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Mar 22, 2024
Client Blog: Penny & Bob’s Scandinavian and River Danube cruises
I was contacted by these lovely folk several years ago when I was recommended to them by their friends, and I have booked some lovely...
Jan 15, 2024
Designer Travel wins Celebrity Cruises Appreciation Award
I was delighted to hear that on 11 January, Designer Travel was named as a winner at the Celebrity Cruises 2024 Travel Agent Appreciation...
Nov 10, 2023
“Thank you for all the effort that went into organising a holiday of a lifetime” - Carol
Dear Susan, On behalf of our entire group, I really would like to thank you for all the hard work and effort that went into organising us...
Feb 4, 2023
"All we had to do was enjoy the holiday" - Kathy
My husband and I have booked with Susan of Holidaysplease for several years because we are looked after so well. Susan offers a personal...
May 25, 2021
Susan's Blog: My dad, Paul Theroux and Silversea's Spectacular World Cruise 2022
It seems that both Paul Theroux and my Dad turned 80 recently. My Dad is not launching a new book and arranging to travel on part of a...
Mar 28, 2021
Cruising Alaska with Holland America
Home to the tallest North American peak and the world’s largest bears, exploring this extraordinary region will see you step into...
Mar 24, 2021
Cruising the Caribbean
The Caribbean is one of the world's most popular regions for cruises and during my years at sea, I spent many months sailing around this...
Mar 16, 2021
A Croatian island-hop
I spent ten years at sea, working on large cruise ships, so after moving on from that chapter in my career, I haven’t yet felt the need...
Jan 14, 2021
Client Blog: Pat‘s Celebrity cruise around the Dutch West Indies
Pat contacted me needing some help finding the right cruise that she could combine with a family trip to New York. It was a good job she...
Nov 24, 2020
"What makes Susan stand out is that you can feel that she cares" - Rob and Claire
Susan has been helping with our travel choices since booking our first cruise in 2013. We were a party of four, very particular, with...
Nov 22, 2020
"Susan couldn’t have been more helpful" - Pat
I was about to finalise the cruise holiday that I had self-researched online when fate intervened, and Susan got in touch. She couldn’t...
Nov 14, 2020
"The whole experience was constructed perfectly" - Brenda
Our paths first crossed with Susan’s when we were in search of a tailor-made adventure to Canada to celebrate our Ruby wedding...
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