The Cruise: Tourist forgets how to spell his mother's name A star of Channel 5 ’s The Cruise: Fun-Loving Brits at Sea made a grievous error whilst creating a heartfelt gift for his mother. The holidaymaker remarked how “bad” the moment was after forcing his girlfriend to find out how to spell her name. The Cruise: Fun-Loving Brits at Sea follows various veterans and newbie cruisers aboard luxury ships .

On a recent episode of the TV show, Rosie and James were on a five-day tour of the Mediterranean. On their fourth day, the couple docked in the beautiful city of Marseille . Fresh off the boat, the pair headed to the Savon de Marseille museum, where tourists can take part in a unique soap manufacturing workshop.

Traditional Marseille soap is created using a concoction of soda and olive oil, due to animal fats once being banned by King Louis XIV of France. After witnessing how the soap was made, the duo were allowed to stamp a personalised message into their bars. James, who had plans to propose to Rosie on the trip, toyed with the idea of writing his declaration in the soap.

Eventually, he decided against it—claiming it had been a “terrible idea”. READ MORE Michael Mosley fans say 'such a loss' as final scenes before death air James and Rosie went soap stamping in Marseille (Image: CHANNEL 5) Instead, he tried to dedicate the soap to his mother, Annette, but it all went embarrassingly wrong. “So just doing one for my mum but spelt the name wrong so I’m just doi.