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Cruise Tips

I Used To Swear By These Cruise Tips. Not Anymore (Here’s Why)

…ave lunch on board. However, with a few exceptions like Virgin Voyages and Cunard, most cruise lines do not enforce booked or allocated check in slots. For example, on my recent Holland America Zuiderdam cruise out of Miami they had sent out check in times based on deck level. However, they also mentioned check-in desks were opening from 11am for the first allocation. So, most people arrived around that time anyway leading to long lines to get int…

Travel Icons and Legends: Free eBook and Audio Book Podcast

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Travel Icons and Legends: Free eBook and Audio Book Podcast

…gends will feature stories of some of the best known travel icons like the Cunard Queen Elizabeth, Air Force One, Titanic, Orient Express through to travel enablers like the Channel Tunnel. Get your free copy of the Travel Icons and Legends audio book podcast now. You can hear some of the chapters as they are being developed via the free audio book podcast series “Travel Icons and Legends”. You can subscribe to the podcast to get new chapters as t…

Greece / Kefalonia

Kefalonia Greek Island. History, Holidays, Hotels And Things To Do.

…ing on various major cruise line routes. While we were there, for example, Cunard’s Queen Victoria paid a visit. One option is to see Kefalonia as part of a cruise. Yachting. Another option is to join a small yacht cruise on a yacht like Harmony V. This, and others like them, are super yachts that have up to 45 cabins and travel from Athens on 7 night routes around various islands, docking in bays and some of the picturesque towns. This may be a g…

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

Cross Channel / Ferries

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

…as sold to Carnival, the massive cruise company that also owns brands like Cunard, Princess and Holland America. They run many sailings every day from Dover to Calais. Who uses the Dover to Calais Ferries? There seem to be 4 main types of people using the Ferry: Commercial Haulage Companies, moving products between the UK and the Europe. Commercial Bus Companies, which are running day tips or bus based European or UK Holidays. Holiday makers headi…

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

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Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

…loped deep harbor, which actually can take ships even as large as the huge Cunard Queen Mary 2. #2: Best time to visit? The most popular time to visit Barbados is in the run up to Christmas through to Easter time. Which theoretically is the winter, but it’s pretty warm all the year round. It’s between about 24 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees all year round, the only difference is how much rain you get. We have been in both and both were great. It’s…

Telegraph Cruise Show: Ideal for both first time cruisers and experienced ones

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Telegraph Cruise Show: Ideal for both first time cruisers and experienced ones

…e Cruise Lines send free entry out to their mailing lists (I got mine from Cunard), and the various Cruise and Travel magazines also offer deals. So you should try and ensure you look out for those. The venue can be reached by the tube from Earl’s Court, is on many bus routes, or there is a multi storey car park behind London Olympia. It is fairly costly, at £5 for 2 hours and then the charges ramp up (£15 for 2 to 4 hours for example) . Here are…

Isle of Wight UK: Popular for weekend and short breaks, but also a great day out

Destinations / Isle of Wight / United Kingdom

Isle of Wight UK: Popular for weekend and short breaks, but also a great day out

…he Titanic set sail from here on her fateful maiden voyage, and ships like Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and P&O’s Aurora are based out of the port. The Isle of Wight seems to mostly be known for being a hub and focus for sailing and sailors. With events like Cowes and the round-the-island race being the best known.In Victorian times, it had quite a different status. This was where Queen Victoria spent a lot of time, and in fact she died on the island. Pr…

Queen Mary Ship and Hotel (Long Beach, California): is this old icon of a ship worth visiting today?

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Queen Mary Ship and Hotel (Long Beach, California): is this old icon of a ship worth visiting today?

…years ago, but with my new found passion and interest in cruise liners and Cunard. I really wanted to visit the ship again. And I am glad I did. It was even more interesting having read more and seen videos about the Queen Mary history. I would encourage you to try and do that before you visit the ship, although they do have some good and concise exhibition areas and videos covering its history. In my view they do not capture enough of the glamour…

GET YOUR FREE TIPSFORTRAVELLERS.COM eBOOK RIGHT NOW!

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GET YOUR FREE TIPSFORTRAVELLERS.COM eBOOK RIGHT NOW!

…offer. In this first volume, which is 70 pages long, you get tips and advice about 11 of the most popular destinations covered in the podcast and blog. The destinations covered include: Cape Town, Las Vegas, Prague, Koh Samui, San Francisco, Singapore, Monaco, Brussels, Carribean and Cunard Queen Victoria. Use the link below, and chose to post a tweet or Facebook “like” and get the download. Enjoy! ———————————————————– Don’t miss any new postings…

Telegraph Cruise Show 2010: Olympia London

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Telegraph Cruise Show 2010: Olympia London

…stand. In this stand of 9 sections covering each of their brands including Cunard, Princess, P&O, Costa etc, you had to wind your way through all to get to the end where you you put your entry for the prize cruise in. A clever tactic, but also one of the better stands. Though all stands seemed to be attracting a lot of interest, and suspect a lot of bookings get taken. There were a number of areas where talks were being given across the day. They…