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Cruise Tips / Disney

13 Things I Wish I’d Know Before Doing A Disney Cruise

…escape once you’re on board and immersed in Disneyness. Whilst most other cruise ships are floating hotels, this is very much a unique Disney-filled kingdom at sea. Disney Magic is weaved into everything – the decor, the entertainment, the food, the cabins, everything is Disneyfied. One thing I would recommend is to go on the Art of the Theme Tours. They run multiple times across the cruise, and I’d recommend going multiple times because differen…

7 Best Cruises To Consider For Your Return To Cruising

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7 Cruises To Consider For Your Return To Cruising (After the Shutdown)

…. The Queen Mary 2 is the only full ocean liner designed ship. Every other ship is a cruise liner. But also, and importantly, if you’re worried about going out cruising, the advantage with a transatlantic, particularly on the Queen Mary 2, is you only have two ports: Southampton – you can actually go from Hamburg as well, but largely speaking it’s Southampton – and New York. So, the rest of it is up to seven days at sea. So in terms of worrying ab…

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“Naughty” Tips ONLY Cruisers Over 18 Should Know About

…emember that other than in your cabin and public bathrooms everywhere on a cruise ship has CCTV coverage, including in most cases the balconies. So, if you decide that you want to have some fun on your balcony, bear in mind you could be captured by CCTV. Also, bear in mind that cruise balconies are not that private, with large spaces underneath the barriers, ability for your neighbours to see your reflection in the glass panels, and of course hear…

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6 Best European River Cruise Lines

…is that it means the cabins can be slightly bigger. Cabins on board river cruise ships are quite small, so the advantage of having both is it means they can allow a little bit of extra space. Sophistication AmaWaterways are sophisticated terms of technology and you’ll find lots of technology on board through the interactive television and on devices. The food is outstanding, with huge choice on the menus. They also have a specialty dining option,…

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Cruise Shutdown: What To Do About Cruise Bookings and Plans

…on’t necessarily have the same degree of resources. Should we be booking a cruise? The other thing I get asked a lot is should I book cruises now for this year with all these deals going? Personally, I’m not sure that’s a great idea. I don’t want to upset anyone in the travel industry, because of course they’ll be desperately trying to get back to normal, but what I would say is, it’s still too uncertain – we really don’t know what’s happening at…

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Cruise Excursion Tips: Which Should You Take, And Which Avoid?

…y trap (just because it seems more effortless and you’re worried about the ship waiting for you!) Watch My Cruise Excursions Tips Video https://youtu.be/gMNNH_DAcwI Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gMNNH_DAcwI I have many more videos on cruising tips and advice, so why don’t you watch one of them, right now? Subscribe to Tips For Travellers YouTube Channel (click image): Follow Tips For Travellers: Follow Tips For Travellers on: YouTube, Instagr…

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6 Things “Polite” Passengers Do That Drives Cruise Crew Crazy

…an put crew into a difficult situation and risk their job. On a seven-week cruise on a leading British cruise line, Mark and I became very friendly with the female gym instructor who took the fitness classes we did most days. We’d ask her to join us on some activities we had planned in ports, like indoor skiing in Dubai, waterparks, beach trips and join us for drinks or coffees in ports. This was being friendly as we enjoyed her company, but some…

Cruise Ship / Norwegian / transportation

11 essential tips on how to get the most out of cruising on Norwegian Epic

…p I have created these 11 essential tips to help you get the most out of a cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic . They are based on my experiences of travelling with them – and drawing on my other cruising experiences: (1) Check if “Cruising like a Norwegian” is going to be suited to your travel style and taste. Do this by reviewing my “4 “things you need know before cruising with Norwegian Cruise Line“. (2) Book the right type if cabi…

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I Paid A Fortune to Cruise On “New” Crystal Cruises. Was It Worth It?

…o my surprise, what I discovered. Let me start with the positives. Crystal Cruises Good: The Ship A big concern for me was the age of the ship. The Crystal Symphony is 30 years old, while her sister ship, Crystal Serenity, is 22 years old. I worried the ship might feel dated and its age. But instead, I loved the classic layout and look both outside and in versus the more contemporary ships of the competition. Things like the wide promenade deck th…

My Gigantic Mistake? I Cruise One Of World’s Biggest “Resorts At Sea” Ships

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A Gigantic Mistake? I Cruise One Of World’s Biggest “Resorts At Sea” Ships: Symphony Of The Seas

…s trip with these big realisations. First, the resort Symphony of the Seas ship (and her sister ships) is not tacky as I probably had serotyped it, it was vast yes but designed well and with thought. Second, care and money has been spent on making this packed with entertainment, shows and facilities that are well executed and hard to find on land in one place. Third, this is absolutely made for families, multi-generational, young couples and group…

Cruise Port Day Essentials. Don’t Leave The Ship Without These 9 Things

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Port Day Essentials: nine things you should not leave your cruise ship without

…happen, is that you could be running late and be in danger of missing the ship. Again, on another cruise recently I know some people who had gone off exploring, and they’d lost track of time. They suddenly realised they were lost, and they needed to get back to the ship before the sail away time, and didn’t know what to do. The third thing is that you might suffer some sort of injury. I was on a cruise a couple of years ago where I fell really ba…