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This Is Virgin On The Ridiculous!

By Treadwell and Tenny on 03/03/2020 in Cruise Info, Cruise Reviews, Over The Yardarm

Well, colour us amused, darlings. In fact, we’d have to go as far as saying we had a jolly good chuckle. There was the assembled UK cruise media in all its glory, at Dover and then Liverpool, all dolled up to view what, at first glance, seemed to be some kind of modern battleship, minus […]

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We’re Rebelling At This Virgin Label

By Treadwell and Tenny on 07/03/2019 in Cruise Funnies, Cruise News, Over The Yardarm

The film Jaws 2 said it best: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… Or, in our case, just when we thought it was safe to have a second glance at this ‘Virgin Voyages’ caper that is due to set sail next year, along comes another bloody great assault […]

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2018 Cruise Review: That Was The Year That Was

By Treadwell and Tenny on 18/12/2018 in Cruise News, Cruise Reviews, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Hurtigruten, Over The Yardarm, Silversea, Solo Travel, Windstar Cruises

Tenny & Treadwell’s look back at 2018… The brief was pretty simple. Just give us your thoughts on the cruise year in review, our editor said. You know, all the highlights of cruising from the past 12 months, the new ships, cruises and what not. Highlights? Us? What was he thinking? Asking us to do […]

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Malta – A Most Civilising Experience

By Treadwell and Tenny on 31/08/2018 in Cruise Destinations, Cruise Info, Over The Yardarm

Look up the phrase ‘crossroads of civilisation’ online – as we did after perusing several Mediterranean cruise brochures this week – and you will quickly find any number of candidates for this most momentous of titles. It crops up again and again in literature, museums and travel guides. From Persia to Morocco and Cordoba to […]

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An Endeavor We Can Fully Support!

By Treadwell and Tenny on 02/08/2018 in Cruise Info, Cruise News, Cruise Photos, Crystal Cruises, Expedition Cruises, Over The Yardarm

Count us in, darlings. We can certainly wait, especially given the propensity of the current summer to either bake us or drown us at equally short notice. 2020, you say? No problem, we reply. Count us in. We are, of course, referring to the latest, gorgeous and oh-so-inviting possibilities for the forthcoming new Crystal […]

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Your Pre-Cruise Checklist

By Treadwell and Tenny on 31/05/2018 in Cruise Funnies, Cruise Info, Over The Yardarm

They say anticipation is the greater part of pleasure; that expectations are at least half the fun; anticipation is the very soul of enjoyment. ‘They,’ of course, are wrong. At least when it comes to cruising. Hopelessly, ridiculously, laughably wrong. Anticipating a cruise holiday is certainly wonderful. It means that you have it all booked […]

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The Ugly File

By Treadwell and Tenny on 16/02/2018 in Cruise Funnies, Cruise Info, Cunard, Over The Yardarm, Regent Seven Seas, Silversea

We had to chortle. It’s something we’ve been saying for years, in the forlorn hope that someone, somewhere would pay attention and raise the issue in The Press (as we used to call it. Nowadays, it’s more likely to be Faceblock, or Tweetie Pie, or some such similar nonsense). Anyway, there we were enjoying our […]

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We Resolve To Do More Cruising

By Treadwell and Tenny on 26/01/2018 in Cruise Funnies, Cruise Info, Over The Yardarm, Regent Seven Seas

So, how long did it last? Your New Year resolution, we mean. Did it make it through the first week, or even a fortnight? For most people, the typical resolve peters out within the first month, and only 20 per cent even make it to March. It is a tough haul. Of course, most people […]

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A Very Merry Cruise-mas

By Treadwell and Tenny on 22/12/2017 in Cruise Funnies, Cruise Info, Over The Yardarm, Uncategorized

In which Tenny looks at the perfect way to celebrate the season, without actually setting sail… It is definitely ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ right now. The presents are wrapped and under the tree, the TV is showing White Christmas, a hot toddy is on the stove, and we’re safely inside out of […]

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And The Winners Are…

By Treadwell and Tenny on 15/12/2017 in Cruise Funnies, Cruise Info, Cruise Reviews, Over The Yardarm, Uncategorized

We blame the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Ever since May 16, 1929, when they first started handing out little golden statues to the great and worthy of the film industry, other businesses have followed suit by creating their own ‘awards’ ceremonies. There are the ‘Oscars’ of Fashion; the ‘Oscars’ of the advertising […]

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