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Who really owns and operates your favourite cruise line?

…ery big in Asia. There’s lots of other corporations getting into cruising. Disney of course has the Disney Cruise Line. Virgin has launched Virgin Voyages. Viking (which was in river cruising) has gone into ocean cruising as well. Saga, which is a UK insurance company has Saga Cruises. I’ve already mentioned TUI who are big in travel. They have TUI Cruises in Europe and they have Marella cruises in the UK. And even some of the brands that are much…

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My Friends & I Scored Free Or Nearly Free Cruises. Here’s How

…Holland America, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Disney, the latter a friend of mine John uses I have since discovered to help fund his Disney cruising. But if you don’t like that idea, your hobby, talent, career or skill could find you a free or heavily discounted cruise. Sharing Your Expertise Three friends have done exactly this, all by being part of the cruise line daily program. First, my friend Chris Frame has shown…

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

…e, which isn’t particularly inclusive – and this was the case on my recent Disney Magic cruise, where everything had to be done on the phone. But, better technology serves to reduce both costs and the cruise industry’s environmental impact. These are good changes. What Has Got Worse? Onto the things which have got worse since my first cruise. Size Firstly, for me, it’s the size of the ships. We are seeing ships getting bigger and bigger, even in t…

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Cruise News Update 27 : CDC No To Cruise, Cancellations Into 2021 And More

…ther ships that also left the US are also on their way back including from Disney and Holland America . Lines Cancel Further into 2021 As I covered in the last update, cruise lines especially those that rely on multi-country itineraries are having to cancel deeper and further into 2021. This continued this past week. Despite the moves in the UK, P&O Cruises based there has just extended their cancellations into April 2021, They say this in respons…

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Too Many Caribbean Cruisers Still Get These 7 Things Wrong

…oration has several, Royal Caribbean a few, as does Norwegian Cruise Line, Disney and MSC cruises). On my two recent cruises, I went to two of them. One of my favourites is Harvest Caye Belize, the Norwegian group island. It is not a particularly large island but has great beaches. I also went to Royal Caribbean’s Labadee resort in Haiti for the first time. This is a beautiful resort with different beaches, facilities and even zip lines and slides…

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What Cruise Lines Are Non-USA Owned? You’ll Be Surprised. Guaranteed!

…have USA parents! Also owned by and listed on the USA Stock exchanges are Disney Cruise line, as it is part of the Walt Disney Corporation, and Lindblad National Geographic. European Faces, US Owners I found that many passengers think the next two cruise lines are European owned, based on their high-profile leaders and origin story. But they are not. Viking Cruises The first is the one that I referred to earlier, Viking Cruises. It was created in…

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Cruise Line Secrets They Don’t Like Talking About

…es including Viking, Virgin Voyages, Ritz Carlton, SAGA, Azamara, Crystal, Disney, Windstar, and Sea Dream are listed as clients of those companies. Spa and Fitness Almost all cruise lines contract out their spas and fitness centres, and most to a company called OneSpaWorld. Based on their website, they currently operate spas for 21 cruise lines. This includes Carnival, Celebrity, Crystal, Cunard, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania, P…

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10 Reasons More Cruisers Than Ever Are Being Denied Boarding

…cost. I also noted that Cunard, like all other lines I checked, including Disney, will refuse boarding to anyone travelling with a child under the age of six months, and under 12 months on World Cruises, Exotic and Transatlantic crossings. Denied: Prohibited Item Search While I have not seen many cases of people being denied boarding for innocently or mistakenly packing items from the cruise line prohibited list – things like irons, drones, alcoh…

My Gigantic Mistake? I Cruise One Of World’s Biggest “Resorts At Sea” Ships

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A Gigantic Mistake? I Cruise One Of World’s Biggest “Resorts At Sea” Ships: Symphony Of The Seas

…in Dazzles bar that appealed more to adults. But unlike, say, a line like Disney, there was no extensive dedicated adult areas. In the Sports Zone was a huge spa and then big fitness area which I used most days. There was a youth zone, which of course for me was not of any use, as that’s where all the kids’ clubs and things were. Much To Explore All these zones and facilities and the huge daily program of activities gave me so much to explore I d…

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Not Telling Your Cruise Line These 6 Things Could Sink Your Cruise

…just as I was working on this a pregnant woman had to be medevaced from a Disney cruise ship as she was having problems, and the ship was very far from a port. Although river cruise lines often allow pregnant women to travel beyond the 24 weeks because they’re closer to land-based medical facilities. Not Telling Your Cruise Line These 6 Things Could Sink Your Cruise – Getting Off Mid Cruise Another thing I get asked about often and encourage peop…

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

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

…he “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 school vacation time would…