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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

…. It first struck me on my second Mediterranean cruise. It was a different cruise line and ship, and we were excited, but we 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 switchin…

Cruise Update

Cruise News Update #24 – Lifting Of No-Sail Fall Out

…West are saying no to most cruises ships and what countries are opening to cruise ships right now. 2020 Cancelled. Lots of 2021 Too? First of all, the fall out of the US CDC letting the no-sail order lapse on 31 October and replacing it with their “Framework For Conditional Sailing” has become ever more clear. Cruise lines have now cancelled all their USA cruises until at least the end of the year, as they digest and work through the fairly demand…

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

…d Norwegian Bliss. As I mentioned earlier, with demand so high and so many cruises already full, cruise lines are looking at redeploying ships at relatively short notice to add capacity where demand is greatest. So, with huge demand in the Caribbean, some are redeploying ships from other areas with lower demand. For example, some of those Norwegian changes were pulling ships out of Africa, South America, and Asia to redeploy to areas with higher d…

Here's What It's REALLY Like On A Viking Ocean Cruise

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Here’s What It’s REALLY Like On A Viking Ocean Cruise

…that, I want to talk about another positive thing I found common cross all ships: dining. Viking Cruise Dining On all trips, I found the food on Viking great, and for small ships there are many options. Seven of them. The Restaurant The main dining room is called The Restaurant. It is open most days for breakfast, on sea days for lunch and dinner every evening. The food is good and the menus large. It is open seated dining, and I like that you can…

Silver Explorer / Silversea

Silversea Arctic Cruise Day-by-Day. Expect the Unexpected!

…d drawing in with ice advancing and the risk of rocks falls from above the ship increasing, the ship was left beached with plans to try and recover it the next summer. However, the ice had other plans and ripped vast chunks off the ship rendering it useless. Each year less of the ship remains. It is possible by 2016 even the remains we saw will have been hauled away by the ice. Petrozavodsk wrecked on Bear Island We were unable to visit the Bjorno…

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Regular Vs. Ultra-Luxury Cruises: The 4 Big Differences I DID NOT Expect!

…ltra-luxury ships are versus regular cruise line ships. These days regular cruise ships are increasingly going for a wow factor: big soaring atriums, high-tech theatres, and unique features. For example, my Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas ship had 6 different themed districts, including the unique Central Park packed with plants, and massive entertainment venues, water park and rides. Sun Princess had a huge multi-level glass-sided sphere-sha…

HEALTH TIPS WHEN TRAVELLING: avoiding the Cheryl Cole and more…

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HEALTH TIPS WHEN TRAVELLING: avoiding the Cheryl Cole and more…

…have a journey to make and toilets are not always at hand. Always read the label and remember to rehydrate with water and rehydration salts, or sports drinks if you have diarrhoea.” On their site they have this travel hotspot thing: Find out more about Travellers’ Diarrhoea What are your tips? Add a comment on the blog or email and I will add: [email protected] ——————————————————– Sign up now to get updates from Gary Bembridge: Tips for Travell…

Can Cruise Suites Change How You View Cruising?

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Can Cruise Suites Change How You View Cruising?

…sing becomes. I discovered this when I set off on a little experiment. Can cruise ship suites change how you view cruising? Well, I wanted to find out. I decided to cruise in suites instead of a balcony cabin. A cabin that I would normally cruise in. What I uncovered, as I headed down that experiment, was a myriad of complications. And all sorts of problems that people, with money, face when they go cruising. It also made me think and reappraise t…

Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises Pros and Cons

…ize and the range of opportunities they give you, both in terms of size of cruise ship but also destinations. At the moment, they have 17 ships but have many more coming – in the next couple of years they are going to have over 20 ships. The ships are quite small, with just under 700 guests, up to what I’m on now (Sky Princess) which has an incredible three thousand six hundred and sixty guests. They have a lot of options in terms of size of the s…

I Put THE 3 Big Issues Cruisers Have With Holland America To The Test!

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I Put THE 3 Big Issues Cruisers Have With Holland America To The Test!

…nded to attract couples, often 60+ , with its more classic and traditional cruise ships and daily program. And it was unusual to have families and kids. In fact, many used to joke about Holland America being a dull line for elderly people with little going on after 9pm. It is clear they are trying to broaden its appeal to attract more of the fastest-growing family and multi-generational cruisers. Based on the people on my group cruise, and my own…

Cruise Update

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

…ps to beach and land sites agreed by the islands. SeaDream 1 was the first cruise ship to take passengers on board in the UK since the March shutdown. The UK Government currently advises against any form of ocean cruise travel, which means any UK guests joining the ship would have to have taken out special travel insurance from an insurer willing to cover travellers cruising against government advice. Normal policies are invalid if you travel agai…