…p Balcony You’re about to discover the ten things you should never do on a cruise ship balcony. Watch the video https://youtu.be/ubJbof6V21E Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ubJbof6V21E Balcony Railings The first of these is really something very practical, and sensible, never sit on stand on or climb on the railing on a balcony. It is completely crazy and it’s completely mad. Lots of people talk about people falling off cruise ships, but it’s p…
…oked an entry level-grade veranda suite which sat towards the front of the ship. This was a cruise of the Greek Islands, and it was mostly tender ports. Every morning around five o’clock, I’d get the rattling of the anchor chains and the noise of the tenders being lowered waking me up. When I went on Silversea Silver Cloud and booked a relatively inexpensive ocean-view cabin, underneath me there was constant clunking from some machinery whirring a…
…ort Days I noticed that more cruisers than ever are staying on board their cruise ship, rather than getting off in ports to self-explore or go on excursions. With many changes in ports and on ships in recent years, I too have started remaining on board in more ports. There were even two cruises in the last year where I did not get off the ship in any port at all! What is going on? And why and when should you also make the smart choice to stay on b…
…ide too, as space is limited. The real differences are in the décor. River cruise ships generally have three decks with a sun deck on the top, and then inside a main lounge area with a bar, which is the main meeting point for talks, events, and socialising. A main dining room that can seat everyone at one time, a reception atrium with guest services and small shop, some have a small fitness centre, or massage room or hairdresser. Then, at the rear…
…traditional decor hotel or a modern contemporary hotel? In practice river cruise ships are largely the same, and they largely have to be the same because they have to be a certain length, width and height to go along the rivers. As you look at the different river cruise ships, they look incredibly similar from the outside and their structure and facilities inside are very similar. You have a dining room, lounge perhaps a small library, some will…
…ground The Silver Cloud was built in 1994. It was converted in 2017 from a cruise ship into an exhibition ship. It became an ice class 1C, which means its hull was strengthened so it can push through some sea ice. It has seven passenger decks, 212 crew and in the polar regions it takes 240 passengers. It is a pretty fast ship, which is important for things like traversing the notoriously troublesome Drake Passage between Ushuaia and Antarctica. Du…
…Putting the Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To the Test Although most cruise reviewers say there are five, there are strictly speaking only two cruise lines that truly have a “ship-within-a-ship”. A fully self-contained world where passengers paying at least $500 per person a night for a suite are given the special entry card to a door that lets them step out of the regular cruise ship and into an exclusive VIP (Very Important Passenger) one….
…heated! During rougher seas the Queen Victoria, like all modern liners and cruise ships have stabilisers to dramatically reduce the rolling motion that led to most seasickness. The grand liners launched in the 1930s, like Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, did not have this technology and so sick sickness was more likely as the ships would roll and pitch much more than they do today in similar seas. Stabilisers were first introduced in the 1930s by t…
…efore I get to what I experienced in Alaska, I need to talk about Princess Cruises and the ship, as it was a mixed bag. Princess was my choice due to their reputation and experience of over 50 years in Alaska. However, between booking the trip years ago and going, I had gone off Princess after my Regal and Sky Princess trips last year, where food and service were average. I’d booked an itinerary on Majestic Princess, not clicking that the ship had…
…vest Cay NCL sails the only year-round Hawaii ship (Pride of America). MSC Cruises 24 ships, rapidly expanding Destinations: Mediterranean (core market), Caribbean, Northern Europe, Middle East, South America, Africa Private island: Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve MSC is strongest in Europe but expanding globally. Carnival Cruise Line 27 ships Focused heavily on U.S. homeports Destinations: Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Alaska, Australia Carnival has t…
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