…nd share your ideas with other readers. Cunard Queen Elizabeth in Nagasaki Japan My Day-by-Day World Cruise Insights and Overview Read my 12-part series of the day-by-day account of one of my world cruises at tipsfortravellers.com/bigtrip2 If you enjoyed this post: Follow Tips For Travellers on: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Sign up for the monthly newsletter. includes a free eBook to download every month. Never miss a post…
…in mind for when cruises do resume out of USA Ports. Other Countries Open Japan is joining Singapore and Taiwan in resuming cruises in a limited way. The no-sail order there expired at the end of October and local operators have started trials of short cruises calling on domestic ports. One of the first was the Nippon Maru, run by Mitsui O.S.K Passenger Lines who sailed with 200 guests and 100 crew on a 3-night cruise. So it is small scale but an…
…then I choose the cruise line excursion. So, for example, when we were in Japan, I wanted to go to Kyoto from Osaka. It’s quite far away and also I knew that I would need a guide to show me around, so I went with the cruise line excursion. In Iceland, you travel huge distances, for example, on the Golden Circle seeing all the key sites, and although you can get independent people to help you, it’s an eight-hour tour, and I felt it was just safer…
…pag Lloyd were open to German, Swiss and Austrians only, and in Singapore, Japan and Taiwan only local residents could go on each of those cruises. Australia is reported to be looking at Australian resident only cruises, as is the UK. Over time, this change will be scrapped as international travel opens and frees up with greater use of testing, vaccines and so on. 7-Night Only Cruises In the USA the CDC requires all cruises out of US ports to be n…
…al issue because those are banned. Also, if you’re heading to a place like Japan – even some fairly innocuous things like Tylenol (arthritis medication), or even Sudafed (cold and flu remedy) become issues! So, if you are taking any particular prescription drugs or medication that you think could be an issue, make sure the cruise line knows about those. So again, don’t hide those things because you don’t want to fall into a terrible situation wher…
…The only cruises still operating are the cruises to no-where in Singapore, Japan and Taiwan; Aranui in French Polynesia and some of the Hurtigruten coastal services in Norway. The fifth thing to note, which I think also shows more about what lines think the actual return rate will be, is a recent move by Cunard. The cruise line has reduced their final balance payments to just 30 days before departure for all cruises due to depart up to 30 June. Of…
…possible. Remember we already have cruises out of Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Japan and Singapore. Royal Caribbean has arranged for Grandeur of the Seas to homeport out of Barbados. I have previously reported that Norwegian Group has indicated to their crew that they are exploring starting up in Europe before the USA. Royal Caribbean are saying that when cruising does return, it will be in a phased approach, and also may resume sooner in other parts…
…ation of people from Asia, because airlines like Air Tahiti Nui flies from Japan. Quite a lot of French, because of the strong French connection with French Polynesia. And as with all cruises wherever you go, you’ll always find lots of Australians and New Zealanders who love cruising. The language onboard is primarily English, but all the announcements are done in English and French. The menus are in English and French. The daily program you can g…
…ural light and no flash And this photo of candles inside a shrine in Kyoto Japan. Using natural light and no flash #11: Use both landscape and portrait formats As I have shown with my examples, you should experiment with both landscape shape and portrait shapes when taking pictures. They give different aspects and will bring more variety to your photographs. It will also encourage you to be more adventurous and look at things on varied ways. I fou…
…event – people want to be a part of it. Cunard Queen Elizabeth in Nagasaki Japan Short seasons Another area where I strongly recommend you book in advance is for cruises that have very short seasons. These often tend to be expedition cruises: one example is going through the North East Passage which has a very short season, in fact, it’s a once a year opportunity. This is a very difficult area to go through, and very few cruise lines offer this cr…
…ity Cruises. Port and Starboard Cabins. Taking luggage on bullet trains in Japan. MSC Cruises and children. If you have a travel question or looking for tips and advice email me and I will try and answer it. Resources: Celebrity Cruises: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/celebrity-eclipse-my-thoughts-based-on-a-tour-of-the-ship/ GoCruiseWithJane: http://www.gocruisewithjane.co.uk After listening to the podcast: Please leave a comment on Tipsfortra…
