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Holland America Nieuw Statendam Review and ship tour

Holland America

Holland America Nieuw Statendam Review And Ship Tour

…nists and they will run in the course of an evening a number of shows like British Invasion or One Hit Wonders or Request Shows. Then opposite that is the new addition, which appeared for the first time on Nieuw Statendam, which is the Rolling Stone Rock Room. This is a phenomenal new venue where, not surprisingly, they play rock music. All of those partners screen and vet the musicians before they come on board, so each of them are very much link…

Caribbean

5 Best and 5 Worst Things About Caribbean Cruises

…es like the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Dominican Republic, the US and British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Dutch Saint Maarten. If you go on a Western Caribbean, some of the places you could go to include Jamaica, the Cayman Islands are usually included, Mexico’s Cozumel and Costa Maya, sometimes Belize, the Honduran island of Roatan. Increasingly you’ll find that Cuba, so Havana and Santiago de Cuba, are often included in this area. Anoth…

Celebrity

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

…ish. So, you will find most of the guests on board are American, Canadian, British and, of course, wherever you cruise you’re always going to find a lot of Australians! If you’re a solo traveller one of the challenges of coming on Celebrity on most of the fleet is there are no solo cabins, so you do pay quite a large premium for solo occupancy. For example, I was cruising solo on Equinox and I paid a 50% premium for the cabin that I was in. On Edg…

Cruise Tips

6 Best European River Cruise Lines

…rs tend to be quite English centric and they tend to have mostly American, British and Australian travellers on them. If you want something different, take a look at CroisiEurope. CroisiEurope is very interesting because they are, I believe, the river cruising company that’s been operating for the longest across the rivers of Europe. They’ve been going since the mid 1970s. It’s a family-owned company, owned by the Schmitter family, and the family…

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Holland America

Should You Use Holland America For Your Caribbean Cruise? Pros And Cons

…lling pianos have different themes during the night, where they might play British hits, one hit wonders, music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, etc. They have great sessions – people crowd round the pianos and have a drink and it’s really, really popular. If you’re looking for something a little bit more highbrow, they have Lincoln Center Stage which is a partnership with the famous cultural centre in New York and here’s where you’ll hear more classi…

Cruise Update

Cruise News Update : Caribbean Cruises, Carnival USA Problem And More

…edition Company, focusing on areas like the Arctic, Antarctica, Greenland, British Isles and South America. Then there is Hurtigruten Norway running the traditional Norway Coastal Voyages that it has been doing since 1893. These are all year round between Bergen in the south and Kirkenes on the Russian Border. #4 Covid in European Cruises You may have seen some headlines about Covid cases in recent days on some of the cruises running in Europe, mo…

Cruise Update

Cruise News Update 28 – 2021 Cancellations, Test Cruises, Australia, River Cruising And More

…Market cruises. Lines that mostly cater for North American, Australian and British travellers did not resume any service in 2020 due to travel restrictions. It is important to remember that the European river cruise season runs between March / April and October/ November mostly. So this means that all river cruise lines are not planning to start sailing in 2021 until March / April, and by then the progress of the virus, testing and vaccines should…

Cruise Update

Cruise Update #30 (Vaccines, Alaska, Cancellations And More)

…allow a waiver on it. Secondly even if Canada does lift the ban, Canadian British Columbia Premier (John Horgan) where Vancouver, Victoria and Prince Rupert ports essential for Alaska cruises to run are, made it clear in the last few weeks that his aim is to not allow travellers in until a vaccines are in widespread distribution, and visitors are vaccinated before visiting. So timing of vaccination roll out could be a big factor. Thirdly, Norwegi…

Virgin Voyages

6 Things That Surprised Me About Virgin Voyages

…some crew. There’s a lot of Eastern Europeans, Europeans, South Americans, British, South Africa and Americans. And, of course, still representation from Asia, including crew from Philippines, Indonesia and so on. But it was a younger, hipper, trendier crew. And it was impossible to tell rank, and everyone wears the same casual uniform, even the senior officers Service levels The service was very good. It was quite remarkable. I found crew were pr…

Mediterranean Cruise Traps To Avoid

Cruise Tips

Mediterranean Cruise Traps To Avoid

…, Carnival or Royal Caribbean would be best. Does she want a more familiar British experience with dressy formal nights and live orchestra ballroom dancing? Then perhaps Cunard is the one. Ship list To avoid the trap of going on the wrong cruise line and getting the most from her budget, Winnie agreed to draw up a list what she really wanted from the ship and line. Ship size is, of course, a valid consideration. But, Winnie said to me she thought…

Queen Mary 2

3 Biggest Cunard Transatlantic Crossing Fears Explored

…nce skill will be of more interest than anything else. Most travellers are British, American, Canadian, and Australians. Many also ask me if Kids fit in. My answer is not really. There will be few on board, and while there are Kids and Teens clubs they pale into insignificance versus more family-orientated lines. The programme, as I have covered, is not geared towards kids and teens, and they probably will not meet many others to have fun with. Tr…