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Seabourn Cruise Tips: Eight Things You Should Know About Cruising With Seabourn

…the ship is conducted in, and caters for, people who are comfortable with English. There is a distinct North American flavour throughout much of the entertainment and facilities, although most of the crew are actually from places like South Africa, Eastern Europe, United Kingdom and countries like the Philippines, which have strong historical links with the United States and an english-speaking culture. Passengers mostly come from the United Stat…

Seabourn Cruises Insider Tips and Tricks: Experience and Who Best Suited For

…several languages, but the language on board and all the information is in English. Therefore the English-speaking markets are those that we as a company at this point in time have as our main focus and the clientele come from. Tips for Travellers: If someone is coming onto Seabourn for the first time, what tips do you have for getting the most out of the Seabourn experience? Both of you spoke a lot about the importance of asking and letting you k…

CroisiEurope Loire Princesse River Cruise Boat

7 Reasons why a CroisiEurope European River Cruise may be right for you

…ence. On my cruise all announcements and communications were in French and English. As there was a sizeable Spanish presence, there was a Spanish-speaking host to cater for them. Excursions were run by language grouping, although occasionally French and English tours were combined. The latter could be a bit frustrating (and slowed the pace of the tours) as the guide had to repeat everything, so be aware that could be an issue based on the language…

10 Smart Things To Do If Crossing The Atlantic on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2

…te, and discovered 10 smart things to do based on mistakes people like the English and Australian couples made. And that I also made. Right Choice The first smart thing to do is ask if a Cunard Atlantic crossing and not a standard repositioning cruise is right for you. Something the English couple had not done. A repositioning cruise is when cruise lines move their ships between the Mediterranean and the Caribbean at the beginning and end of each…

I Discovered The Best (& Worst) Things About Cruising Japan

I Discovered The Best (& Worst) Things About Cruising Japan

…oo. English & Japanese I found in all the tourist areas, signs are in both English and Japanese and especially in tourist areas there’s a lot of English speakers. But most of all, the ports and port towns were very welcoming of tourists, and went out of their way to make it easy to self-tour. As an aside, they are so welcoming that most ports would have bands, school choirs or school marching troupes perform to say goodbye to the ship. I loved sel…

The Ultimate Guide to Cruising the Stunning Norwegian Fjords

The Ultimate Guide to Cruising the Stunning Norwegian Fjords

…It is not a surprise to me that many of the areas have been declared World Heritage Sites. The Fjords are more intriguing and impressive than photos can capture. Nature certainly excelled itself when creating them. The advantage of cruising there is that you get to see many different areas in one trip of a few days. It is quite a trek to travel by land to see so many. Although they are not all that far as the crow flies, sometimes 100 miles, but t…

Diamonds, Gemstones And Trinkets. My Ultimate Guide To Duty Free – Tax Free Shopping in the Caribbean.

…Caribbean. The Battle of Cheap Diamonds, Gems & Watches Versus History and Heritage“), I spoke about how it was a little depressing to me that there is such an obsession with duty free and tax free shopping – rather than understanding the history and exploring the heritage of the islands. While I wish that cruise passengers would be less interested in shopping for diamonds, gem stones and colour changing clothes, the reality is that they are. And…

Revealing the Five Famous Tastes of Italy that MSC Divina Offers to Cruise Passengers!

…o. Extremely popular on board, this distinctive Italian gelato with a long heritage giving passengers a chance to not eat just ice cream but authentic Italian gelato. It is awesomely delicious. Disaronno is an Italian liqueur flavored with herbs and fruits soaked in apricot kernel oil and the recipe dates back to the 1500s. Originating from Sorrento it is used to make cocktails, including one especially for the MSC Divina. Nutella is a hazelnut ch…

Seabourn Insider Tips and Tricks: Excursions and Self-touring

…going. We’re trying to make sure that they understand how important world heritage is. The guests can donate a certain amount on certain tours to support UNESCO and keep these sites alive and intact for future generations. Think about how threatened many sites were, say in Afghanistan or now also in Iraq because they’re being destroyed because of conflicts of faith. We don’t want that. We want for all of our children and children’s children to ha…

Tips for Travellers Audio 156: Singapore (Revisited)

…restored – Pagoda street is where main activity is – Free wi-fi – Chinese heritage centre in series of 3 restored shophouses. Temple – Sri Mariamman Temple at one end of street – oldest Hindu temple in the city – ornate roof of characters Chinatown escorted walk from 230pm- 5pm every Mon/Wed/Fri departs Heritage Centre – free but give a gratuity based on what you think worth Little India Shops and stalls selling Indian food, spices, clothing etc…

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

…, lots of interesting architecture dating from its early settler days with English and Dutch influences through to modern funky, trendy guest houses and hotels. But that’s all within the area of Cape Town that nestles between the famous and iconic Table Mountain and the beaches. When you land in Cape Town and you journey from the airport into town you pass miles and miles of shanty towns where a lot of the black population live. There’s rows and r…