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Viking River

Viking River Cruises Longships Review And Ship Tour

…ite at the rear of the ship, and these have a separate lounge, separate bedroom and bathroom. You then have Verandah suites which have a seating area, a balcony and bedroom area. My favourite cabin type is actually the Veranda Stateroom. These have balconies which you can sit out on, slightly smaller cabin than the Verandah Suites. The French balconies have floor-to-ceiling windows, but they don’t have a separate balcony, but you do have great vie…

Things you cannot do on a cruise any more

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Things You Cannot Do On A Cruise Any More

…can no longer smoke or vape in your cabin, around the ship, in the dining room and even on your balcony. Way back in the “good old days” you were able to smoke everywhere on the ship, and then slowly that has become less and less, until pretty much every single cruise ship that I’m aware of, you’re not even allowed to smoke or vape on your balcony any longer. They have very specific areas on the ship, and increasingly fewer parts of the ship, whe…

Cruise Hacks, Tips and Tricks

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My Top Cruise Hacks, Tricks and Tips

…re you bring those. You don’t want to find that you can’t go to the dining room because you don’t have the right dress code. Linked to that, also have a look if there’s any themed parties, like White Nights, Scarlet Nights, 70s Nights etc, that you want to bring some gear with so you can get into the whole spirit of those. Think about the excursions you’re going on and if you are going to need any specific equipment, for example if you’re going cy…

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10 Things Not To Do On A Cruise Ship Balcony

…asons. So, don’t dry your clothes on the balcony. In pretty much every bathroom in the shower or above the bath will normally be a clothesline, and that’s the place to hang your clothes. Many cruise ships also have a guest laundry and if your clothes are pretty wet you can go, and tumble dry them. Putting them out on the balcony is not necessarily going to dry them as much do think and there is a risk if you’re sailing that they blow off into the…

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin Cruises Tips

…venues onboard, all of which are included within the fare. The main dining room is called L’Etoile. They also have the Veranda, which is a buffet for breakfast and lunch, and in the evening turns into an up-market French restaurant. They have the Grill, which is up on deck, and again it’s a buffet breakfast and lunch and in the evening, it becomes a specialty dining venue. The ship also has the kind of usual things that you would expect despite be…

European Canal Barge Cruise

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Is a European Canal Barge Cruise better than a Regular River Cruise?

…e there were obviously the cabins, then on the main level you had a dining room, a small bar area and a lounge area, then outside there was an open seating area where we could eat or relax and a hot tub. There’s an upper level Sun Deck on many barge cruises. The Sun Deck level is closed when you’re cruising because the level of the bridges is quite low, so it you can’t be out on top deck. On many barge cruises, if you’re cruising along canals you…

Cruise Drinks Packages

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Should You Buy A Drinks Package On A Cruise?

…e drinks packages usually never cover drinks in the minibar or drinks from room service. They’re only going to cover drinks that you have when you’re out and about around the ship at the bars or by the pool. If you are the sort of person that’s going to want to drink in your cabin pretty much exclusively, having a drinks package is a terrible idea because it won’t cover the drinks that you consume in there. Smuggling Another reason for not getting…

Embarkation Day Tips and tricks

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Embarkation Day Tips and Tricks

…s on the cruise ship, but if you have a table allocated in the main dining room and you’re on one of those cruises which has fixed dining, go and check the table and make sure you’re happy with it. That’s going to be your table for the whole cruise. It’s increasingly the case that cruise ships are moving to a more open seated dining, so this is becoming less of an issue. However, if you do have allocated seating, make sure that you’re happy with i…

offbeat cruise questions

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8 Offbeat Cruise Ship Questions Passengers Ask Answered

…t there is, on most cruise ships, a brig. This is normally a pretty secure room, nonlinear security, where they can hold up rowdy passages, or in fact, I guess, crew until they get to the next port can hand them over to authorities if something serious has happened. Now in reality, one of the big challenges on board cruise ships is crime and how much crime exists onboard a cruise. The statistics suggest crime rates are not particularly high. Howev…

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Easy-to-Make Cruise Packing Mistakes. 11 Things You Shouldn’t Forget To Pack For Your cruise!

…ts that require jackets or tuxedos, or glitzy gowns to get into the dining room, you need to make sure you pack appropriately. Of course, if you’re going on a cruise which has a much more relaxed approach, you don’t need to be taking all your tuxedos and ball gowns. Parties The second thing you might want to consider is clothing linked to parties. Different cruise lines have different parties: it might be a red, white, or blue party, or some other…

European Versus Mekong River Cruises. Just How Different Are They

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The Differences Between Mekong and European River Cruises

…mes a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Indochine II also had a massage room and of course some ships in Europe will have a small fitness centre or similar. So, once you’re inside you’ll find that the ships are pretty similar in terms of the range of facilities. Fares Another area where they are pretty similar is when it comes to fares. River cruising generally tends to be all-inclusive and the Mekong river cruises are similar to the European r…