…On Christmas Day on board Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 Father Christmas boards the ship and has a parade through the ship to the Queens Room where he gives gifts to all the children. Here are some highlights of his visit! Watch the video: To read more of my articles and watch more videos about Cunard visit tipsfortravellers.com/cunard…
…tarted in Southampton UK and ended in Hong Kong. Most of it on segments of Cunard World cruise, first on Queen Victoria and then Queen Elizabeth. This 12-part series covers the journey, experiences and tips – one for each week of the journey. This post covers week eleven, you can read the previous week ten here. Around-the-World Week 11 ( : Yokohama to Okinawa) Day 70 (20 March) Yokohama (for Tokyo) Sensōji Temple (Asakusa Kannon Temple) Tokyo, Ja…
The 77th episode of the Tips for Travellers podcast focuses on What Makes Cunard a Luxurious Travel Experience at Sea. It gives my 9 observations about the things that I think makes Cunard a very unique, different, and a definitive luxurious travel experience. The Tips for Travellers podcast has been in the Top 20 Travel Podcasts on iTunes since it was launched in 2005. It talks about luxurious travel experiences from all around the world. Must s…
I am pleased to say that my “Cruising with Cunard” eBook is #1 on Amazon Cruise books for Kindle at the moment. You can get your free copy of the 235 page book of articles and photos FREE until 4 August. From 5 August it will revert to the usual price of $2,99. Please download and let your cruising friend know. Please can you leave a rating and review ion return for the free book! Download “Cruising with Cunard” by Gary Bembridge on Amazon.com or…
…In this episode of Tips for Travellers video podcast I share you images of Cunard Cruise Line’s iconic Queen Mary 2 QM2 cruise liner docked in Sydney harbour alongside the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. The video also includes images of the ship sailing out of the harbour filmed on board the ship. For more visit https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cunard Check out this episode! …
…In this episode of the Tips for Travellers video podcast I take you on a video tour of one of the luxurious Cunard Cruise Line Queen Mary 2 Queens Grill Q5 Suites. These generous sized suites are the main style of suites in Queens Grill class and have a large seating area, bedroom, dressing room and bathroom – along with a vast balcony. For more visit https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cunard Check out this episode!…
Learn the 10 Must-Know transatlantic crossing tips On Cunard Queen Mary 2. In my video you will discover the 10 Must-Know Tips About A Transatlantic Crossing On Cunard Queen Mary 2. One of the iconic trips available to cruisers today, many worry about being at sea for up to eight days. In this video I talk about the things I get asked the most about crossing the Atlantic on the QM2. I discuss everything including “will I get bored?”, “when is the…
…branded pens. Many cruise line cabins have beautiful, branded pens, as did Cunard along with a small Cunard branded pad. I always take those home because I like to have those as mementos, and that’s fine. On Cunard, I even had some fancy personalised stationery to take home. As I was travelling in Queen’s Grill, you can ask for writing paper with your name and cabin number to be printed. Most cruises that I’ve been on have branded envelopes, writi…
…been dragged down since the launch of Queen Anne, largely as many existing Cunard travellers feel it is not Cunard enough, and dislike some features like the Queens Room, and the overall layout and design. The flagship transatlantic Queen Mary 2 liner is still getting overall good ratings and reviews, although many reviewers feel Cunard is watering down the experience and it feels more mainstream than luxury these days. I think Cunard created this…
…like Royal Caribbean, More sedate, slightly older and more couples look at Cunard For older look at lines like Saga. So many lines go there you can find the right one, but make sure you research and discuss with your agent. You should also consider looking at lines with smaller ships, rather than the large Cunard, P&O and Royal Caribbean sized ships. This means there are more places and options that they can go and explore. So lines like Seabourn,…
…I have posted the 45th in my Tips For Travellers (Global Travel Destination Podcast), this one is about a Transatlantic Crossing on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton. To listen to the podcast you can either “right click” this link and save the MP3 file to your computer and then listen to it, or if you use iTunes you could subscribe to the podcast series (which is free) by clicking here…
