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Special Guests on my Weekly Cruise Q&A Livestreams

…iewers in the livestreams, cruise either very differently to how I usually cruise or are experts in cruise lines I go on less frequently. Get any cruise questions answered live by me and my guests. On my weekly live cruise question and answer sessions (of which I have done 83 to date!), I answer cruising questions or discuss any cruising topic or news development that you, and others, ask live. You can watch replays of past livestreams to get an i…

Avoiding Familes and Kids Cruising – Essential Cruise Tips #109

…d. Timing (like avoiding school vacation times). Longer and re-positioning cruises. Right cabin choice. River cruises. Exotic routes, like Arctic and Antarctica. For more essential cruise tips and to leave thoughts visit EssentialCruiseTips.com Buy and read one of the cruise tips books by Gary Bembridge: “The Cruise Traveler’s Handbook” (Amazon USA) (Amazon UK) “Essential Cruise Tips” (Amazon USA) (Amazon UK) “River Cruising Tips and Tricks” (Amaz…

P&O Arcadia: Review of 3-nighter Russell Watson Cruise

P&O Arcadia: Review of 3-nighter Russell Watson Cruise

…be 3 nights taking in a day at Zeebrugge and Le Havre. I have been on the ship 3 times before on a Med Cruise, a Caribbean and Atlantic and giving a talk on a Marketing Conference on the ship. To read a review of the ship from those: click here When we checked in at Southampton, we were told that due to the winds and sea conditions the trip to Zeebrugge would not take place and the ship would just go to Le Havre (France) and stay there overnight….

Cunard Transatlantic Crossings By Ship : The History and The Heritage

…today. It is a once off design, and as an Ocean Liner is unlike any other cruise ship in the world. Other cruise companies will only run a transatlantic service at the start and end of the European Summer season to reposition their ships, usually from Europe to the Caribbean or perhaps as part of a World Cruise route. The Queen Mary 2 can cross the Atlantic in significantly fewer days that it runs its schedule on! When the Queen Mary 2 came into…

Royal Yacht Britannia: My video tour. Insight into Royal Life and History

…You explore the Yacht’s history before fetching an audio guide to tour the ship itself. This classic looking ship was adored by the Queen, who was close to tears when it was decommissioned. She did almost 1,000 journeys and over 1 million miles in the ship. Some of the areas you tour, and my observations in the video are: Today areas like the Bridge feel basic, simple and almost crude. In its day it had the leading technology and systems. Over 240…

Regent Seven Seas Cruises Voyager Ship Tour Video

Regent Seven Seas Cruises Voyager Ship This is my Regent Seven Seas Cruises Voyager ship tour video and review. I made it on a tour of the ship when it was docked in Southampton on a turnaround day in the port. It exudes class and was impressive. Regent Seven Seas is a luxury cruise line that offers one of the most all-inclusive fares and services of all cruise lines. In addition to including things like all drinks they also include excursions in…

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 10: South Korea to Nagasaki and Kagoshima

…yo was welcome. People used the time to recharge, and so events around the ship were fairly quiet. Change in feel of ship and its role when so port intensive Having such a port intensive trip made our time on board feel quite different to the legs on Queen Victoria, which were more biased towards sea days as we travelled the vast distances to get a round the world. The relationships with other guests do not have as much time to be triggered and bu…

Questions I Should Have Asked BEFORE Cruising the Nile!

…operated, and only use Egyptian crew. AmaWaterways, like other well-known cruise lines are just partnerships with Egyptian companies. My cruise was much more a Wings cruise, which is their partner in Egypt, running under the AmaWaterways banner. Of course, AmaWaterways I could see had set certain standards and requirements, but it was not the usual AmaWaterways experience I was used to. Ship and experience The second aspect of the cruise experien…

"The Evolution of the Passenger Ship"

“The Evolution of the Passenger Ship” by Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross

…hips, through the iconic liners of the early 20th century, to the enormous cruise ships we see today. Illustrated with captivating photographs both modern and historic, The Evolution of the Passenger Ship, provides a glimpse into the story of the passenger ship. A story that continues, despite the naysayers, thousands of years after it first began. About Chris Frame You may not realise it, but ocean liners changed the way we live. From introducing…

Vote Gary Bembridge in the 2025 Wave Awards – Win a Viking River Cruise!

…r. Often called the Oscars of cruising, the Wave Awards celebrate the best ships, destinations and personalities in the cruise world. Why Your Vote Matters The winner is decided entirely by public vote. Despite being nominated many times, I’ve never actually won—so every single vote really counts this year. How to Vote and Enter the Viking River Cruise Prize Draw Voting takes less than a minute and automatically enters you into the draw for a Viki…