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When Should You Pay Cruise Gratuities? And When Not?

…two kids, you could be talking many hundreds added on to the cost of your holiday. And cruise lines frequently increase the amount that they recommend gratuities should be. #4 Crew wages and who gratuities really go to Why has the topic of gratuities become so controversial? A lot of the concern is around how crew members are recruited and paid. Gratuities have become a fundamental part of crew wages. Cruise lines are registered in ports of conve…

14 European River Cruise Watch Outs. What You Need To Know Before Doing One.

…ines are trying to attract more families and you’ll find in the key school holiday periods some cruise lines have more family or multi-generational cruises, where they try and build in more activities and features for kids. In my view, river cruising is much more of a baby boomer product and a much more of a baby boomer way of traveling, because those are who most of the people on board are going to be and a lot of the tours and excursions are goi…

What Do Celebrity Cruises Do Better And Worse Than Other Premium Cruise Lines?

…to the 40s Of course, if you go on longer cruises or you go out of the key holiday periods the average age is probably going to be more similar to some of the other lines. A lot of families do come on Celebrity because they like the more modern take on traditional cruising. There’s a limited amount of family cabins and is, of course, Kids’ clubs. Very importantly it is English, and everything’s done in English. So, you will find most of the guests…

CLIA Podcast Gary Bembridge

My CLIA Podcast Interview : On-Board Wellness

…o the #CLIApod to discuss how to improve your wellness on your next cruise holiday!” Listen to me on the CLIA Podcast https://soundcloud.com/cliacruise/episode-61-gary-bembridge-returns Click to listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cliacruise/episode-61-gary-bembridge-returns Click to listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-clia-cruise-podcast/id1399554179?mt=2 Follow Tips For Travellers: Follow Tips…

Sneaking Alcohol On A Cruise. 7 Most Common Ways Cruisers Do It.

How To Sneak Alcohol On A Cruise

…roducts to help people smuggle alcohol on board. If you want a stress-free holiday don’t smuggle alcohol on board. Buy your drinks on the ship and perhaps take a look at drinks packages. Watch my other video about when you shouldn’t buy a drinks package, because you could find it is not good value for you.   Follow Tips For Travellers: Follow Tips For Travellers on: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Sign up for the monthly newsl…

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Seabourn Cruise Tips: 4 Things You Need To Know Before Cruising

…on. One thing you won’t see is families coming on board. In the key summer holiday months, you will find some kids on board, but they tend to be slightly older kids because there aren’t any kids’ clubs and the shows. Additionally, the excursions and dining do not cater specifically for children. The whole Seabourn experience is done in English. However, it is quite North American focused, so you’ll find a lot of the quizzes and the way things are…

Princess Cruises Pros and Cons

…many multi-generational families on board during the summer and Christmas holiday season period) but the overall experience, the entertainment, the food and the excursions I think are really very much for that sort of older couples crowd. There are probably other lines that cater even better for families then Princess Cruises do. It really is very much a mature couples experience. Another downside of Princess Cruises is if you’re a solo traveller…

Best Things About cruising

7 Best Things About Cruising

…your own thing, and meet up together again at mealtimes. With a land-based holiday destination that’s much more problematic. If you are a traveller with limited mobility, cruise lines are great at accommodating everyone, even if you have pretty specific requirements. They have specially adapted cabins, will make sure some excursions are suitable for all levels of mobility, and once you’re on board, everything is across the ship is easy to access….

European River Pros and Cons

The Pros And Cons Of European River Cruises

…the cruise lines are trying to build in more activities for kids at school holiday time, particularly to try and attract a more multigenerational demographic, but really at its heart, it’s still very much a couples experience. I’ve been on quite a few river cruises as a solo traveller and, of course, you get to meet people, but it is an expensive way of cruising unless you can find those particular deals. Uniworld River Beatrice Local Guide Chris…

How to cruise for less money

How To Cruise For Less Money

…and other public holidays So, those shoulder periods, when it’s not school holidays or public holiday times, are always going to be when it’s harder for the cruise lines to fill the ships. This is when they’re more likely to be discounting and you can cruise for less money. Also, you may want to choose times when the weather is less predictable, so choosing the Caribbean in hurricane season might mean that there may be some disruptions to the crui…

Who will want to cruise again

Will People Want To Cruise Again? Who Will And Who Won’t?

…e less inclined to return to cruising and maybe even looking at land-based holidays. Some of those, of course, would have loved cruises, but certainly what I’m seeing is that these are the people who are pushing really hard to get money back, rather than future cruise credit. Here in the UK, the Independent newspaper did a survey looking at people who cruise a lot and people who cruise infrequently and a very large percentage of those were saying…