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Small Ship Luxury Cruise Line Comparison: Who’s Best?

…ering the truest yacht experience in this category, as it has the smallest cruise ships in the category (ex-Seabourn 312-passenger ships and two 224-passenger new builds). It is also the only one with sailing ships that carry between 148 and 342. Thanks to their fleet, they’re also known for having interesting, port intensive itineraries calling into ports the others cannot, and for their year-round French Polynesia sailings. They’ve been sailing…

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Cruise Line Excursions. 9 Reasons Not To Do Them!

…ow established is this port? If this is a port that very infrequently sees cruise ships, you may have a different perspective, and a cruise line excursion may be more appealing. What are the group sizes? Another factor to consider is group size. On some of the bigger ships, particularly the value lines, you can find group sizes or 40, 50, or more people on an excursion because they fill up the whole bus. On some of the more premium lines or the sm…

Seniors Cruise Tips: Too Many Cruisers Over 55 Fall For These 8 Cruising Traps

…uly big ship and more resort-style cruising experience, then consider the “ship within a ship” options like Norwegian’s The Haven, MSC’s Yacht Club, Royal Caribbean Star Class, or Celebrity’s The Retreat in peak vacation times. As while not guaranteed adult-only, will usually offer a calmer space to step out of the bustling and boisterous big ship experience. Now, let me talk about cabins – something where younger travellers are often keen to choo…

Tracking Cruise Fares Can Save You A Fortune. Here’s How To Do It

…not have some of the newer lines. Nevertheless, they are a great tool for cruise ship fare tracking, regardless. Step1: Go to https://www.cruisewatch.com/cruise-price-alerts Step 2: Enter your ship, select trip (they will list all the scheduled cruises of that ship), grade of cabin booked and your email address Step 3: Check they confirm your tracker is set up. This will appear. The first time you set up an alert you will get an email with a link…

Latest Cruise Updates: Restart Progress, Ports Say No And More

…ciation to set a timeline for cruising to resume. And of course the ban in cruise ships entering places like Australia, Canada and Spain are in force and we wait news on if and when they will be lifted. So, already we have seen Celebrity Cruises cancel their entire 2021 European season for Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Constellation. The fourth thing to note about cruises resuming, is there are actually less cruises operating now than there were in…

11 Common Cruise Mistakes To Avoid

…a vast choice of cruising options that range from massive 4,000 passenger cruise ships to private charter barges for a handful of your friends. There a myriad of ways you can cruise and so finding the type that suits your interests best is going to be key to enjoying the experience. Getting it wrong creates a miserable vacation for some cruisers. (2) Choosing the wrong destination and itinerary. Once you have chosen the type of cruise that you ar…

Easy-to-Make Cruise Packing Mistakes. 11 Things You Shouldn’t Forget To Pack For Your cruise!

…u can’t get the exact product or brand that you want. Dental repair kit On cruise ships there are no dentists. If you do have a medical issue on ocean cruise ships, you can go to the medical centre and get things sorted out. However, if you have a dental problem, there’s no dentist onboard. The medical centre won’t help you for all sorts of reasons: I guess legal reasons, the chance of being sued, lack of expertise, etc. So, if you have a problem…

Cruise the Caribbean like an expert! Follow these 6 tips

Cruise the Caribbean like an expert! Follow these 6 tips

…aribbean. If you have any to add, or thoughts, please leave a comment. #1: Review my First Time Cruiser tips I also have an article with 16 key tips for “first time cruisers” based on the many cruises that I have done to date, and things that I learnt from others too. These have proven to be popular and helpful to others #2: Choose your Cruise Line very carefully With so many cruise brands, you need to choose who you visit the Caribbean with very…

Adult Cruise Tips: Tips EVERY Adult Cruiser Should Be Using

…on ports. So even though it’s legal as an adult on land, it’s not legal on cruise ships. Next as you are likely paying more for your cruises than you need to, I have some adult only tips on stopping that. Adult Cruise Tips: Taking A Gamble Another advantage adults have is not only can we gamble but my tips is to explore if you can get free or heavily discounted cruises through that gambling. On cruise lines you need to be over 18 to gamble, and if…

Cunard World Cruise Week 4 Highlights (Guatemala to San Francisco)

…e container port and a small oasis area with yacht basin that can host one cruise ship. However, it acts as a gateway to explore the UNESCO World Heritage City of La Antigua and other historic sites and so is growing as a cruise stop. We did the “on your own” transfer to La Antigua, which was a beautiful and fascinating city. Cruise Ship Oasis The port has created a fairly sizeable lush green haven within the otherwise utilitarian working port. In…

6 Things That Surprised Me About Virgin Voyages

…e people I spoke to, who were less keen on the ship, missed a more classic cruise ship layout, and mostly the big central atrium as they felt there was no big focal central buzz and energy. Then some missed having the larger pool to do more of a swim in. So, certainly if those are something that are important to you, something to consider. The next thing that surprised me about Virgin Voyages was the biggest one of all and threw me somewhat. SURPR…