…n me, Gary Bembridge from TipsForTravellers.com, as I take you to Tokyo in Japan. In the podcast I share observations, need-to-know about the city, history, overall advice and then tips on must-see and must-do sights and attractions. Tokyo SkyTree Tower In the show I cover the following must-see sights: Senso-Ji Temple in Asakusa. Tokyo SkyTree and Tokyo Tower. Shibuya. Ueno Park, including Tokyo National Museum. Ginza, including Sony Showroom,…
…rd that I am booked on another cruise on Regent Seven Seas Explorer around Japan. Although this trip was costly, I felt that I could see where my money was going and for that bucket-list trip I felt it was worth another splurge. SUPPORT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Find out about being a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers Check out my T-Shirt range: http://bit.ly/TFTStore FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA ——————————————- YouTube: http://w…
…sons. In the early days of COVID, it was forced to quarantine in Yokohama, Japan in February 2020. By late March, at least 712 out of the 3,700 passengers and crew had tested positive. Sadly, 14 people on board died from the virus. Even before COVID though, the Diamond Princess had a troubled past, let’s look at her bizarre history. It was originally named the Sapphire Princess with its sister ship called the Diamond Princess. Whilst under constru…
…ve been on say Holland America in a suite. On the other hand, as I look at Japan, which I have booked for later in the year, comparing Regent Seven Sea versus the bigger ships like Holland America or Princess, they had a more intensive, off the beaten path ports as well as the must see, and lots of included excursions which are all long days. So, the nightlife is much less important, the small and intimate works better which is why I’m going to sp…
…ns opened 100 days before sailing, but on others like my Regent Seven Seas Japan cruise it was nine months before. As most passengers wait until they are on board, I was able to get every excursion I wanted. I made a note of the cancellation policy, which was 48 hours with no penalty before the excursion, and so after going to the port talks, I cancelled one as I saw self-exploring would be better in one port with no loss. Doing the excursion chec…
…ptain Masden says he has been contacted by thousands of women from Europe, Japan, China, and Australia, who have been scammed. He even put a warning on his Facebook page pointing out that he’s gay and married to a man. But Captains do seem to be a blind spot for cruise lovers, as in the UK a man called Jody Oliver pretended to be a Captain on Carnival Corporation’s P&O Cruises. He managed scam over £320,000 (about $400,000) from friends and family…
…end of the Australian summer around the March-April time, they head up to Japan. And they’ll be going to places like Alaska, or returning to Europe for the Mediterranean season. #5: Avoid Local The fifth thing that I look at, and I learned this the hard way, is regional departures. You’ll find sometimes that these cruises, particularly in those regions where cruise ships don’t sail a lot, will often be jam-packed, because of the catchment area. T…
