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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…

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…

How to Avoid Crowds in Cruise Ports

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Best Ways to Avoid The Crowds In Cruise Ports

…port as possible, and to be as active as possible. Most of the people on a cruise ship will come off the ship and stay close to the port, and that’s where most businesses and activities set up because they know that’s a captive audience. However, if you head off in the opposite direction and find little local back streets, there is lots to be found. For example, in Venice, it’s crazy busy but if you head off in a different direction down the side…

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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…

Caribbean

5 Best and 5 Worst Things About Caribbean Cruises

…ots of choice and lots of options and there are so many people and so many cruise ships going to the Caribbean. You’ll find when you arrive in a port there can often be four or five, or even more, ships which means they could be 12,000, 15,000 or over 17,000 people heading off into the port, on the excursions, heading to the beaches. It gets really busy and a little bit manic. This is probably the worst thing of all of a Caribbean cruise. As the s…

Cruise Lines To Steer Well Clear Of These Days!

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Cruise Lines To Steer Well Clear Of These Days!

…wegian at present, which may even out as some of these changes bed in. P&O Cruises A cruise line closer to my home that’s getting a very poor rap these days is P&O Cruises. I must admit this is a line I find to not be great right now. I think a lot of the criticism and poor ratings, including mine, is partly because this is a cruise line that’s actively changing from being a traditional cruise line focused on couples over 50, with formal nights an…

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How to get a cabin upgrade on a cruise: 9 ways that work for me

…neymoon and were upgraded to a Penthouse Suite. The Agent had good relationships with the cruise line, makes many bookings for them and so was able to get us on an upgrade list. So, if you have a big event coming up, especially your wedding, let the line know. It’s not going to work for birthdays, and I have not heard it working for anniversaries much – but give it a go as worst case they will upgrade the experience on board with champagne, cakes,…

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5 Things You Won’t Be Able To Do On A Cruise This Year!

…ile technology can help us get in early and make those bookings before the cruise, technology on the ship makes something else very different this year. 5 Things You Won’t Be Able To Do On A Cruise This Year – Can’t Disconnect A big change this year, as the lines finish rolling it out, is we can no longer tell the boss that we won’t have a Wi-Fi connection and must be logged off, and certainly cannot do things like Zoom calls or anything involving…

My Week Cruising in A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship - MSC Yacht Club

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My Week Cruising in A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship – MSC Yacht Club

…within-ship experience that raised more doubts. Escaping the Whirlwind MSC Cruises ships are big. MSC Virtuosa, when full, has 6,300 passengers. It is jam-packed, boisterous, and noisy all over. One big plus the Yacht Club gave me was a less busy and calmer place to escape the manic atmosphere of the ship. It felt like stepping out of a whirlwind of activity and noise into an immediately more sedate and quieter space without hordes of people. Alth…

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin Cruises Tips

…Paul Gauguin? Paul Gauguin is a small ship luxury cruise line. It’s a one ship cruise line, and they cruise around the French Polynesian islands. They focus on 7 to 14-day round trips out of Papeete. They’re owned by a company called Pacific Beachcomber, who are the biggest operator of luxury resorts across the French Polynesian islands. They’ve been in business for over 25 years, so real experts in the region. The ship that serves as the Paul Ga…

Cruise Ship / Norwegian Getaway / transportation

Norwegian Getaway Pictures : Do you agree this is one stylish cruise ship?

…l and stylish layout along the bar where you sit and eat Norwegian Getaway Cruise Ship Glass Staircases that go from Deck Eight to Deck Six Norwegian Getaway Cruise Ship Atrium where the Guest Services, Excursions Desk, Cyber Cafe, Video wall and Atrium Cafe and Bar are located Norwegian Getaway Cruise Ship Atrium where the Guest Services, Excursions Desk, Cyber Cafe, Video wall and Atrium Cafe and Bar are located Norwegian Getaway Cruise Ship O’S…