph, 23 February 2009 Sailing onboard a tea clipper in Tahiti
The Sunday Telegraph, 2 February 2008 A Mediterranean music cruise