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…r alternative rows only being booked. And there’s a lot of discussion that airfare prices heading into 2021 may be quite a bit more expensive. Cruising rules and process One of the other key reasons for not booking 2021 now is that we don’t actually know how cruising is going to operate. At this point in time we don’t know the rules and regulations around the whole cruising process: whether you’re going to have to get a medical certificate, or a v…

…an extreme, one of my best solo experiences was on a barge cruise I did in France with just 15 people. But when I’m on larger ships in the mainstream and premium space, I keep seeing another obstacle solos encounter. The program or lack of good one for solos – and have solutions on how to overcome that. Solo Cruise Tips: Lack Of Solo Programs Most lines don’t have much, nor are changing or improving solo programs. Probably the best is Norwegian Cr…

…cause that marketing sets the bar extremely high. Third, there is still a fair bit of upselling encouraging buying a drinks package, spa, drink tasting events, and shopping. Fourth, their port immersion and destination briefing is very weak and disappointingly almost non-existent compared to some others in this category. Best For? Based on my experience trying all these lines, Oceania is best for cruisers who care about food, and I feel is the bes…

…ll get to see a slice of different countries. You’ll see Spain, you’ll see France, you’ll see Italy. That definitely is a great cruise to do and it’s worth considering as both Barcelona and Rome are major cruising ports and although both those countries suffered really badly through the whole virus and the pandemic, they will be focused on getting up and running and be ready to receive tourists again in 2021, and no doubt will also be very gratefu…

…strongly stress the importance of switching your mobile phone off or onto “Airplane mode” when on a cruise to avoid costly roaming charges. If it connects to the ship satellite phone services, and your phone starts downloading emails, updating apps and so on, or you make or receive a call, the costs are absolutely astronomical. Like $6 a minute upwards. Until now, your only option was to buy rather costly cruise line Wi-Fi to stay connected. These…