…ing higher fares is that they have more space. This is akin to being on an aircraft where fares differ for First, Business and Economy with one of the main differences being greater space. The ship will seem busy at times with areas like the pool deck being crowded on sea days and cabins being slightly smaller. Fares are affordable by having more passengers on board. Less added touches in the cabins. Toiletries are in dispensers versus brand name…
…free wifi around History British colony until 1997 Getting There Very busy airport built on reclaimed land on Lantau Island. Cruise – Kai Tak Terminal designed on site of old airport runway in Kowloon. Best time to go Hot and humid most of year Coldest in Jan Hottest July Getting around Coveted walkways and open air mid -evels escalator – worlds largest outdoor covered escalator. Trams – kept despite modern metro system following pretty much same…
…but gets lots of rain and flooding. Getting there Good come connections by air and cruise ships dock in Port Kelang at Star Cruise terminal about 1,5 hour drive to KL Getting around Traffic is terrible and very congested – not very predestination friendly either. Taxis (called “teksi”) – make sure they use the meters. Rapid transit system (LRT – light rapid transit) is modern, cheap and pretty easy to work out – information in English. Hop-on Hop-…
…celebrate it plans to feature cruises hosted by past Captains as well as Chairman and President cruises. It will also be undertaking its first true full circumnavigation of the world during the World Cruise, visiting all continents. 600 guests have already signed up to the full trip. A record for Crystal. Trends in cruising: Crystal, and other cruise lines, face an evolving mix of guests to cater for. The current core Crystal guest has tended to b…
…Qualia Resort Hamilton Island from the Air Gary Bembridge of Tips for Travellers shares observations, tips and advice for visitors to Hamilton Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Subscribe free to the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or TuneIn Radio. For more visit: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com The show explores: Observations History Best time to visit Getting there Where to stay Getting around Things to do Check out this episode!…
…e main international airport, and another called Hamilton. There’s also an airport called the Billy Bishop airport, which is right in downtown on an island. You can fly to destinations like New York and Chicago from there. It’s perfect because it’s right in the centre of town, unlike Pearson that is quite far out, like most big airports are. Billy Bishop provides a more beautiful arrival as it is located on islands in the bay. There’s an very rail…
…. Subscribe free to the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or TuneIn Radio. This show covers among other topics: Observations History General tips for visitors Best time to go Getting there and getting around Must-do things to see and do, including: Circle Line Tour Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Time Square Empire State Building Macy’s 9/11 Memorial and Museum Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Battery Park Greenwich Village and SoHo Rockefeller Cent…
…operating on the same site in Glendale Cove since 1979 when its founder, Blair McLean, dragged his fast-growing salmon fishing lodge on a series of floats to the spot from Hoaya Sound many miles away. This remote area had been uninhabited since the small 150-employee self-contained Glendale salmon canning plant closed in the 1940s. The lodge became focused on bear viewing after the Wyatt family bought it in 1996. It now hosts 2,000 guests a year,…
…building and story. Wernigerode Castle. A Castle That Looks Like Ones in Fairy tales! High on a hill overlooking the town of Wernigerode, also in the Harz mountain region, is the fairy tale-like Wernigerode castle. Its current design dates back to the 19th Century, when Count Otto, who held a number of positions including being German Vice-Chancellor under Otto von Bismarck (the First Chancellor of Unified Germany), had the existing baroque castl…
…s hanging over his chest to observe our approach. He appeared to snort the air often as we drew closer. My brain reminded me that earlier in the day the guide on our bear tracking trip, Jason, had told us that bears have an incredible sense of smell – up to seven times more than a blood hound. This is how they sense the presence of animals – including humans. I wondered if my failure to take proper notice of the request to avoid perfumed body spra…
…ity studies and tourism. People would be isolated here all winter until an airport finally opened in 1970s. We left the ship and were taken on a tour of the museum of Svalbard, the town and had lunch before boarding the charter flight to Oslo. As we entered the airport we saw the lucky guests coming to join the ship for its next Arctic adventure. Watch my video overview of the cruise Final Thought As my I hope my report illustrates, this was a rem…
