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

…1, They say this in response to the current uncertainty around if and when European ports will be open. To be honest, looking at the way cancellations are moving globally, the signs are increasingly that April looks like the month most lines realistically believe sailings will really resume globally, after winter has passed. People have asked me to include the latest situation on the return to cruising for the major lines in these updates. So, her…

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Latest Cruise Updates: Restart Progress, Ports Say No And More

…ifted. So, already we have seen Celebrity Cruises cancel their entire 2021 European season for Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Constellation. The fourth thing to note about cruises resuming, is there are actually less cruises operating now than there were in the last quarter of 2020, as the rapid growth of the virus and resulting lockdowns meant lines running had to cancel their sailings. So, the Italian lines MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises and German…

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I Discover What Ultra-Luxury Cruising Is REALLY About

…bout Ritz-Carlton Yacht, the new line. Then some would say actually of the European lines like Hapag-Lloyd and Ponant should be in there. Some even threw in the more premium small ship lines like Viking, Oceania, Wind Star, Azamara, so it became clear that nobody could really agree what is an ultra-luxury cruise line and there’s some blurring around what it is. With that kind of confusion in my mind, and after being on the ship and seeing what I h…

The 5 Most Misunderstood Things About Cruising 

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The 5 Most Misunderstood Things About Cruising

…e Seabourn, Silversea, Regent Seven Seas, Ritz Carlton Yacht Club, and the European lines like Ponant and Hapag-Lloyd. There are some exceptions in this premium category, like Virgin Voyages, which are coming into the premium category, but are trying to have a more youthful approach and talk to a slightly younger audience which may also help bring the age of cruising down too. Being for old people is overstated for cruising and is changing fast. A…

6 Reasons to Become a Tips For Travellers Patron

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6 Reasons to Become a Tips For Travellers Patron

…ive cruise Q&A and the frequent 60-second news and tips shorts, the weekly podcast and all the blog posts, Patrons get more by paying a monthly subscription. So, why should you become a Tips For Travellers Patron? I’ll give you 6 reasons. But keep checking back because there’s still so much more and it’s always changing – for the benefit of my Patrons! Self-funded I fund all my own trips, which means I feel I offer unbiased and balanced overview o…

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

…or are looking at restricting calls of cruise lines. At some Caribbean and European ports, there are sometimes 15,000-20,000 people disembarking per day, making them incredibly busy. With ports either overcrowded or too small to accommodate the larger vessels, cruise lines have started to make their own ports of call since I started cruising. In the Caribbean, lines have been creating their own island destinations, like Holland America’s Half Moon…

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I Discover The Best & Worst Of A Nile River Cruise

…have the same too. Engine noise and vibration This, of course, happens on European river cruises too, but a difference here created another problem. Unlike in Europe, there is no shore side power to plug into. In Europe, the river cruise ships mostly switch their engines off and use electricity when docked. In Egypt the noisy and fume generating petrol engines run 24 hours a day, seven days a week whether they are sailing or not. And because they…

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What Are the Best River Cruises in the World?

…kong River will take you through Vietnam and Cambodia, and many of the big European river cruise operators operate in the Mekong. The three big city highlights include Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. Although many will go include seeing the remarkable Angkor temples and the beautiful temple of Angkor Wat. One of the excursions is normally going to this big, sprawling temple at sunrise. On these cruises there’s usually lots of cultural…

Misunderstood: What I Found Regent Seven Seas Get Right (And Wrong)

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Misunderstood: What I Found Regent Seven Seas Get Right (And Wrong)

…enrichment program, with their Conversations series. Silversea has a more European feel and approach, and butlers for all suites. They focus on their S.A.L.T. (Sea and Land Taste) gourmet progam which influences the menus, onboard events, and excursions. And they are very destination immersion focused, and from what I have seen based on my upcoming South Africa trip seem to have fewer options, but more premium excursions included within the fare….

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I Cruise Silversea To See If Its New Owners Have Ruined It

…fore. Silversea has a more formal, even slightly aloof, and, I guess, more European style of service compared to the more relaxed, chatty, and perhaps more American style of the others. While overall good service, there are some issues I feel post-takeover that I will come to. Entertainment In terms of entertainment, I found on my cruise that it’s largely unchanged from before. In my view, it is still stuck in the past and very classic cruise fayr…

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Reasons To Book Your Cruise With A Travel Agent

…y knowledgeable about river cruising, Cunard, and premium cruise lines and European and as well as North American travel. [email protected] https://www.travelbyred.com/gary-pluck/ Walter Biscardi I came to know Walter through social media, including YouTube and TikTok, as he is an active content creator about cruising, and in the last few years turned his knowledge and passion into becoming a cruise-focused travel agency. He is based in Florida…