Midlands Field Team Survive Earthquake

It started at 1am on Wednesday 27th February in Lincoln.....

Helen Green, Regional Sales Executive reported; "The earthquake measured 5.2 on the richter scale & it sounded like a cat was trying to get out of my wardrobe"





Sarah Phelps, Trade Relations Executive who was staying overnight in Peterborough, said; "I was shaken but not stirred by the event"

Ruby Princess Float Out

Earlier this month, Princess Cruises' new superliner Ruby Princess reached a significant milestone in her construction when she was floated out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy.

Ruby Princess was floated to a nearby outfitting dock where the final construction & interior finishing will now take place.

Launching in November, at 113,000 tonnes, Ruby Princess will be a sister ship to Emerald Princess & Crown Princess. Ruby Princess will spend her inaugural season in Western Caribbean.

Family Fun Day at Bluewater!

Noddy made a guest appearance on Friday afternoon at Thomas Cook's Family Day in Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent.

A great afternoon was had by all!

Don't forget, Noddy will be on board P&O Cruises new superliner Ventura launching in April.

Picture: Noddy & Natalie Ford, Regional Sales Executive Complete Cruise Solution

Sydney Welcomes Queen Victoria & Says Goodbye to QE2

After setting off from New York on 13th February in different directions, Queen Victoria on her maiden World Voyage & QE2 on her farewell World Voyage, the two Queens met again in Sydney at the weekend.

Queen Victoria arrived in Sydney on Saturday and after the spending the night in port was joined by QE2 yesterday morning.


Last night flanked by hundreds of smaller ships & boats the two Queens left their berths for an historic Royal Rendezvous for the first & last time in Australian Waters. Queen Victoria & QE2 greeted each other near to Fort Denison with a 'Whistle Salute' which can be heard over 16km away.





Click here for information on this historic meeting!

CTTG Concoct Cocktails With Complete Cruise Solution Cocktail

CTTG are the latest Multiple agent to join in as Complete Cruise Solution give you extra this leap year!

Photo: Carina Collis, Jo Wilson, Emma Clayton, Julie Gibson & Stephanie Evans

Boat Racing on the River Cambridge with Premier Travel & Star Radio

After Hundreds of Entries Over 5 Weeks, it all came down to One Boat Race on One Saturday Morning on a slightly chilly River Cambridge....


In association with Ocean Village & Complete Cruise Solution, Premier Travel & Star Radio ran a promotion across 11 branches. All the contestants had to do was pop into any of the 11 branches to apply to be in with the chance of getting a place at the Grand Final- A boat race on the River Cambridge

At 11am sharp, a boat went out on the river & 11 toy boats were lined up and let go. All boats had a number and inside the boat, written on the hull was a contestants name. There was almost an upset when a large boat came in the opposite direction, we thought for a moment that our toys boats would capsize, but no, they all remained up right and after just a couple of minute we had a clear winner cross the finish line!!

The Grand Final was broadcast live on Star Radio & Paul Waters Head of Sales for Premier announced the winning boat and then finally the winning contestant live on air!

Ocean Village goody bags courtesy of Complete Cruise Solution were given to our runners up & one lucky person was the winner of an Ocean Village Caribbean Cruise!

By Moira Townsend

Because It Is A Leap Year Complete Cruise Solution Are Going To Give You EXTRA

Complete Cruise Solution is offering agents working for multiples the chance to win a £500 branch night out as part of its latest incentive.

Complete Cruise Solution is giving agents who work for Thomas Cook, CTTG and Thomson the opportunity to win by collecting "ingredients" of a cocktail by making one booking per brand.

The incentive is running between February 14-29 and a prize draw will be held on March 4.

As part of the incentive Complete Cruise Solution are giving you the ingredients to make a Complete Cruise Solution cocktail. The Cruise Thomas Cook Call Centre were one of the first to give making the cocktails a go along with Moira Townsend from Complete Cruise Solution.

Picture: Dawn Stanford Sherwood, Jemma Konc, Moira Townsend & Jemma Webb

How to make a Complete Cruise Solution Cocktail....

Amaretto 1/2 oz.
Irish Cream (Bailey's) 1/2 oz.
Kahlua 1/2 oz.
Rum, light 1/2 oz.
Vodka 1/2 oz.
Cream Fill with
Glass to use: Collins glass
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Mixing instructions:
Pour all ingredients into glass over ice.

Complete Cruise Solution Member Saves A Life

Lucy Guy - Sales Assistant Extraordinaire, was just going to sleep last night when she heard a noise outside . At first she thought it was a car alarm and peered out of her window. She realised after a short time that it was a smoke alarm and that it was coming from her neighbours house. Lucy alerted her father who went next door and couldnt get any response. Lucy could see what looked like steam through the windows and realising it was smoke, she called the fire brigade. Two fire engines came and saved her neighbour who had accidentally fallen asleep whilst waiting for his dinner to cook. Lucy is being very modest about it but we think she is a hero.

The Cruise Report 2008

The Cruise Report is a chance for David Dingle to speak to key stakeholders ie Press and Travel Agents about the trends and changes in the UK cruise market. Areas that the report cover, include strong growth, how the cruise market may look in 2020, innovative on board activities and the joy of texting, to name a few. The fun bit is the networking after David's speech, were we enjoyed substantial canapés and 'cruise' cocktails....

To get a copy of this years 'The Cruise Report 2008' please contact your Complete Cruise Solution Account Manager.

By Beth Pearce

Photo: Mark Pilkington Complete Cruise Solution & Andrew Gardener CRUISE.co.uk

1st4cruising & Complete Cruise Solution Pancake Day

On Tuesday Helen Green and I went to 1st4cruising to make and serve pancakes to the staff. They had been sent an order form around telling them Helen Pierre White and Georgina Rhodes would be serving them.

The most popular pancake was the traditional lemon and sugar although a few did consume the 'Complete Pancake ' which consisted of cream,chocalate sauce,bananas and sugar!!

We were ably assisted by Katie and Sarah from 1st4cruising who donned aprons and a homemade hat and cooked the pancakes in the microwave.

Picture: Helen Green Complete Cruise Solution, Sarah Weetman 1st4Cruising, Kate Gowridge 1st4Cruising & Georgina Morgan Complete Cruise Solution

Half way through the day the firealarm went off and we were summoned outside -we thought it was the pancakes but it turned out there were electricians in the building who had set it off deliberately. It all ended well as the electricians came up for pancakes.

By Georgina Morgan

The New Additions to the McIntosh Family Have Arrived!

We're delighted to say that Kirsty McIntosh gave birth to twins on Monday 28th January. Kirsty & her partner Jamie have named the new additions to their family Emily & Finlay and all are doing very well, see below for a sneek preview....

Cumbria Cruises name dogs after Princess Ships

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby - Cumbria Cruises give puppies 'Princess Puppy Love'

Chris Leviston Cumbria Cruises Assistant Manager for On Line Trading has gone 'Princess' mad. Chris's dog 'Ellie May' a pedigree flatcoated retriever had 9 puppies on 16th August 2007 and the ladies were all very honoured to be named after Princess ships - Ruby Princess, Royal Princess, Diamond Princess and Star Princess.

Chris fell in love with Ruby Princess and she is now a fully fledged member of the 'Leviston' household and flies the Princess Cruises flag by wearing a pink dog jacket with 'Princess' embossed in rhinestones. 'Ruby Princess' is now sniffing around for an invite to the naming ceremony of Princess Cruises newest superliner when she is named later this year.

I think 'Ruby Princess' is a great ambassador for the Princess brand and Chris has advised us that the next litter will be named after P&O Cruises ships.