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Why Most Cruisers Have The Wrong Idea About Smaller Cruise Ships

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Why Most Cruisers Have The Wrong Idea About Smaller Cruise Ships! Small-Ship Cruising Misconceptions

…en I was on that Azamara Quest trip, it literally took minutes boarding in Barcelona, the same on Viking Sky in Venice, and all the others. The thing I also love is smaller excursion group sizes. The downside of that though, as I have seen, is they have minimum numbers to operate them, there are more frequent cancellations than on bigger ships. On my Azamara Quest trip, they cancelled many excursions, and guests were upset because one of the reaso…

I've Sailed On 100 Cruises And Learned These 7 Things

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Going On 100 Cruises Taught Me 7 CRUCIAL Cruise Tricks

…went to Livorno and visited Florence and Pisa, again, back to Monte Carlo, Barcelona, St Tropez, and Civitavecchia, for Rome. As great as they all are, there are so many other places I could and should have been seeing in the Mediterranean. So now, I try to find itineraries with as many different ports – that’s when switching it up with big and small ship lines helps. Even when I’m going to the Caribbean, which I love, I always try to get as many…

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GPSmyCity App – Special Offer for Tips For Travellers

…nia: Strange and Fabulous. Why Girona Costa Brava Is Worth Travelling From Barcelona. Helsinki Tips for Travellers : Must-Do and Must-See Sights. What should you do now? Click on the links to each of the Tips For Travellers apps. The first time you will be prompted to download the GPSMyCity app via iTunes when prompted. Search for the Tips For Travellers content for Palm Springs, Girona and Helsinki and upgrade for free before 7 November 2016 Enjo…

I’ve Learnt The Hard Way Who Should (& Shouldn’t) River Cruise

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There’s Way More To River Cruising Than I’d Realised

…£565 per person per night. I could get a Mediterranean Ocean cruise out of Barcelona at the same time from $100 / £78 per person on Carnival Legend or $170 / £137 on MSC Seaview per person per night. Surprised About The Choices The small size of ship has two big implications that I have seen come as a shock to some travellers, especially those used to ocean cruising. First, the small number of passengers means you cannot be anonymous. Soon everyon…

My Gigantic Mistake? I Cruise One Of World’s Biggest “Resorts At Sea” Ships

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A Gigantic Mistake? I Cruise One Of World’s Biggest “Resorts At Sea” Ships: Symphony Of The Seas

…oking themselves on one of these. And why! When I stepped onto the ship in Barcelona, I was hit by a wall of noise, music, chatter, and crowds. It was almost overwhelming. Resorts At Sea – Not Aimed At Me? Although, that freaked me out a bit, and I will come back to it, before coming my biggest concern was more fundamental: would the activities and events be for and catering for me. I’m older, and wasn’t travelling with kids, teens, or 20- 30-some…

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Biggest Cruise Excursion Mistakes & How To Avoid Them

…For example, this summer I was on a Norwegian Viva cruise that stopped in Barcelona. They were selling it for over 70 Euros (about US$75). But I could buy a Hop-on Hop-off day pass for 35 euros at the booth in the terminal. The other thing I do is compare with independent alternatives like VentureAshore.com and ShoreExcursionsGroup.com. The second makes much of their guarantee that they will get me back to the ship on time, and if not, will cover…

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Avoid Cruise Hell – Cruises You Should Stay Far Away From!

…ecause it gets scorching hot and sticky, but many ports like Rome, Venice, Barcelona, Pisa, and Florence, get absolutely packed with both land and cruise passengers. It is terrible for sightseeing and not enjoyable. Next, in the Caribbean I avoid the peak March Spring Break. Especially on the big resort-type ships, as they get packed, can have a crazy party crowd and I feel that all those stories of arguments and fights breaking out seem to be aro…

How Smart Cruisers Are Landing Cruise Cabin Upgrades in 2024

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How Smart Cruisers Are Landing Cruise Cabin Upgrades in 2024

…ntry level balcony cabin. The cruise is down the west coast of Africa from Barcelona to Cape Town. As it’s a long cruise (25 days) it was a big budget stretch anyway, and I didn’t want to be in a small cabin cruising for that time. So, the upgrade got me what the line calls a “Concierge Grade Cabin”, not only is it bigger, but comes with perks like a pre-cruise hotel stay, transfers, coffee machine in the cabin and laundry. So, for the same price…

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Which Cruise Line Is The VERY BEST By Region And Why?

…is the best itinerary for first timers, as you can see iconic cities like Barcelona, Rome, Florence, Pisa, and Monte Carlo in one 7-day trip. Then there’s Eastern Mediterranean, which will often include the Greek Islands, and then Adriatic Itineraries sailing between Venice and Athens. Like the Caribbean, all the lines operate those itineraries during the Mediterranean season, and so while the same approach and choice of lines apply, there are, t…

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2025 Cruise Tips: Changes EVERYONE Cruising In 2025 Needs To Know About

…nti-tourism group called Menys Tourism Més Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), Barcelona with their Neighbourhood Assembly for Tourism Degrowth who targeted cruise passengers on the Ramblas spraying them with water, Amsterdam where environmentalists stopped some ships entering Amsterdam Harbour, Norway, especially Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen, and Flåm with protests by the CruiseNOTWelcome group, and in the Canary Islands by the Canarias tiene un límite (C…

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Smart Cruisers ALWAYS Get Off The Ship in THESE Ports. Here’s Why

…ther Greek Islands, while Palma, Ibiza, and mayors in cities like Nice and Barcelona are pushing for more bans and restrictions. So that port you don’t get off in may not be able to be visited again. Also, even if you’ve been to a port before, things are always changing. There are new museums, attractions, sights, restaurants, and seasonal activities like festivals, markets, or events unique to the day of that call you will miss out on even if you…