Samantha Rickelton

Samantha writes the award winning blog 'North East Family Fun' which is a food, travel and lifestyle blog based in Northumberland. North East Family Fun follows the adventures of Samantha, Steve and their three children (aged 4, 6 and 8) around the North East and beyond.

Family & Fun, Onboard, Partners

Sunderland Airshow

The International Sunderland Airshow is one of the North East’s largest annual events with an estimated 1 million visitors over the weekend. I have always wanted to take my children but such large crowds and the traffic queues have always put me of...

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Family & Fun, Onboard, Partners

Celebrating 20 Years of Newcastle-Amsterdam

On 18th May 2015, DFDS Seaways celebrated 20 years of their Newcastle-Amsterdam route. Our family joined in with the celebrations aboard KING SEAWAYS and set sail along the North East coast during a special day sailing to commemorate the event. The w...

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Family & Fun, Onboard, Partners

Family Time Onboard PRINCESS SEAWAYS

Our mini cruise to Amsterdam zoo is the first time that we have taken our three children abroad without bringing grandparents along to help us out and it’s fair to say we were a little apprehensive about how we would cope. It turns out we did not n...

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Activity & Adventure, Amsterdam, Family & Fun, Holland, Partners

Our Amsterdam Zoo mini cruise

A mini cruise to Amsterdam zoo makes a wonderful family short break and although you are only away for two nights, it feels as if you have been on a real adventure. Our family travelled together from Newcastle overnight in a refurbished 5 berth cabin...

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Family Fun in 7 Seas!

During our return trip from Amsterdam to Newcastle aboard PRINCESS SEAWAYS we booked our family into the 7 Seas restaurant. The restaurant promises up to 80 different dishes and you can sample as much as you want. This sounded like a good option for ...

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