Discover why you should consider using a cruise agent to book your cruises from now onwards. I want to explore the best ways to book your cruises as you look to return to cruising, whether it’s the short-term, the medium-term, or the long-term, and explore whether you should be booking with a cruise agent or…
Things to consider before booking a 2021 cruise right now! As 2020 looks increasingly difficult for cruising, lots of people are getting very excited about booking a cruise in 2021. They want some certainty, and they want something to look forward to. However, there are seven things that you need to think about before you…
What are the seven big challenges cruising now faces? I want to take a look at the seven things that I think cruise lines are going to have to do before they’re going to be able to start cruising again. These are things that I’ve seen people talk about, plus some of my own views,…
I thought you might like to hear my interview on The Retirement Café podcast with Justin King. It was a great conversation where we chatted about how cruising can be really good value, why it’s great for multi-generational travel and how to get travel insurance if you’re over 50. You can listen now at https://theretirementcafe.co.uk/078-gary-bembridge/…
These are the 7 cruises to consider for your return to cruising after the cruising shutdown. I want to talk about the cruises that I think you should be considering if you’re thinking of going back cruising in 2021. I got loads of replies to a survey amongst various people watching the channel, and without…
Discover the differences between Mekong and European River Cruises as I explore Mekong versus European river cruises I recently cruised on board CroisiEurope Indochine II down the Mekong, and I wanted to share with you my observations about the differences between this cruise and going on a European river cruise. Ships The first key difference…
Will people want to cruise again? Who will and who won’t? There is such conflicting information out there about what’s happening with cruising moving into next year, in terms of whether people are booking or not. One the one hand, we’re seeing lots of reports from online cruise travel agencies talking about cruising bookings for…
I have had a lot of enquiries about the T-shirts I have been wearing in my recent video series talking about, and answering questions, about the latest developments in cruising related to the shutdown. The most requested one is for the “Cruising. I’ll Be Back” T-shirt. I had a series of T-shirt designs made to…
What are the pros and cons of suites on a cruise ship? I thought I’d explore the best and worst things about cruising in a suite when you’re on your next cruise. When I go cruising, I often cruise in a verandah or balcony cabin, but when I go cruising with my partner, we often…
These are, in my views, the main Pros and Cons of European River Cruises. What are the Pros? Lots of choice I thought it would be interesting to look at both the upsides and the downsides of river cruising, so let’s start by looking at the positives. Probably one of the biggest pros of European…
The seven ways cruising will change after the shutdown. These are my projections and thoughts. I want to share with you the seven things I think are going to happen to cruising moving forwards as a result of the shutdown, and how people are going to travel after the pandemic. Also, what I think is…
Here are my 9 tips on preparing to cruise again post the cruising shutdown. I want to share with you the things that I’m doing – that I think everybody should be doing – if you’re interested in cruising again, whether that’s when the shutdown ends later in the year, next year, or even further…
Cruise Shutdown: What To Do About Cruise Bookings and Plans With everything going on in cruising at the moment, and the cruising shutdown, I’ve decided I’m not going to post any regular cruising content until the shutdown clearly ending and life starts to come back to normal. However, I’m getting lots of questions from people,…
What are the 8 big downsides of cruising and how should you deal with them? What are the biggest downsides, cons or negatives of cruising? In another article and video I explored the positives and good things about cruising, but now I want to explore the downsides, starting with this one: The environmental impact of…
The best and worst things about staying loyal to a cruise line? The ins and outs of cruise loyalty programs. I’ve been looking at loyalty programmes with cruise lines and looking at the pros and cons of staying loyal to a particular cruise line. Cruise line loyalty programmes are free to join, and you normally…
Can Your Job Get You A Cheaper Cruise? Did you know that there are a whole range of jobs or industries where by doing a few simple things – or even just asking – you can actually get cheaper cruise fares? This is not something I had realised until quite recently, so I’m going to…
