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Fred Olsen Balmoral in La Coruna Spain

Fred Olsen

Fred Olsen Cruise Review – Spain and France Autumn Break

…a, a local heroine who had helped rally the city to fight back against the English in the 1500s. Bilboa Spain Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain Plaza Nueva Bilbao Spain Arriaga Theatre Bilbao Spain The next day we arrived in Gexto, the port for Bilbao. We docked just before lunch and stayed here overnight. This gave lots of time to see the city. The port ran a shuttle bus to the nearby Met…

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag Lloyds Cruises. Who are they? Should you cruise with them?

…hip which is an ultra-luxury cruise experience. I review it especially for English-speaking cruisers as the ship historically has attracted mostly German-speakers on their cruise vacations. I look at why the ship is so highly rated by cruise writers and guide books and look at things like the passenger age and profile, how well they cater for english speaking cruise passengers, the dining options, bars and lounges, other facilities and the on boar…

AmaWaterways / Cruise Ship

AmaWaterways River Cruise Tips

…d so third person or kids can sleep within there. Very important it’s also English speaking and all of the services, all of the excursions and everything on board is in English. One of things that’s very important for river cruising, and I think this is also true of AmaWaterways, is it’s not really ideal for people with really limited mobility and particularly people in wheelchairs. Part of the reason for that is the ship’s often dock next to each…

Celebrity

What Do Celebrity Cruises Do Better And Worse Than Other Premium Cruise Lines?

…nt of family cabins and is, of course, Kids’ clubs. Very importantly it is English, and everything’s done in English. So, you will find most of the guests on board are American, Canadian, British and, of course, wherever you cruise you’re always going to find a lot of Australians! If you’re a solo traveller one of the challenges of coming on Celebrity on most of the fleet is there are no solo cabins, so you do pay quite a large premium for solo oc…

Cruise Lines To Steer Well Clear Of These Days!

Cruise Tips

Cruise Lines To Steer Well Clear Of These Days!

…uise line that gets lots of the grumbles is Costa Cruises. Of course, many English-speaking travellers are not looking at Costa Cruises because it is an Italian-centric line, so it’s not on many radars. Though, as Carnival Corporation moved two of their ships (Venezia and Firenze) to sail under the Carnival name as “Carnival Fun Italian Style” concept out of the USA, many did start trying the original line. However, on that main Costa line most En…

Cruise Tips

“Naughty” Tips ONLY Cruisers Over 18 Should Know About

…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 has a topless sunbathing area on their Europa ship, while the more mass-market German Aida line has a screened-off nude sunbathing area. Celestyal Cruises, the Greek cruise line, and Costa, the Italian line, allow topless sunbathing on their top decks. But enough about the racier side of cruising, as…

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Skjolden Sognefjord 130 miles Inland

Cruising / Norwegian Fjords / Norwerian Fjords / transportation

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Skjolden Sognefjord 130 miles Inland

…mall church, which is about 20 miles away. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. Stave Churches date from 10th Century, and this one dates back to around 1130. Overall Skjolden is a beautiful and clam place. It’s main attraction being just that. At 130 miles from the sea it is remarkable to journey there by ship. Hopefully, it will manage to stay as clam and unspoilt. Official site: http://www.sognefjordcruise.com/ Viking Boat Ice…

Travel Infographics: the future to deliver travel and destination information to travellers?

expedia / infographics / Tips for Travellers / travel / travelocity

Travel Infographics: the future to deliver travel and destination information to travellers?

…the #1 being in the USA!) grouped into: Public Places (#1: Times Square); Heritage (#1: Union Station Washington); Amusement Parks (#1: Disney World Magic Kingdom Florida); Markets (#1: Faneuil Hall Market Place Boston); Seaside Attractions (#1: Pier 39 San Francisco); Natural (#1: Niagara Falls); Museums (#1: National Air and Space Museum Washington). To read it better, click on the image and download! Techie Traveller : The behaviour of today’s…

Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire England: One of my most favourite hotels in the world!

Accomodation / London / UK

Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire England: One of my most favourite hotels in the world!

…ve stayed in a number of different levels of rooms, from a “Garden Room”, “Heritage Room” and “Grand Manor Room”. The videos on this post show the differences, which is often around location in the hotel. As, all of the rooms have a “wow” factor on entering and is more luxurious and beautiful than the photos you will have seen online. There is a large bathroom with big and comfortable bath, shower and basin. The bedroom area has a table and chairs…

Accomodation / Paris

Hotel du Louvre Paris France. A Luxury Paris Hotel With Style.

…otels to stay, in my view. You get a great feel of being in Paris, and the heritage. Also every room is different and so not like staying in a chain hotel like Hilton, Sheraton etc. I have been staying at the Hotel du Louvre in Paris on and off for many years. It is funny how your tastes evolve, and what you come to value and changes. When I first stayed there, I found it stuffy, old fashioned and not very appealing. Now I love staying there for i…