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More Cruisers Are Being BUMPED From Their Cruises Than Ever. Here’s Why!

…s leaving Oceania to go on a year-long world cruise under a charter to the Australian-based Flight Centre Group with the name “My Cruises Explorations by Norwegian”. Celebrity Xpedition or Celebrity Xploration ships in the Galapagos have been sold. Norwegian Sky and Norwegian Sun are moving across to the Indian Cordelia line. Seabourn has sold Sojourn to the Japanese Mitsui Ocean Cruises, and Costa Fortuna is leaving to become part of Margaritavil…

Cruise Tips

10 Bucket List Cruises You Absolutely MUST Do Before You Die!

…wildlife. Missing Regions So why aren’t the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Australia and New Zealand on many people’s bucket lists not on my list? I’ve been to these multiple times, and the Caribbean and Mediterranean as great a vacation as they offer, are not as life-changing and magnificent as those on my list. And while sailing in and out of Sydney Harbour is incredible, I have found that Australia and New Zealand are better seen as a land-base…

Diamond Princess Cruise Ship from Room 1609 Four Seasons Sydney

Australia

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney Video and Review : Iconic View. Exceptional Service

…iew. Looking forward to coming back! Watch my video tour of Four Seasons Hotel Sydney (Full Harbour View – 1609): Further reading about Four Seasons Hotels: My review of the Four Seasons Hampshire My Review of Four Seasons Las Vegas Big Trip Australia: I stayed at the Four Seasons Sydney at the start of a month long trip around Australia, which was followed by a cruise from Sydney to Dubai on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. For more on the trip and other e…

Accomodation / Australia

Qualia Reviews and Video Tour – Luxury Hamilton Island Resort

…nted. The biggest test for me being that we would come back, and are encouraging friends to experience it. This is how I usually rank places I stay. It passed big time! Watch my video tour of this stunning resort on Hamilton Island: Big Trip Australia: I stayed at Qualia on Hamilton Island as one of the stops on a long trip around Australia, which was followed by a cruise from Sydney to Dubai on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. For more on the trip and othe…

Australia / Destinations

Great Barrier Reef Helicopter Tour Video : From Qualia with Hamilton Island Air

…rier Reef excursion with Hamilton Island Air from the grounds of Qualia resort to Reefworld: Hamilton Island Air Helicopter lands on a pontoon near ReefWorld on the Great Barrier Reef Heart-shaped coral formation in the Great Barrier Reef   Big Trip Australia: I went on the Hamilton Island Air excursion to the Great Barrier Reef as part of a month-long trip around Australia, followed by a cruise from Sydney to Dubai on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. For m…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation

Cunard Queen Mary 2 World Voyage Day-by-Day: Cruising Insights, Activities, Tips, Advice and Observations

Cunard Queen Mary 2 in Sydney Harbour Australia I had the pleasure of enjoying cruising on two legs of Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 World Voyage. Whilst on board I recorded my thoughts, observations, tips and advice about the experience to help bring a taste and flavour of the experience. The result is this 6-part audio series of 30-minute shows. They can be listened to online or by subscribing (for free) to the Tips for Travellers podcast on iTune…

Seabourn

Seabourn Insider Tips and Tricks : Destinations, Types of Cruises, Booking

…2016 we have extended exploration sailing from the US all the way down to Australia, but with a great opportunity to experience French Polynesia and South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. That’s a 77-day round trip opportunity, but like all our Seabourn cruises you have the flexibility to have a shorter snapshot of time. If you have commitments and you can only sail for say 15 days you can. Tips for Travellers: Why should people book with you…

Destinations

Tips For Travellers Big Trip 2016: Around The World!

…vigate the globe! It will take me to North America, Hawaii, South America, Australia / New Zealand and Asia (with a focus on Japan). The map above shows the trip. The following are the key places to be visited, click on the links on destinations for photographs and videos taken along the way: Cunard Queen Victoria (Southampton to Sydney via the Panama Canal) Southampton Ponte Delgaga Port Canaveral Fort Lauderdale Aruba (De Palm Island Highlights…

Panama Canal

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week 3 Highlights (Aruba to Guatemala via Panama Canal)

…the German alternative was used at the daily noon address. Burns Night and Australia Day As today fell on Burns Night there was a themed event in the Queens Room from 7.45 to 8.30pm with speeches, poems and songs celebrating Robbie Burns. It was busy and many guests wore tartan outfits or touches of it. A large Haggis was on a table in the front, and it was also on the menus in the dining room. The evening dancing was also linked to Burns Night. A…

CroisiEurope Loire Princesse River Cruise Boat

CroisiEurope

7 Reasons why a CroisiEurope European River Cruise may be right for you

…attracting guests from other European countries and even as far afield as Australia, New Zealand and North America. On other cruise lines I have found that English has dominated and USA, Australian and UK guests have dominated the guest mix. This is not the case on CroisiEurope. CroisiEurope is a multi-lingual and multi-cultural guest experience. On my cruise all announcements and communications were in French and English. As there was a sizeable…

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Cruise Ship / Emerald Waterways

Emerald Waterways River Cruise Tips – Are They The Best For Your European River Cruise?

…m ships. They are part of a large global escorted tours company founded in Australia by Glen Moroney in the 1980s, and run the luxury Scenic River Cruise Company. Emerald Waterways Emerald Dawn They do some things consistent with other European River Cruise Lines Emerald Waterways do many things the same, or similar, to other European river cruise lines. These include the following: All-inclusive fares. In the case of Emerald Waterways this covers…