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I Cruise Celebrity Cruises To See Who They're Really For Now

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I Cruise Celebrity Cruises To See Who They’re Really For Now

…clearly making passenger scores for service essential to crew performance reviews and incentives. Another touch I normally see on ultra-luxury lines was here. In the daily programme, from the very first day, was a QR code and contact encouraging us to submit issues or things we wanted sorted or improved. These went direct to the Hotel Director to ensure it was taken care of. High end brands are everywhere, Apple, Cartier, Bvlgari, and Tiffany sho…

5 Reasons Cruising Galapagos Wasn't What I Expected. At All!

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5 Reasons Cruising Galapagos Wasn’t What I Expected. At All!

…searched. I handed my luggage over the night before at the Quito pre-stay hotel to be searched and sealed. I wasn’t allowed to break that seal until I got my bags on the ship. During the flight from Quito to the islands, the plane was sprayed with insect spray. The Galapagos has a huge problem with invasive species wreaking havoc. In the on-board talks I learnt there is up to 1,700 animals, insects or plants that have arrived on the island either…

Too Many Galapagos Cruisers Make These Same 8 Mistakes

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Too Many Galapagos Cruisers Make These Same 8 Mistakes

…price included flights to Ecuador and on to Galapagos, pre- and post-stay hotel, transfers, all drinks, basic Wi-Fi and gratuities, entry fee to the Galapagos National Park, and expeditions. The only cost I had once there were meals in the hotels, and I upgraded to the better Wi-Fi. As much as I enjoyed my trip, I realised I am a more casual nature lover and prefer the more bucket list animals. If you are like me, you may find the Arctic with pol…

These Cruise Insiders Want Us To Know About This

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Cruise Travel Agents Want Us To Know About These Things

…ot a benefit. They spoke about how so many cruisers say they want to avoid hotel costs by flying in the same day of the cruise. However, many have got frantic cries for help due to delays or cancellations on cruise embarkation day. I agree with this. Over the years, I have been saved much drama and stress by building in at least one overnight, like on a recent Azamara Quest Western Mediterranean cruise out of Barcelona where bad weather passing th…

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Join me on my Tips For Travellers 2024 Canada & New England Group Cruise

…requirements If you are likely to require extras booked by Sarah (flights, hotel etc) once those are available Permission for her to let me know you have booked and that she can give me your email so I can contact you about the Facebook group and add you to specific group cruise mailings and updates. Sarah will process the bookings in the order she receives the emails, and based on demand it may take a few days to return with your quote. Note: Cab…

I’ve Learnt The Hard Way Who Should (& Shouldn’t) River Cruise

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There’s Way More To River Cruising Than I’d Realised

…d simple as the line handled it all with my CroisiEurope ship as my moving hotel, meaning I lost no time commuting from place to place as that became scenic cruising. I don’t find travelling around Western Europe daunting, as I know it well and so found my river cruises here okay but not amazing, but speaking to others on board many were coming to Europe for the first time and they said touring Europe looked horribly complex to them due to the dif…

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Limited Availability To Book My September 2024 Canada & New England Group Cruise

…requirements If you are likely to require extras booked by Sarah (flights, hotel etc) once those are available Permission for her to let me know you have booked and that she can give me your email so I can contact you about the Facebook group and add you to specific group cruise mailings and updates. Sarah will process the bookings in the order she receives the emails, and based on demand it may take a few days to return with your quote. Note: Cab…

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Why Are People Still Falling for these CRUISE CABIN TRAPS?

…. It a terrible banging noise at certain times of the day. I raised it the Hotel Director and they moved me to a great alternative cabin without any noise. I discovered the people in the cabin next to me had the same issues and had also been moved. Some argue this happens as I am known because of my channel, but I got a string of similar experiences from people left in the comments in the survey I mentioned at the beginning that raising the issue…

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My Friends & I Scored Free Or Nearly Free Cruises. Here’s How

…and looking at some they are available to employees in of tourist boards, hotel companies, and car hire companies. And importantly, some allow their immediate family members access to them too. If you, or members of your family work in anything travel related look at interline fare agencies to see if you qualify. For example, in the United States, there’s sites like interlinetravel.com, absea.com and myinterline.com and in the UK there’s touchdow…

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Pro-Cruise Tricks Smart Cruisers Don’t Want You Know About!

…he Norwegian Fjords and they status match other cruise lines, or even high hotel or airline status. I gave them proof of my top-tier Diamond status on Cunard, and they matched it, which unlocked perks like free specialty dining, on-board discounts, and priority embarkation and disembarkation. At time of writing this, Virgin Voyages are also doing the same. Status Within The Group Some lines share status within the same group. I had no status with…

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I Put The Iconic Indian Pacific Train’s Platinum Class To The Test!

…iting large suitcases, and met the driver for our included transfer to the hotel we had booked in Perth. Indian Pacific Train – Final Thoughts A couple of final thoughts now about this iconic but expensive trip. Going in Platinum cost us US $8,300 (UK £6,600) per cabin, that’s about $2,000 per day so it is a crazy expensive trip. The train is great, and I liked the look of it. Though, as you’ve seen, it is probably not as plush as I had expected f…