What is it going to be like to cruise with all the new cruising rules and protocols? What exactly is it like on board a cruise that has resumed sailing with all the new cruising rules and protocols? In my video below, I take you on board to show you how you things look and…
Check out this video Kim from KO Sketches as she draws me! On her channel she draws various YouTube creators and tells their story. On mine she had three tries before she was happy. Find out why! She also has a great insight into my story which she tells as you see her drawing. Watch…
Just after the CEOs of the three largest cruise groups publicly said there is over 90% chance of cruises running out of USA ports in 2020, they cancelled all cruises into December, and for some of their lines well into 2021. So, what is going on? What should cruisers be expecting and why? The shape…
The major cruise lines have, at last, revealed what cruising out of the United States is going to be like. This includes where they will cruise to, what it will take to get onto the ship and what the on-board experience will be like. It is not going to please some cruisers. It looks to…
Discover why That Cruise You’ve Booked May Not Run Even When No-Sail bans are lifted around the world. I’m Gary Bembridge and I am going to explore why the lifting of the bans on cruises could still mean that cruise you have booked and are looking forward to may well not sail, especially if you…
Why are many cruisers, including cruise lovers and regulars, saying they will not cruise on the channel and on various cruise sites and in cruising chat rooms? I explore the reasons that cruisers have been saying about why they do not want to cruise as cruising opens. What are the issues, barriers or things happening…
Will Testing Cruise Passengers Before Cruising be the key to the resumption of cruise vacations around the world? I explore the three approaches taken so far, and how many have had issues to date, what we have learnt and what the major cruise lines are saying (and doing) on the role of testing cruise passengers…
Cruise Lines Going Bust Or Out Of Business? Will cruise lines be able to survive this long-lasting shutdown? What You Need To Know. In this video, I look at what cruise lines have already gone bust, cruise lines or groups that may go bankrupt and those that have the greatest and best chance of surviving…
In another of my cruise update series, I look at why cruise lines have pulled the vast majority of cruise ships that are usually sailing in and out of USA ports and waters, and what it means and could signal about the timing and plans for when cruising is allowed to start up again out…
In my 12th cruise update, I discuss the shock news that Cunard, followed by Princess, have joined other lines cancelling their 2021 World Cruises – and how Cunard have also cancelled all Queen Elizabeth’s scheduled cruises to the end of 2021 and delayed resuming cruises for their entire fleet until the end of Q1 2021.…
What are the best vacation options for cruisers while we can’t cruise, or even don’t want to cruise for a while. I look at the 6 very best alternatives to cruising that draw on the best parts of cruising, what makes a cruise vacation and avoids some of the things that cruise passengers prefer to…
In my 11th cruise update video, a busy round of breaking cruising news including why cruise passengers were kicked off one of the return-to-service cruises by the cruise line in the first port of call (which of the more controversial new protocols for return of cruising did they break?), the latest developments from Europe, the…
What Makes CELEBRITY CRUISES Different To Other Cruise Lines that they compete with, such as Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Cunard and P&O Cruises? I explore what are the Celebrity Cruises differences and look at what Celebrity Cruises does better and the same as other cruise line. Watch my Celebrity Cruises Differences Video Watch my Celebrity…
In this week’s big cruise update video I give a USA cruise update, and I look at the current situation of the cruise suspension in the USA – and when the cruising shutdown is likely to be lifted Although some positive developments, mostly probably not news and updates you looking forward to. Will cruises start…
What are the 4 Biggest and most unique Differences You Need To Know About Seabourn Cruises, and what do they do similar to other ultra-luxury cruise lines they compete with, like Silversea, Crystal and Regent Seven Seas. I discuss the on-board facilities, features, dining and others aspects of Seabourn cruises to reveal what I think…
In a major cruise update, the European Union issued a 49-page document with guidelines for cruise lines for restarting cruising across Europe. This comprehensive set of cruising guidelines was developed with input from CLIA (Cruise Line Association) and over 30 Cruise lines executives. I discuss 7 areas of note that I think cruise passengers may…
