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10 Things European River Cruise Lines Don’t Like Talking About

…all head out on the afternoon excursion. There will be a briefing before dinner about the next day, in the lounge. Dinner together at a set time and then perhaps some local entertainment. Of course, one can opt out and self-explore or eat in town. However, the fares are steep, and all this is included in that. 8: Locks Personally, I find them fascinating, and most guests do. But I have found the river cruise lines tend to downplay them for some r…

I cruised Disney without kids

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Nightmare At Sea? I Cruised Disney As An Adult Without Kids

…on at the time of recording. The buffet restaurant Cabanas was closed for dinner, and I believe on some cruises when it is open, it’s seated table service. Duck-In, serving so-so burgers was open at night, or I could have done room service, but it’s very hard to have an adult-only and non-themed more boisterous show dinner. Amazing food? Many fans told me before I went that the food was amazing, among the best in the premium category they compete…

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8 Things You’d Didn’t Know You Needed To Know About Cunard!

…h used to be called formal night, encourages us to dress to impress. Men, dinner jackets, tuxedo, dark suit, and tie or bow tie. Ladies, evening or cocktail dresses, formal separates, as they’re called. However, unlike other cruise lines, to get into your main dining room, you do have to follow that dress code, especially on gala night. On those nights, the whole ship turns into this magnificent event, it really is special. But, if you want to sai…

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6 Ways Cruising Is Changing This Year. Are You Ready?

…the dining and on Christmas Day some passengers booked for seven o’clock dinners were only getting into the dining room at 10 o’clock. I have followed various travellers and vloggers on the Carnival Celebration maiden voyage crossing the Atlantic having lots of issues there. Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas had many issues, as with Norwegian Prima and so on. Be cautious about booking new ships for 2023 and into 2024, and maybe stick with thos…

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Things Expedition Cruise Lines Don’t Tell You Until You’re onboard!

…s up not being an issue because of the next thing people discover. It’s No Holiday Expedition cruising is tiring, and days can be erratic, as becomes clear only once on board. First because landings often start early in the morning. We had many from 7:30am and 8am. As you discover on the ship, the regions limit how many people can be on land at any one time. In the Arctic and Antarctica, that’s only 100. As most expedition ships have at least 200,…

Things They Don’t Tell You To Expect on a Mekong River Cruise!

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Things They Don’t Tell You To Expect on a Mekong River Cruise!

…hard to actually see many of these places if you were just on a land-based holiday because there’s not the infrastructure there. Another of the things I hadn’t really appreciated is the importance of seeing this on a cruise. If you want to do it by land, you’d have to really rough it or actually struggle to do it. Those are the eight things that no one had really told me about a Mekong River cruise before I went. Those are things that I discovered…

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)

…n and vegan passengers well by working with guests on the menus each day. Dinner got busy at peak time and service could be a little bit slow. The good thing is its open seat dining, and I could get whatever table configuration I wanted, be it dining alone or with other guests I met. There are three speciality restaurants included in the fare. But I had to make bookings for these, and that was only possible once on board annoyingly. I could eat in…

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You Should NEVER Buy These from Your Cruise Line

…hire Hathaway. In the UK I’ve used at various times Staysure, AllClear and Holiday Extras. So, these could be places to start. This leads me to another area you should really be cautious about booking with a cruise line, even though it’s very easy and convenient. You Should NEVER Buy These from Your Cruise Line – Exploring Wisely I do need to address buying cruise line excursions without comparing three things here. First, never book a hop-on hop-…

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I Test Out The VIP-Only Area On Norwegian Cruise Line: The Haven

…expected as Norwegian is a family friendly and focused line, in the school holidays expect a lot of kids onboard. If you are looking for a more adult experience, as I do, remember even out of holiday time, kids were a bit intrusive. Crying, running around and doing what kids do. As that upper Haven deck was not enforced for 16 and over, if I had wanted an adult-only experience, I needed to pay to go into the Vibe Adults Only Club. Another missed o…

The Truth About Cruise Cabins: What Every Cruiser Should Know

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The Truth About Cruise Cabins: What Every Cruiser Should Know

…per cabin is leading to many ships, especially in school vacation and big holiday seasons like Christmas, sail over official capacity, making them crowded. For example, I went on MSC Virtuosa to the Norwegian Fjords the week before the UK school holidays, and there were 4,500 people on, but I was told by the crew that the same itinerary the week after would have 6,000 people. All those extra passengers being kids sharing cabins with their parents…

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I Go Back On Princess Cruises Despite Saying Never Again! Have They Improved?

…ticularly in the summer months in the Mediterranean and Alaska, and in the holiday periods in the Caribbean. They offer itineraries in most regions of the world with a fleet, at time of recording, of 17 ships which are getting larger and larger. While they have some smaller ships, like Coral Princess at 2,000, their more recent Royal Class, which includes Sky Princess carries 3,660, and the newest Sphere-class ships like Sun Princess carry 4,310….