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Do Low Crew Wages For Cruise Ship Jobs Fund Luxury Cruise Fares?

…n countries like Liberia and the Bahamas. At the end of 2011, for example, Cunard registered all their ships in the Bahamas instead of Southampton UK. They therefore are bound by those laws, which are less onerous. Everyone that travels on a cruise, and talks to crew, knows that they work on contracts of anything from 3 to 9 months at a time. They work 7 days a week for that whole period with long hours each day. It is very demanding and tough, ev…

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Bergen. Norway’s Second Largest City, and Gateway to the Fjords

Bergen / Cruise Ship / Cruising / Cunard / Norwerian Fjords / Queen Elizabeth / transportation

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Bergen. Norway’s Second Largest City, and Gateway to the Fjords

…eporting of a typical 7 Night Norwegian Fjords Cruise, based on my trip on Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth. The trip cruised through the North Sea and visited Bergen, Geiranger, Skjolden and Stavanger. In this series I look at Cunard, Queen Elizabeth ship, and tips and advice on each of the stops. The first post was 7 Nights Cruising the Fjords (Day 1 Departure). Also on the blog my “Ultimate Guide to Cruising the Norwegian Fjords” with a background on N…

Cruise the Caribbean like an expert! Follow these 6 tips

Caribbean / Caribbean Cruise

Cruise the Caribbean like an expert! Follow these 6 tips

…ke your cruise to be. While all lines, including even the most formal line Cunard, will have a more relaxed schedule of how many Formal, Informal and Casual nights on their Caribbean season those that have a strict dress code will enforce it. So if you are on Cunard or say one of the UK lines like P&O you will be expected to wear formal on those nights and not be allowed into the dining room without it. While other lines may be less strict, for ex…

What should you expect when cruising the Caribbean?

Antigua / Arcadia / Barbados / caribbean / cruise / Cruise Ship / cruising / Madeira / P and O / St Kitts / St Lucia / Tips for Travellers / travel

What should you expect when cruising the Caribbean?

…s by far the most popular part of the world for European Cruise lines like Cunard, P&O and Costa to send their ships to during the European winter. Or, in the case of Cunard, in the period running up to the New Year when it tends to be too rough and is too cold for people to book on their famous transatlantic crossings. It fills in the period before they send their ships on their 3 month round the world cruises from January to March. At the start…

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

Arcadia / P&O

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

…od, or they find these short trips frustrating or if I am more used to the Cunard service ethic (as most of our cruises have been with Cunard). We boarded the ship quickly on arriving, around noon, but had to sit about in the Orchid where we had some light lunch. They sent suite and mini-suite passengers there, and the other cabins used the normal Belevedre self service. The passengers seemed much older on this short trip than on the longer cruise…

Cruise Ship / transportation

Friends Of Dorothy Meetings On-Board Cruise Ships. What Are They?

…on some more progressive and inclusive cruise lines, especially lines like Cunard which attracts a fairly significant proportion of gay passengers on their scheduled Transatlantic Crossings. What happens at “friends of Dorothy” meetings? Wild drug taking, excessive drinking, outrageous flirting and generally inappropriate camp behaviour? If that is what you are looking for then you probably should have gone on a different vacation! On mainstream c…

Caribbean Cruise / Cruise Ship / Cruise Tips And Advice / Journeys / Norwegian Fjords / transportation

Cruise Tips And Advice: Main Cruise Types and Destinations To Consider

…ruise Tips and Advice: The Main Cruise Types and Destinations To Consider! Cunard Queen Victoria in Rotterdam Holland I will cover the main cruise types in order of what I think are the best for people new to cruising, or looking for new cruise ideas: “Taster Cruise” These are a must if you are considering a cruise and unsure if cruising is for you. They are mostly to help ensure the cruise line is the right one for you. Cruise lines are so differ…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Queen Mary 2 / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

Transatlantic Crossing Observations On Queen Mary 2: The Ocean in Motion and Seasickness

…r Transatlantic Crossing. The Ocean in Motion. Seasickness Tips And Advice Cunard Queen Mary 2 in stormy seas in the Atlantic This is the first in a series of articles about observations and advice for travellers about Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2. This one is about the motion of the ocean – and tips and advice about seasickness. It was written while on a stormy winter crossing! Here I am on the first morning of our transatlantic cros…

Caviar in Queens Grill on Cunard Queen Mary 2

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation

Transatlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2 Observations: Food Glorious Food, and Gluttony

…2 Observations: Food Glorious Food, and Gluttony Caviar in Queens Grill on Cunard Queen Mary 2 This series of articles was written while I was on-board a transatlantic crossing on the grand Cunard Queen Mary 2. So far my articles of observations have included marveling at the power of the Atlantic, dealing with seasickness, the obsession with keeping the Norovirus at bay – and a study of the passengers aboard. In this article I address the “elepha…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation / travel podcast

Podcast Episode 89: Cruise Ship Jobs: Interview with QM2 Hotel Manager and Executive Chef

…lers Audio podcast, I find out more about cruise ship jobs by interviewing Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 Hotel Manager (Robert Howie) and Executive Chef (Nicholas Oldroyd). I find out they got to these roles, what a Hotel Manager and Executive Chef are responsible for – and find out insider information about Cunard and Queen Mary 2. QM2 Hotel Manager – Robert Howie Robert Howie is the Queen Mary 2 Hotel Manager, and has a huge job. He looks after every as…

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Tips for Travellers July Newsletter: Win a Magazine Subscription

…rovide a short review that may appear in the book! eMail me. Cruising with Cunard I will also be publishing an eBook on cruising with Cunard next month. It is currently being compiled – and will be available free to subscribers of the newsletter. Win a FREE subscription to a magazine of your choice Zinio (Online app for your mobile devices and computers for subscribing to and reading 1000s of magazines) are giving 10 followers of Tips for Travelle…