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24/10/2026

🎭 Mean Girls – Liverpool Empire! 🎭

Emily-Grace and I saw Mean Girls in the West End last year and absolutely loved it! The storyline, the energy, the characters and the music – everything about it was brilliant!

We went to see it again last night at the Liverpool Empire and, whilst we still really enjoyed it, we both agreed that the London production had the slight edge.

That said, it’s still a fantastic, fun show with plenty of laughs and some brilliant musical numbers!

Have you seen Mean Girls on stage? What did you think? And if you’ve seen both the West End and touring productions, did you notice a difference?

What books are you enjoying reading on holiday at the moment? I need a couple of books for our holiday to Egypt next wee...
22/10/2026

What books are you enjoying reading on holiday at the moment? I need a couple of books for our holiday to Egypt next week. What would you recommend?

I picked this up from Zero Waste - Liverpool last night and was unsure whether it would be delicious and work or if it ...
20/10/2026

I picked this up from Zero Waste - Liverpool last night and was unsure whether it would be delicious and work or if it would turn out to be a Christmas food crime.

I removed the lettuce and popped it in the air fryer to enjoy for my lunch. It was actually amazing and I can’t wait to pick up another one up from Zero Waste.

Would you give it a go?

👍 I’d absolutely try it!

🤢 Not a chance!

😂 Only after a few Christmas drinks!

17/10/2026

Flashback to last Saturday when we went to see Lord of the Dance at the Liverpool Empire. An absolutely incredible show filled with energy and dancing like I’ve never seen before. I can’t wait for this to tour again, it was unreal.

11/10/2026

Last night we went to see Lord of the Dance - 30th Anniversary, at the Liverpool Empire. This is something I have wanted to see for years but never had the chance until now. It was absolutely everything I had ever dreamed of…and more. The dancing, the costumes, the sound of the taps, the energy, the atmosphere. Oh my days, honestly, this is up there as one of the best things I’ve ever seen. We looked to see if we could go again but, sadly, that’s it now apart from London & Europe. I’ll definitely be looking out for the next tour.
It was even more poignant as it was, sadly, Niamh Flatley’s funeral yesterday too.
Have you ever seen Lord of the Dance? What did you think?

Everything I ate in Kraków…I absolutely loved the food in Kraków. We were determined to try plenty of traditional Polish...
04/10/2026

Everything I ate in Kraków…

I absolutely loved the food in Kraków. We were determined to try plenty of traditional Polish food and I think we did a pretty good job.

First up – pierogi. We had them in Szeroka na Kazimierzu, right in the heart of the Jewish Quarter, close to the synagogues. We tried different varieties, some boiled and some fried, with different fillings - both sweet & savoury. I genuinely don’t think I met a pierogi I didn’t like.

Then came my absolute favourite restaurant of the whole trip – U Babci Maliny, which roughly translates as “Grandma Raspberry’s”. We found it opposite the theatre and it was just gorgeous. The atmosphere was magical, especially when the pianist started playing.

We ordered loads of traditional dishes so we could try a bit of everything. More pierogi, obviously, traditional soup served inside a huge loaf of bread, beetroot, meat and potato dishes… the table was absolutely covered. The food was unreal. I would genuinely return to Kraków just to go back to this restaurant.

We also had a chimney cake. I thought these were Polish because you see them all over Kraków, but apparently they’re actually Hungarian/Transylvanian. Still counts because I ate it in Kraków! Warm, sugary and chocolatey – the kids thought they were great. I found them a big messy to eat.

Then on our final morning we went for a much simpler breakfast – croissants with different spreads and hot drinks, including Dubai hot chocolate, before heading home.

Kraków is definitely a city to visit hungry. The food was hearty, filling, really good value and trying all the traditional dishes was one of my favourite parts of the trip.

What Polish food have I missed that I need to try next time?

I loved the music theme across MSC Virtuosa and the little details everywhere - from the names of the decks (Vivaldi, Mo...
30/09/2026

I loved the music theme across MSC Virtuosa and the little details everywhere - from the names of the decks (Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven & ours was Gershwin) to the pictures in the room and sculptures dotted around the ship.

Every day is a learning day, so I googled and learned that ‘Virtuosa’ means a highly skilled or accomplished female performer, particularly in music.

There are venues called The Opera, The Symphony and Minuetto, so the musical theme runs throughout the whole ship.

What are the themes on other MSC ships and how do they run through the ship?

MSC Virtuosa Speciality dining: I do feel that they push you towards speciality dining due to the poor quality food & se...
30/09/2026

MSC Virtuosa Speciality dining: I do feel that they push you towards speciality dining due to the poor quality food & service in the MDR and the buffet. If I did MSC again then I would 100% do a speciality dining package - what are your thoughts on speciality dining compared to complimentary dining?

We ate in the Mexican and really enjoyed the food - we ate until we were stuffed! The sides, tacos, burrito were excellent and the quality of food & presentation would be what I expect across the ship, not just at the add on restaurants.
The sushi was lovely too but there ‘eat all you can in an hour’ felt a bit of a swizz as you didn’t actually get any sushi until 40 mins in as they were filling you up on carbs first and the chicken wings were more like sparrow wings.

Overall, speciality dining was very good but I believe that the standard of food should be similar across the ship.

P&O Arvia Main Dining Room - these are just some of the dishes we ate in July and I was expecting MSC Virtuoso to be of ...
30/09/2026

P&O Arvia Main Dining Room - these are just some of the dishes we ate in July and I was expecting MSC Virtuoso to be of a similar standard. I was disappointed when the MDR experience wasn’t similar.

Everything I ate in the Main Dining Room on MSC Virtuosa… all two meals of it!We managed tea on the first night and brea...
30/09/2026

Everything I ate in the Main Dining Room on MSC Virtuosa… all two meals of it!

We managed tea on the first night and breakfast the following morning. After that, we admitted defeat and never went back.

First issue – set dining times. I really don’t like them. I’m on holiday, not clocking in for a shift. What if I’m having a drink? Watching something? Not hungry yet? Haven’t finished getting ready? I definitely couldn’t see it working if I had my children with me.

Then there’s your allocated table. We had a table for two… although given how close the next table was, we may as well have been a table for six. There were literally inches between us and the other guests.

Having sailed on P&O Arvia twice, this was probably one of the biggest differences for me. I actually look forward to eating in Arvia’s MDRs. They feel spacious, relaxed and like you’re actually going out for your tea. On Virtuosa, I just found the whole room claustrophobic and missed the sea views you get on Arvia.

Then we were given one menu between two of us. Surely menus aren’t being rationed? I like us both having a menu, looking through it and discussing what we fancy to eat.

The choice itself seemed really limited too, especially if you don’t want meat. I’m not vegetarian but I don’t eat much meat, and there really wasn’t much that appealed.

And then the food arrived…

My dessert was barely lukewarm.

The lady at the table next to us was brought the wrong meal. She told the waiter it wasn’t hers, he picked it back up…and then put it in front of the correct person - I wouldn’t want my meal after it had already been sitting in front of somebody else.

The burger the lady next to me ordered looked exactly like the burgers being served by the pool.

Her friend’s plate appeared to have been stacked on top of another plate because there was food underneath it, which then ended up smeared across the tablecloth.

Then we thought we’d give breakfast a chance.

Breakfast was worse.

Parts of our order just never arrived, despite asking several times. There were drips of egg and beans down the plates and bowls and the baked beans looked more like tomato soup with a few beans floating around in it.

That was enough for us. Two attempts and we were done.

I know food is subjective and plenty of people obviously enjoy MSC’s MDR, but this really wasn’t what I expect from a main dining room on a cruise.

What made it more noticeable was that the speciality dining was SO much better. It genuinely left me wondering whether the poor included dining is designed to push people towards buying the speciality dining package.

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