Cathy Rogers is a cruise writer, author and co-founder of the Cruise Addicted community, one of the UK’s fastest-growing independent cruise communities with a social media reach of more than 32,000 cruise enthusiasts across Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and the web.

Author of the Amazon #1 bestselling guide The Confident portExplorer and creator of The Cruise Planner series, Cathy has spent more than 20 years exploring the world by sea. Having sailed on 47 cruises and travelled over 85,000 nautical miles, she is known for her practical, destination-focused approach to cruising, with a particular passion for ports, longer voyages and repositioning cruises.

Cathy writes the Cruise Addicted blog and contributes to various magazines, drawing on her extensive first-hand experience across a wide range of cruise lines and itineraries. Before entering the cruise industry full-time, she owned and ran a successful independent optical practice for 35 years.

Cathy is known for her practical advice on ports, itineraries and getting the most from every cruise, bringing together first-hand experience, business expertise and a genuine passion for the industry.