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Caribbean / Destinations / St Lucia

St. Lucia. My Guide to Luxurious Must See Excursions and Beaches When You Have Limited Time

…g different to do. This excursion is in the north of the island, where the Atlantic hits the island – versus the areas that face the Caribbean Sea. Lasting about 3 hours from the port and return, after a short safety briefing you roar along very rocky roads, stopping to be given some information about the lush forests. You then get great views of the very unspoilt, and quiet, Atlantic facing side of the island. This is a much less developed part o…

Cruise Tips

Panama Canal Cruise Tips: What Everyone Gets Wrong And Why

…s later just before 6pm. Of course, if you transit from the Pacific to the Atlantic it is all in the opposite order. I am often asked: which is the best way to go? More on that later, as first I want to discuss the huge mistake many people make even when they understand what the Panama Canal is. default The Two Options There is not just one Panama Canal to transit but two quite different routes depending on the size of cruise ship you book. This i…

Cape Town South Africa: 5 more great and amazing things to do there

Cape Town / Destinations / South Africa

Cape Town South Africa: 5 more great and amazing things to do there

…here is a viewing platform and stunning views into Hout Bay and out to the Atlantic. I have done this drive many times, and you can and never will tire of the views and experience. It is a truly beautiful and amazing sight and experience Part of the Chapman Peak Drive is cut into the Mountain WATCH THE VIDEO OF SOME OF THE DRIVE AND THE PEAK ITSELF: 3: SANDY BAY NUDIST BEACH The warning sign that marks the start of the walk to Sandy Bay Nudist Bea…

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

Cape Town / Destinations / South Africa

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

…cause it was so violent and so many storms as this is where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet and come crashing together. King John of Portugal later renamed it the Cape of Good Hope, which is what it is know of today. There are, though, monuments with white crosses dotted at points by the edges of the cliffs that mark where ships were wrecked by the treacherous seas and rocks. The sea is very dangerous and perilous around here and many ships ha…

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Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Transatlantic Crossing

Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing. Day-by-Day Experience and Tips.

…desk in the Britannia Dining Room. The ship also launched their 2009 Transatlantic Clothing/ merchandise today. This being the 2nd Transatlantic Crossing of the season, Our waiter (Raj) told us that the Crossing form the UK was rough seas and so that is even better that we are having pretty calm seas. They are ok, but I am not sure that I would wear them out and about. They are also selling off the 2009 World Cruise merchandise at half price. I p…

60-Second Cruise Tip

Cruise Tips 46: Why You Should Do A Transatlantic Crossing

…ship with only two ports: the start and end ports on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Cunard is the only line that runs a regular scheduled crossing of the Atlantic. Before the age of the jet liner, there were about 40 lines plying the route between New York and Europe. Competition was fierce especially to provide the fastest crossing. The ships were segregated between the plush and luxurious palaces that were First Class, Second Class and the func…

Destinations / South Africa

Cape Town Tips For Travellers : Must-See and Must-Do Sights and Attractions

…orms, because it was so violent and stormy as this is where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet and come crashing together. King John of Portugal later renamed it the Cape of Good Hope. There are many monuments of white crosses dotted along the edge of the cliffs to mark where ships were wrecked by the treacherous seas and rocks. The sea is perilous around here, and Dias probably had the more accurate name. At Cape Point is a famous lighthouse bui…

Silver Explorer / Silversea

Silversea Arctic Tips – 9 Questions you should ask before exploring the Arctic on Silver Explorer

…eds of Guillemots, Little Auk, Kittiwakes, Glaucous Gulls and the adorable Atlantic Puffins. Also guaranteed is diverse Arctic plant life as there are 173 types of flowers, 59 grasses and 373 moss variants. There is a good chance you will see walrus and reindeer, as their movements and location seem to be more predictable. The Silversea team will work hard to find polar bears, seals, arctic foxes and whales. However, these are more elusive and dif…

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…