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What’s Got Better (And Worse) Since I Started Cruising?

…could keep the formal requirements to stand apart. It was magical going on Cunard transatlantic crossings, with multiple formal nights and everyone in tuxedos and ball gowns, but even they have reduced the number of those nights on their cruises. Overall, though, the relaxation of dress codes is popular and will only get more people into cruising. Dining Dining has also improved massively. When I first started cruising, I only had an option of eit…

Stop Taking These On A Cruise, Take These Instead!

Stop Taking These On A Cruise, Take These Instead!

…art clothes. Formal Clothes When I first started cruising, on the likes of Cunard, you had to bring a tuxedo. You had to bring a jacket and tie, long sleeve shirts and smart shoes. Ladies, the equivalent. Even on lines like Cunard, which is the most dressy of all cruise lines, they don’t have formal nights, they have gala nights. And they encourage you to dress up, but you can pretty much get away with a suit. I hardly ever take a jacket on any of…

Pro-Cruise Tricks Smart Cruisers Don’t Want You Know About!

…the ship. So that’s how she could tell the left and right. Some lines like Cunard made it even easier for her when we went on with red carpets on the port/ left side and blue on the starboard/ right, making it simple when she came out the lifts to know which side their cabin was on as she just had to remember the carpet colour. So, one great trick is to use these, and check if your ship has any specific added signals, like those I mentioned we had…

Too Many Caribbean Cruisers Still Get These 7 Things Wrong

…emium ships like Celebrity Solstice, Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam and Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. On luxury small ship Oceania Insignia with 600 guests and Vista with 1,200, and even ultra-luxury Regent Seven Seas with just 420 guests. You can do it in any style you want, from adult-only Viking or Virgin to kid-friendly Disney. And you could even go as far as doing it with completely different nationalities or languages on Italian lines like Costa…

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

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

…ruise industry calls the “premium category” which also includes Celebrity, Cunard, Princess, and Disney, all of which have many families on these days too. The only adult-only line in the premium category is Virgin Voyages. But, in my view, that is not a close alternative to Holland America, with its more “out there”” quirky and youthful party vibe. To have a similar experience and adult-only, or mostly adult, in the main cruising regions at schoo…

How Smart Cruisers Are Landing Cruise Cabin Upgrades in 2024

How Smart Cruisers Are Landing Cruise Cabin Upgrades in 2024

…now it seems this year most are offering it. Even the staider premium line Cunard has ditched offering free upgrades to cruisers like me with high loyalty status, inviting me instead to bid for an upgrade in the run up to my recent Queen Anne cruise. In the weeks before other cruises in did in the last year (Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, and MSC Cruises), every one of them sent emails offering the chance to bid to be upgraded. With free…

What Smart Cruisers Do To Guarantee Adult-Only Cruising

…ds have had this summer on previously more adult populated lines including Cunard, Oceania and Silversea. So, as almost all lines evolve and embrace more families, what are your options if for whatever reason you want adult-only cruising? Adult-Only Options There are three guaranteed adult-only ways to cruise. Although, not all will appeal when you hear what they are! 1: Adult-Only Cruise Lines First, there are four adult-only cruise lines that I…

Panama Canal Cruise Tips: What Everyone Gets Wrong And Why

…the canal system and now means many large and mega cruise ships including Cunard Queen Mary 2, Celebrity Edge Class ships, Norwegian Bliss and Prima class, Sun Princess and so on can go through the new Panama Canal locks. What are the new locks? On the Atlantic side large ships use the wider and longer three-tier Agua Clara Locks, and on the Pacific side they use the wider and longer Cocoli Locks. Unlike the original canal instead of gates that s…

Good And Bad News: My Verdict on The New Sun Princess Mega-Ship

…t looks and feels like the recent Norwegian Prima class ships, elements of Cunard Queen Anne and touches of Celebrity Edge class ships. They have discarded the traditional glitzy gold richness used on the rest of the fleet for a lighter, more neutral look and palette. From the outside, this massive ship but has a few design features that makes it look less like a big clunky floating mall at sea. First, the glass spheres midship either side of the…

Seniors Cruise Tips: Too Many Cruisers Over 55 Fall For These 8 Cruising Traps

…dult as much as in the past. Premium lines like Holland America, Princess, Cunard, and Celebrity are growing more popular with families, especially in Alaksa and the Mediterranean. But tend to have few outside of school holidays even with active Kids Clubs running. If your budget is bigger, the luxury and ultra-luxury lines tend to attract even fewer families as most have no Kids Clubs or programs, so lines like Oceania, Windstar, Azamara, Seabour…

Princess Cruises Sanctuary Collection Review: What I Really Found Onboard

…Princess. Having tried all the big competing versions — Celebrity Retreat, Cunard Grills, Norwegian Haven, and MSC Yacht Club — I was keen to see how Princess’s new take compared. So, I booked a 7-night Mediterranean sailing on Sun Princess, paid for it myself at regular fares, and put it to the test. Here is my Princess Cruises Sanctuary Collection Review Here’s what I found — the good, and sadly, the not so good. What Is the Sanctuary Collection…