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Essential cruising tips: How to get the best cruise deals?

…rranean, Caribbean and Alaska cruises will be lowest during these periods. Crossings at start and end of world cruises. These are better suited to people who can cope with rough seas as they usually travel the North Atlantic in the winter months. Competitive routes like the Caribbean out of Florida ports and Mediterranean out of Barcelona and Civitavecchia (Rome) will often have good deals as there is lots of capacity and are vulnerable to changes…

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Cruising Tips 62: Getting Best Cruise Fare – Timing

…you risk having mixed weather, prices will be lowest during these periods. Crossings at start and end of world cruises. These are better suited to people who can cope with rough seas as they usually travel the North Atlantic in the winter months. Competitive routes like the Caribbean out of Florida ports and Mediterranean out of Barcelona and Civitavecchia (Rome) will often have good deals as there is lots of capacity and competition. Listen for m…

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10 Best Cruises Around The World

…classic trips: a transatlantic on the Queen Mary 2. In the 40s 50s and 60s crossing Atlantic by ship was the only way you’d get between Europe and the United States. Cunard has the only true cruise liner in Queen Mary 2 which is a traditional liner ship. It’s a really magnificent experience and takes between seven and eight days, depending on the itinerary you choose. That’s all at sea but it’s a whole beautiful trip where they try and recreate so…

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Greatest Cruises In The World

…only passenger ship in the world specifically designed to handle the North Atlantic. The ship is a one-of-a-kind. It harks back to the glamorous and glory days of the 40s 50s and early 60s when sailing was your only option to cross the Atlantic. With its deco-inspired decor, the seven days at sea will fly by as there is so much to do. Cunard are absolute masters, having done it for over a century as a company. You feel like a you are part of somet…

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Repositioning Cruises Explained: Bargains, Hidden Traps, and Must-Know Tips

…at for some, disappointing for others. 3. Underestimating Weather and Seas Crossing oceans like the Atlantic or Bering Sea can mean rough seas and cold, windy conditions. Ports can be cancelled, and pools or decks may close. Always pack for multiple climates. 4. Booking the Wrong Cabin With so many sea days, inside cabins can feel claustrophobic. Go for at least an ocean-view or balcony, ideally midship for less motion. 5. Forgetting Flight and Ho…

The Channel Tunnel between the UK and Europe: a brief history

Eurostar / Trains / transportation

The Channel Tunnel between the UK and Europe: a brief history

…are only 34 kilometers apart across the English Channel. But, trading and crossing had at times been hazardous because although it is only a short trip from Calais across the straits of Dover, the seas on the Channel can be very rough. So even with modern ferries, a crossing could be unpleasant. I have been on a ferry where most of the passengers have been throwing up and seasick. A century or so ago, it could take you up to six or seven hours to…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation

Cruising With a Norovirus Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak On-Board Queen Mary 2.

…lessly spread. While on-board Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 during a Transatlantic Crossing, I posted an article about how the cruise line was obsessed with ensuring that there was no outbreak of the gastrointestinal illness called Norovirus. An out-break is something that is feared by both cruise lines and passengers alike. It is very easily spread, especially in a contained environment like a cruise ship. Hence the obsession. An obsession that has inten…

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Pet Friendly Cruises. 6 Ways You Can Cruise With Your Pet!

…way to go cruising with your pet is on a Cunard Queen Mary 2 transatlantic crossing. It’s the only ship in the world today that has kennels onboard. The ship has 22 kennels, and can take dogs and cats. But no birds or any other type of animals. However, there is quite a cost associated with it. If you want to hire a lower kennel, it costs $1,000 for a seven-day crossing, and an upper kennel costs $800. Dogs aren’t allowed to share the kennels, so…

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

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Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

…to Easter time is large. And so, what some of the airlines do, like Virgin Atlantic and British Airways, is that you can check in away from the actual airport. So Virgin, for example, checks in as many of their passengers as possible at the hotels and take away their luggage. So when people arrive at the airport, they can just basically go through to a holding pen, if you’d like, to get onto the airport. Another growing way, is to get there on a c…

Queen Mary Ship and Hotel (Long Beach, California): is this old icon of a ship worth visiting today?

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Queen Mary Ship and Hotel (Long Beach, California): is this old icon of a ship worth visiting today?

…the mid 1930s, through the 2nd World War, and into the glory days of trans-Atlantic liner travel through the 1950s until the rapid decimation and pretty much destruction of the trans-Atlantic service by the jet liners in the early 1960s which led to both the Queen Mary and her sister ship the Queen Elizabeth being sold up after often there being more staff than passengers on the route. The ship is large. Although it did not initially look as large…