…throw on Cathy Pacific via Hong Kong to Taipei. I have to change planes at Hong Kong and as there is only an hour from the time I land to the flight to Taipei I am assuming that it is not very likely that I will be on that flight but the next one! The flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong is about 12 hours. I like long flights, but probably as I am very spolit as this is a business trip and I am going First Class I get to get pampered, stretch out in…
…tated to appear with a form offering transfers to the airport or hotels in Hong Kong. We decided to book a transfer as the chaos that is likely to be at the Ocean Terminal is something to try and avoid, so we hoped by booking an early transfer (8:30) we may be able to get off the ship before it happened. As a Queens Grill and a Diamond level guest we would get off towards to start of disembarkation anyway but with the clogged up traffic we had on…
…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 in Asia. There’s lots of other corporations getting into cruising. Disney of course…
…had considered essential shipping bags home from our final cruise stop of Hong Kong. To give an indication of the scale of prices of the White Star Luggage service, these were the prices I was given for shipping from there to London: 1-14 kgs -297.42 GBP, 15-23 kgs -424.44 GBP and 24-34 kgs -550.20 GBP. It is, of course, possible to ship to the ship as well. I also discovered that there was also the option to leave bags on the ship and fetch them…
…hina and Japan (which we visited by connecting with the Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong) as well as the sunny warmth of the Caribbean, Hawaii and Australia. Check in was smooth and fast, as Cunard provided times for guests to arrive and made them wait for their allocated slot before progressing to the check-in area. This seemed to have reduced the swarm of people all arriving early hoping to board as soon as possible. There was minimal wait to get th…
…fore heading to Noosa on the Sunshine Coast of Australia before heading to Hong Kong to join the Queen Elizabeth for more of the around-the-world trip. Sector Three Entertainment On the third sector of the World Voyage from San Francisco to Sydney they following were the speakers, guest entertainers, themed balls and production shows: Cunard Insight Lecturers: Celebrity Speakers: Bill Bryson, the well-known celebrity travel writer. He spoke on “No…
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…en Elizabeth (China / South Korea / Japan / Taiwan) Hong Kong Shanghai Busan (South Korea) Jeju Island (South Korea) Nagasaki Tokyo Osaka Hiroshima Okinawa Keelung (Taiwan) Macau / Hong Kong Follow the adventure on the blog, Facebook Page and Instagram where I will post live updates, as well on the Pinterest board…
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…Uniworld River Beatrice Danube river cruise (May 2014) ** 25: Queen Mary 2 Hong Kong to Dubai (April 2014) 24: Queen Mary 2 World Cruise Sydney to Hong Kong (March 2014) 23: Norwegian Getaway Inaugural Europe (January 2014) ** 22: Costa Serena Mediterranean (December 2013) ** 21: MSC Divina Miami Caribbean Inaugural 2013 ** 20: Holland America Mediterranean 2013 ** 19: Norwegian Epic Mediterranean 2013 ** 18: Silversea Baltic 2013 ** 17: MSC Prezi…
…ful. Something is not right in the casino! 4. Filter Coffee – this is terrible! Get another brand please! 5. Wireless access – get it into the cabins Watch videos of the various suites/ mini-suites I stayed in: MINI-SUITE B84 FLORENCE SUITE B48 HONG KONG SUITE VIEW OF SHIP FROM WATER TAXI IN GRENADA Don’t miss any new postings. Subscribe Find and follow Tips for Travellers on: – Facebook – YouTube – Twitter – Audio Podcast on iTunes – Video Podcas…
