​When I visited Gloucester I was surprised to find a dock so far inland let alone a lightship! ​Visiting Gloucester was one of those 'follow your nose' days for me as I had a day to kill after attending a friend's wedding at the nearby Elmore Court. I'd popped into one of the many restaurants in the docks the night before the wedding and quickly fe...

As the modern traveller evolves, they crave a unique, personal and luxurious experience. This is one of the reasons why barge cruises are growing in popularity. Primarily cruising on canals in European countries, these barges offer more than meets the eye. Many barges offer amenities like open bars and fine cuisine. Barge cruises serve a small numb...

The German city of Düsseldorf is capital city of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It sits mainly on the right hand (eastern) bank of the River Rhine. The city is known for its Altbier (old town), vibrant nightlife, carnival and other major events such as the Kirmes fun fair, which attracts some four million thrill seekers for 10 days every summ...

VIVA Cruises is a premier operator of luxury cruising on the major rivers of Europe including the Danube, Elbe, Moselle, Rhine, Rhône and Seine. It also offers cruises on the Main-Danube Canal and Baltic Sea. VIVA TWO is the flagship in VIVA's eight strong river fleet and the second new ship, after VIVA ONE, to be launched within the year. The ship...

A narrowboat is one designed to fit the UK's integrated network of canal waterways and locks. These canals originally provided a nationwide transport network during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th Centuries. The narrowboats that plied them were first horse drawn and then powered by steam and then diesel engines. With the coming of th...

MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY has been playing to truly rapturous response at the O2 in London since 2019. But it should come as no surprise that so many people want to join the party. For this is a wonderfully exuberant, and hugely enjoyable, high-quality dinner show that takes Mamma Mia the Musical and delivers an all singing, all dancing, 'all in' evenin...