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2024 Cruise Watch Outs! Changes That You Need to Know And Worry About

…iking Vela now carry 998 passengers instead of that usual round about 900. Cunard are also launching a bigger ship with Queen Anne carrying 3,000 passengers. The other two ships are a second ship for Explorer Journeys with Explorer II, and Ritz Carlton are launching their second ship, Ilma. Yes, in 2024 ships are getting bigger and bigger.   SUPPORT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Find out about being a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravel…

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“Naughty” Tips ONLY Cruisers Over 18 Should Know About

…nd eye if you do it on your balcony discreetly. Even the supposedly stuffy Cunard stipulates “Should you wish to sunbathe topless, this should be done on the privacy of your own balcony” in their FAQs. But if you don’t want to do it on your balcony what are your options? Virgin Voyages, the adult-only line, allows topless sunbathing on the Perch on deck 17. Then several non-English speaking lines offer it. For example, the German Hapag-Lloyd line…

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6 Things “Polite” Passengers Do That Drives Cruise Crew Crazy

…fees in ports. This was being friendly as we enjoyed her company, but some Cunard senior staff felt it was not appropriate to be mixing so much off the ship and felt it was suspect. It was raised with her boss, who gave her a warning and she had to stop mixing with us. While this was all innocent, it did strike home how we needed to remember the line between passenger and crew needs to be respected, as it could even risk their job. We later found…

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Incredible Train Journeys Every Cruiser Should Consider. And Why!

…of cruise and rail combinations with multiple cruise lines including P&O, Cunard, Ponant and more. It is considered one of the great rail journeys of the world and takes 4 days and 3 nights. it even travels along the world’s longest straight stretch of track of 478 Kilometres/ 297 miles across the Nullarbor Plain. I went from Sydney and Perth, with off-train excursions in the mining town Broken Hill, Adelaide where I visited the market and had a…

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Reasons To Book Your Cruise With A Travel Agent

…nd him a great agent. He is especially knowledgeable about river cruising, Cunard, and premium cruise lines and European and as well as North American travel. [email protected] https://www.travelbyred.com/gary-pluck/ Walter Biscardi I came to know Walter through social media, including YouTube and TikTok, as he is an active content creator about cruising, and in the last few years turned his knowledge and passion into becoming a cruise-focused…

Here's What It's REALLY Like On A Viking Ocean Cruise

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Here’s What It’s REALLY Like On A Viking Ocean Cruise

…ium lines with bigger ships like Princess, Holland America, Celebrity, and Cunard, and the ultra-luxury lines, like Silversea, Seabourn, Crystal, and Regent. Here’s what my cruise cost me. I booked a 10-night Alaska voyage with a cruise-only fare without flights, in a Penthouse Veranda cabin. That is a middle range of all the cabins. It cost me £10,700 / $13,500. That is $1,350 a night. That is the price for two people, but as a solo person I had…

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These 17 Ports Are About To Ruin Your Cruise Plans

…d only allow in: Princess Cruises, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Line, Cunard, Seabourn, Viking, and Royal Caribbean. So, if you want to go into Glacier Bay, which I highly recommend, you must cruise on one of those cruise lines. However, there is more going on in Alaska Juneau Juneau, the capital of Alaska, gets busy. I was there this season and there were five ships in, it was so busy. Juneau has reached an agreement with the cruise industry…

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7 Reasons Smart Cruisers Stay On Board During Port Days

…rted to stay on in port days to use it and get the full value. On a recent Cunard Queen Anne Canary Islands cruise, I’d brought a costly two-week pass for the thermal suite. So, on some port days, I spent time hanging around the even quieter than usual thermal suite to get our money’s worth. Packages Of course, these days, cruise lines encourage us to buy various packages and add-ons, ranging from drinks and Wi-Fi packages to ones that bundle thin…

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Too Many Cruisers Fall For These Cruise Drink Package Traps

…a suite, the in-suite or lounge inclusions may be enough. For example, in Cunard Queens Grill suites, while drinks are not included as standard in the fare, but they are in some promotional offers. What you do get is a minibar with soft drinks and mixers, and you can choose to have two large bottles of spirits. So that may be enough, and just buy occasional drinks ad hoc. Drink Package Traps: Paying More On Board After reviewing this, Richard dec…

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The Smartest Way To Deal With These 6 Cruise Nightmares

…which UK residents need to get into the USA. They were upset, as they said Cunard hadn’t told them they needed one. So, the learning is to avoid being denied boarding for wrong documents, you must take control and check. Do not rely on the cruise line. What should you do to make sure this doesn’t happen to you? Always cruise with a passport even if it’s not needed. Because even if you get disembarked in the Caribbean from a cruise, like when Norwe…

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Cruise Lines JUST Banned These 6 Much-Loved Items!!

…ve a bigger effect on some people’s ability to cruise at all. Being Mobile Cunard Queen Mary 2 Wheelchair Access Bathroom Queens Grill Suite This seems to be mostly focused on UK-based lines such as P&O and Fred Olsen, and they are banning guests from bringing a wheelchair unless they have booked an accessible room. In the past, people using wheelchairs on these lines could often book a regular cabin, particularly if they used a foldable one and o…