Travel Umbrella

14/09/2025

Lovely hotel room in Costa Tequise, Lanzarote, with great views!

We are just back from a great week in Costa Tequise and we had a lovely Junior Suite in the THB Lanzarote Beach Hotel. It was a fantastic location overlooki...

12/09/2025

Did you know that the cruise ship MSC Virtuosa has 6 berth cabins? This really brings the cost down for a family cruise holiday. Take a look here ...

This is a short tour and review of a Premium Oceanview Cabin on the MSC Virtuosa. This cabin category is quite unusual in that it could take 6 passengers! ...

02/09/2025

If anyone has ever considered a Caribbean cruise please take a look at these videos of our recent cruise on the P&O Britannia. A different Caribbean island nearly every day!

Three videos of our fantastic two week fly/cruise to the Caribbean.

23/03/2025

Taken me a while as have been a busy boy but here's my review of the TUI Blue Atlantica Nissaki Beach Hotel in sunny Corfu.

A short review of our time at the TUI Blue Nissaki Beack Hotel in Corfu. We provide an honest review and let you know if we would consider staying at this h...

23/03/2025

If anyone is due a new passport please note the below :-

The government will increase passport applications fees from April 10, with a standard online application made within the UK rising from £88.50 to £94.50 for adults and from £57.50 to £61.50 for children.

The proposals, which are subject to approval by parliament, will also see the cost of postal applications increase from £100 to £107 for adults and £69 to £74 for children.

The fee for a Premium Service (one day) application made from within the UK will rise from £207.50 to £222 for adults and £176.50 to £189 for children.

06/10/2024

Video of our little adventure in Corfu to see where the Durrell's was filmed ....

One of the reasons we went to the TUI Blue Atlantica Nissaki Beach is that is near the Durrell's locations. My wife is a big fan of the Durrell's TV series ...

06/07/2024

Short video (5 minutes or so) of the food we had in The Crown Grill Steakhouse on board the Sky Princess. This is the place to go if you like a good *(great in fact) steak!

Review and Menus of the Crown Grill Steakhouse Restaurant on the Sky Princess.We celebrated our Wedding Anniversary on the Sky Princess, in the speciality re...

20/06/2024

Short video (6 minutes) on a cabin we had on a recent cruise to the Norwegian Fjords. Play the video to the end to see that fantastic views of the Fjords.

Join us on our 8 night cruise to the Norwegian Fjords on the Sky Princess. This was out first ever aft facing cabin. Take a tour of the cabin and see the p...

15/03/2024

Good driving!

Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas doing a three point turn in Gran Canaria. Lots more cruise content @travelumbrella

27/02/2024

15/01/2024

New video posted. Cunard's Queen Victoria.

This is a tour of a standard outside cabin on the elegant Queen Victoria. We cruised to Hamburg and back in January 2024 and it was our first Cunard cruise ...