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The 11 Best Cruises I Think Everyone Should Do Before They Die

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The 11 Best Bucket List Cruises In The World? Here’s What I Think!

…untry where English and foreign tourism in many areas is not as developed. Japan culturally and historically was an even bigger revelation than I expected. For me, the key highlights, because I like history, were Hiroshima and Nagasaki and seeing and hearing impact of the Second World War nuclear bombs, seeing Mount Fuji, but biggest was going to Osaka, which is an interesting place, but was the gateway into Kyoto and magnificent temples like the…

Easter Bunnies on Cunard Queen Elizabeth

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 12: Taiwan – Hong Kong – Home

…ele, banjo and singing. Hanamas Violin and Shamisen Duo, a female duo from Japan playing western and Japanese music on the violin and the traditional Japanese Tsugaru-shamisen. The Spinettes, a trio of ladies signing (surprise, surprise) songs from the 50s and 60s. String Idols, violin duo playing music from Russia, Ireland, America, Eastern Europe and the U.K and covering musicals, film, opera and disco. MacDonald Brothers, a Scottish duo that pl…

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

…ng in Japan as scheduled in April 2021. MSC Bellissima will be deployed to Japan, homeport in Yokohama to sail six to nine-night cruises in April, May and June 2021 and again during October and November 2021. Although unfortunately for most of us, these cruises will be for Japanese guests only. But it is good to see countries opening. Caribbean Prepares For Return Many of the popular ports across the Caribbean are using the shutdown, especially as…

Brazil / Destinations / Sao Paulo

Travel Tips and Things To Do In Sao Paulo Brazil

…. The city also unexpectedly has the largest number of Japanese outside of Japan, some 1 million people! The diversity of population really harks back to the late 19th Century when piles upon piles of immigrants arrived from Italy and Japan largely to work on the huge coffee plantations. Once the coffee industry more or less plummeted in the early 20th century people switched to commerce. Today as a result, Sao Paulo is one of the most important f…

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Want To Cruise In 2021? Why You May Be Going About It The Wrong Way!

…U guests, initially to Italian ports, then for a time Greek ports. Taiwan, Japan and then Singapore each allowed short cruises to nowhere only for locals in each of those countries. And most recently, New Zealand has given the okay for Ponant to sail in their country only for locals. It is important to note that in all the major cruise countries including United States, UK and Australia, the lines, Cruise Line Association and authorities are propo…

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…ren Mediterranean (November 2023) 108: Regent Seven Seas Explorer 11-Night Japan (October 2023) 107: Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas 7-Night Western Mediterranean (September 2023) 106: Hapag-Lloyd MS Hanseatic Inspiration 17-Night Canadian Arctic & Greenland (August 2023) 105: Windstar Star Pride 11-Night Midnight Sun (July 2023) 104: Paul Gauguin 7-Night Tahiti and Society Islands (June 2023) 103: MSC Virtuoso 7-Night Norwegian Fjords (May 2…

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7 Pieces Of Cruise Advice That Will Ruin Your Cruise

…ise and motion. Book Late To Get Lower Fares I mentioned earlier booking a Japanese cruise. It is for 18 months’ time. This breaks one frequent piece of advice, to book late to get the lowest fare. The best advice is to book a cruise at the right time. And that depends on which itinerary you are doing and how flexible you are willing to be. Caribbean and Mediterranean If you a Caribbean or Mediterranean cruise, the two biggest cruising regions, bo…

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Is Princess Cruises On A Journey Downwards? What Are They Getting Right And Wrong?

…nd the world offering intensive trips. So, for example, they base ships in Japan, and they do incredible intensive Japan itineraries. They base multiple ships in the UK and do incredible Round UK, Norwegian Fjords, and Northern Europe sailings. Ships based in Australia do phenomenal cruises around Australia and New Zealand. They also base ships on the US West Coast and do Hawaii and West Coast deep dives. The other close competitors visit many of…

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Cruise Tips / Cunard / Queen Mary 2

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

…ctively promotes itself to travellers from countries like the USA, Canada, Japan, Germany, Australia and so on. #2 Different itineraries to others Building on that, something I really like about Cunard is that they offer a slightly different approach on itineraries compared to most other cruise lines. And they have two key unique features. Firstly, Cunard is the only cruise line in the world that has a scheduled transatlantic service, which runs r…

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

…is year and next is the world is opening to cruising. So, even places like Japan are back on, and World Cruises are running again. So, my cruise around Japan is on and some of the more exotic cruises that I’ve got planned are also going. Though, of course, Baltic cruises look set to exclude Russia for at least 2023 and likely beyond. We can go to many more places than we had perhaps hoped we would do ahead.   SUPPORT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Find out a…

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Repositioning Cruises Explained: Bargains, Hidden Traps, and Must-Know Tips

…anal / Pacific Coast (Alaska ↔ Caribbean or Mexico) Transpacific (Alaska ↔ Japan or Asia) Others include rare routes via the Suez Canal, French Polynesia, South America, or Australia. Because of the distances involved, repositioning cruises are longer (10–21 nights) and sea-day heavy, often with five or more consecutive days at sea. Why People Book Repositioning Cruises 1. Incredible Value Fares are often half the daily rate of the same ship’s nor…