Since our last general cruise update in April 2014 we have: opened bookings on 5 more cruises. In all we now have 9 cruises/tours booking through to mid 2016 published a two-year cruises catalogue 2014-16, available as a PDF download or printed catalogue firmed up major speakers all our cruises over the next 2 years completed our 5th cruise – a 10 night cruise around the British Isles introducing a new win a free cruise opportunity Click here...

A catalogue of coming cruises. A handy reference for all coming cruises from late 2015 to August 2016 See how the cruise holidays compare with land holidays See how our conference see compare with traditional land conferences Testimonials from our international presenters and those who cruise with us Updated 15 October 2015 with new revised version of catalogue Download and browse and browse our 16 page guide to cruising with Unlock the Past...

by Helen Smith One of the great pluses of the Unlock the Past cruises is the scheduled Research Help Zones (RHZ). These are wonderful opportunities to get help in your research from experts in their field. There are formal scheduled sessions where an expert will be available to answer questions. This may be one on one sessions or perhaps in a small group.             I have had the pleasure of helping people with...

Airlines run special promotions from time to time – and so do cruise lines. Celebrity Cruises have just announced some great bonus offers for those booking on eligible cruises from 1 June to 31 July 2014. Book before the offer closes on 31 July 2014 Three of our cruises are eligible for these bonus offers: 6th Unlock the Past cruise – Eastern Australian cruise on Celebrity Solstice. 3 nights 23-26 October out of Sydney. Choose any 1 of...

Summarising some of the 4th cruise survey feedback On 4 February 2014 245 people set sail on the Voyager of the Seas as part of the Unlock the Past conference group. What lay ahead were eight days of exciting conference and ship activities as we sailed from Sydney to Melbourne, Adelaide, and Hobart before making our way back to Sydney again. With presenters such as Chris Paton (Scotland), Thomas MacEntee (USA), Jane Taubman (England), Kirsty...

Note: since this blog was written the 2nd mid-2015 cruise has been dropped – and subsequent cruises renumbered There has been considerable development in cruise planning since our last update blog in November 2013. We have: 3 cruises currently open for booking – British Isles, Eastern Australia and Western Australia 4 more cruises expected to open for booking later this month or next a European river cruise now open for registrations of...