…would do is avoid the old traditional cruising lines, so cruise lines like Cunard, Holland America Line and Fred Olsen. Avoid these very traditional cruise lines because they have a much more formal and traditional approach to cruising, which appeals to a slightly older demographic or people like a more formal type of cruising. They will have much more rigorous dress codes and have much more formal dining approaches. They’ll have much less choice…
…n Cruise Lines loyalty programs do not include free cruises, so lines like Cunard, Princess and Costa. However, if you take a look at the Royal Caribbean group of cruise lines (Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Azamara, Silversea) their loyalty programs, at the time of recording, as you build points lead to free cruises. Also, Norwegian Cruise Line, again at the time of recording, also you can build up to free cruises. The great thing about sticking to…
…ships and it competes with cruise lines such as Princess, Holland America, Cunard and in the UK P&O Cruises. Celebrity has a classic cruising fleet and also very small expedition fleet, mostly focused on Galapagos. In this article I’m focusing on the traditional classic cruise ships. At the time of writing this, they had 10 ships, and within that classic fleet they already have plans that that will grow to 13 ships by 2022. They have three differe…
…would hear from people who found them. In the Captain’s Chair on Bridge of Cunard Queen Elizabeth. Sports Throwing things into the ocean is really frowned upon, which leads on to the next thing which is they used to actually be some sports and activities that you would do in a cruise ship which did involve you hitting things overboard! They used to practice golf, for example, putting into the sea sand some ships used to have clay pigeon shooting….
…e huge Carnival Cruise Corporation. Carnival also own lines like Princess, Cunard Aida and Holland America. At the current time (October 2019) Seabourn either has or has announced seven ships in their fleet, including a classic cruising fleet, and an expedition fleet. Within classic cruising, they have three older ships which are called the ‘Odyssey’ class ships, and these are Seabourn Sojourn, Seabourn Odyssey and Seabourn Quest. These ships hold…
…’ve been on a cruise with people who hated dressing up, but they were on a Cunard transatlantic cruise where there were many formal nights. And were expected to wear a suit & tie, tuxedo or beautiful gowns. Those people on the cruise hated dressing up. So, ultimately, they were on a cruise for seven days doing the thing that they hated enormously, and wasted money in the process. I’ve been on other cruises where people don’t like lots of partying,…
…ms of dress. If you’re heading on a very formal cruise like on liners like Cunard, Princess and Holland America they have formal nights where they require gentlemen to wear jackets, normally with a tie or a tuxedo and they’ll require ladies to wear very elegant gowns and you can’t get into any of the key dining venues without that dress code! Some cruise lines are pretty strict – if you’re not wearing the dress code, you can’t go into the public a…
…d within the price. The same, for example, if you’re going Queens Grill in Cunard, you’ll find that what’s in your minibar is included and there’s no extra charges. Even if you have a drinks package, on pretty much every single cruise line, the drinks in the minibar is not included in the drinks package, so it’s going to cost you extra on top of the fees you’ve already paid for your drinks package. So be really cautious about touching the minibar….
…don’t have solo cabins on their ships. But all the other lines do, so even Cunard – their entire fleet have introduced solo cabins. MSC Cruises which is the fifth biggest cruise line in the world, on their big new ships they also have solo cabins. So, you’ll find that a lot of the big cruise lines do have solo cabins, although as you’ve seen, not all of them. The third point is that you have cruise lines that don’t have solo cabins but do welcome…
…aribbean, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Line, Costa, MSC, P&O Cruises, Cunard, Carnival, River Cruises and more. You’re not necessarily going to score big discounts in fares, but onboard credit helps enormously to make your cruise budget go further. Teachers If you’re a teacher or work in a university, you can also get various discounts and extra onboard credit. Again, a bit like with the healthcare service, you tend to have to access these vi…
…ou’ve brought appropriate clothes. If you’re on a very formal cruise, like Cunard, where they have formal nights that require jackets or tuxedos, or glitzy gowns to get into the dining room, you need to make sure you pack appropriately. Of course, if you’re going on a cruise which has a much more relaxed approach, you don’t need to be taking all your tuxedos and ball gowns. Parties The second thing you might want to consider is clothing linked to…
