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Cruising

14 European River Cruise Watch Outs. What You Need To Know Before Doing One.

…differ based on where you’re coming from! So, for example using the CroisiEurope example, if you’re booking to cruise Europe from the United States, you’ll find that excursions are included. So, it depends a lot on where you’re travelling from. Gratuities are included on some lines and not in others. It’s important when you’re looking at a river cruise line and it says it’s all-inclusive that you understand what that really means, because it is d…

Cruising

First-Time European River Cruise Need-To-Knows

…Rhine and the Danube. There are many rivers that you can cruise on around Europe, but the Rhine and Danube are the two big classic ones. The Rhine is fantastic because you get great historic stories and beautiful castles, especially along of the world heritage stretch of the Rhine River. The Rhine is an absolute must do as it’s very rich in beautiful castles and incredible scenery. Then there’s the Danube with the classic trip between Passau and…

Iceland Cruise Pros and Cons-min

Saga

Pros and Cons Of Cruising To Iceland (Rather Than Land-Based Trip)

…cruise lines that will come to Iceland out of other ports around mainland Europe, so if you are based in Europe (or you want to minimise the amount of flying) going on a cruise to Iceland is definitely one way of doing that. Expensive on land For me another big pro of going on a cruise rather than land-based is that when you’re on land in Iceland, it is pretty expensive. If you want to have snacks, buy drinks, go out for meals or book accommodati…

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Cruise Tips

Who really owns and operates your favourite cruise line?

…cruising. One of the most significant of those, is one that most people in Europe and North America aren’t that aware of, and that’s Genting Hong Kong. Genting Hong Kong used to be one of the biggest shareholders in Norwegian. They sold that and they’re now focusing on brands much more on the Asian side, but they do own Crystal, so the very ultra-luxury Crystal is part of Genting Hong Kong. They also have Dream and Star Cruises, which are very big…

Cruise Tips

Best Places To Cruise Month By Month

…want to do the whole cold Christmas market ‘thing’ and if you’re based in Europe, there are winter cruises which go down to the Canary Islands – a lot of them sailing out of the UK or parts of Europe. It’s not going to be massively warm in the Canary Islands, but you might get temperatures in the day between around 18 degrees Celsius up to the early 20’s. And, of course, if you are more US-based, you might want to look in the direction of the Car…

Cruise Update

5 Reasons That Cruise You’ve Booked May Not Run Even When No-Sail Bans End

…also, for example, has changed the number of ships now due to sail out of Europe moving ships from other regions like Asia, and this may continue as we see what regions open to cruising. Changes to cruises is inevitable from this. Demand Another reason the lines are looking at a phased return is the actual demand to cruise. Although there is a lot of hype about demand, until cruising returns it is impossible to know. The lines have said that they…

Cruise Update

Cruise News Update #24 – Lifting Of No-Sail Fall Out

…this from Viking and the other cruise lines over coming weeks and months. Europe Cruise Shutdown Meantime in Europe, the surge in Covid cases and return to lockdown in many countries, has caused more disruptions, cancellations of cruises that had resumed by German and Italian lines, and some new Covid outbreak issues. The lines catering for German travellers have been most active in cancelling, due to Germany’s stricter lockdown where non-essenti…

Cruise Update

When Will Cruise Lines Resume Sailing? Latest Update List

…yal Caribbean (Cancelled cruises until end of April)   River Cruise Lines (Europe & USA) February Nil March American Steam Boat Company (USA) – Coastal cruising on March 15 on Independence), and river cruising on American Jazz on March 21 American Cruise Line (USA) – Restarted on March 13 on American Duchess CroisiEurope (Although their Africa river cruises scheduled to start in April) April Uniworld River Cruises Victory Cruise Lines USA May AmaW…

Cruise Tips

Too Many Repositioning Cruisers Get These 5 Things Wrong

…aribbean and Alaska go through the Panama Canal. A few ships sail Northern Europe and not the Mediterranean, and reposition with a stop or two in Iceland, Greenland, and New York on their way to the Caribbean. Like friends did on Holland America Nieuw Statendam last year. It amazed me on the ones I did how many people I met did not like sea days but still booked due to the price, or had only been port intensive cruises with no sea days and were fi…

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Live On Cruise Ships: What It REALLY Takes (And Costs!)

…as he wanted to see more of the world had the most variety, by cruising in Europe out of season in winter to get low prices there and then used transatlantic to get to Florida to then sail in the Caribbean for less as Europe prices increased going into summer. Limit Cruise Lines Most stuck to one cruise line for their living at sea. One reason was to build up loyalty to unlock perks on that line to push down costs. For example, Super Mario only cr…

Greece / Kefalonia

Kefalonia Greek Island. History, Holidays, Hotels And Things To Do.

…ood and drink. Very UK tourist base. Despite its location and proximity to Europe, it seems that the bulk of tourists are from the UK. Although many websites report that it is a popular destination for Italians, and Italians did seem to be the second most prevalent group of visitors. The Brits by far were the bulk of visitors we came across. English. Possibly due in part to the above, English feels like the first language on the island! Everyone s…