The 5 Most Misunderstood Things About Cruising
The 5 Most Misunderstood Things About Cruising These 5 misunderstood things about cruising are left as comments on my channel all the time. I was even asked about them during my interview on a local...
Author: Gary Bembridge
How To Cruise For Less Money
How To Cruise For Less Money I want to share with you ten ways that you could cruise for between $50 to $100 per day, sometimes even less, which means you can go cruising...
Small Things That Can Transform Your Cruise
Small Things That Can Transform Your Cruise I have pulled all these small but transformative things together, as I want to share with you five small and simple things that you can do. things...
Overrated Cruise Experiences
The Most Overrated Cruise Experiences I asked the viewers of my cruising videos about the cruise experiences that they thought were completely overrated. Based on their responses, I collected all the information, compared them with...
The Best Way To End Your Cruise: Getting Disembarkation Day Right
Getting Disembarkation Day Right Talking to many fellow cruisers, I spotted 7 mistakes that I was – and most of you – are making on cruise disembarkation day. Thus making the end of a cruise...
How to enjoy a stress-free Embarkation Day
Embarkation Day After a particularly bad embarkation day on a cruise a while ago, I decided it was time to think about how to make all future embarkation days successful and stress-free. I spoke to...
Cruise Cabin Checks Everyone Should Do BEFORE Unpacking
Cruise Cabin Checks Everyone Should Do BEFORE Unpacking No matter what type of cabin I’m cruising in, I do a series of checks the minute I get in. They’ve unlocked perks, they’ve even got...
Critical Questions To Ask When Booking A Cruise From Now On
Critical Questions To Ask When Booking A Cruise From Now On Have you booked, or are thinking of booking cruises for next year or beyond? You need to proceed carefully if you are. In...
The Worst Mediterranean Cruise Ports Are Also The Best
The Worst Mediterranean Cruise Ports Are Also The Best I was helping my friend Winnie plan her first Mediterranean cruise recently. She said she wanted a cruise that went to the best ports and avoided...
7 Things Every First-Time Cruise Passenger Should Know
7 Things Every First-Time Cruise Passenger Should Know When I started cruising, I made loads of mistakes. And it saddens me that when I go cruising today, I meet so many first-time cruisers still making...
A Lot That Can Go Wrong On An Alaska Cruise. Here’s How To Avoid That Happening
There’s A Lot That Can Go Wrong On An Alaska Cruise The stakes are high. For you it may be a once in a lifetime trip you’ve been dreaming of. Or if you’re returning and...
What Went Right And Wrong On My Alaska Cruise? And What You Can Learn From it!
What Went Right And Wrong On My Alaska Cruise? Before the pandemic shutdown, I booked a North to South Alaska cruise on Princess Cruises, from Whittier, near Anchorage to Vancouver. Firstly, because I thought the...
I’ve Changed My Mind About Cruise Gratuities. Here’s Why
Cruise Gratuities On my last cruise, a Queen Mary 2 crossing, I was nervous about disembarkation. Not because the trip was ending. I was apprehensive about a potentially uncomfortable encounter with my cabin steward. Him...
8 Cruise Line Secrets Staring Us In The Face. But We Don’t See
8 Cruise Line Secrets Staring Us In The Face It was 10 o’clock in the evening on a Viking cruise. I was chatting to the cruise director when an innocuous announcement came over the tannoy...
10 Smart Things To Do If Crossing The Atlantic on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2
10 Smart Things To Do If Crossing The Atlantic on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 On my first Cunard Transatlantic crossing, an English couple on the restaurant table next to me were desperate to get off...
What’s Queen Mary 2 Like Today? The Good, Bad & Baffling
What’s Queen Mary 2 Like Today? The Good, Bad & Baffling My heart sank as I boarded Queen Mary 2 in Southampton, for my first trip in around 8 years, a Transatlantic Crossing. I spotted...
3 Biggest Cunard Transatlantic Crossing Fears Explored
3 Biggest Cunard Transatlantic Crossing Fears Explored There are seven back-to-back sea days on a Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic crossing. Not surprisingly, one big fear many have about doing a transatlantic is getting bored...
How to get a cabin upgrade on a cruise: 9 ways that work for me
How to get a cabin upgrade on a cruise: 9 ways that work for me I get upgraded more than most cruise passengers because I don’t use the most common ways other cruisers chase upgrades....
