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8 Cruise Line Secrets Staring Us In The Face. But We Don’t See

…today. Of course, they still expel and direct exhaust fumes out, and pull air into the ship for various equipment. But they are bigger and grander than needed. They are designed as symbols to identify and help the line be instantly recognised and to stand out. Which is why each line has different shaped funnels and colours. For example, Carnival has their wing funnel. Holland America their oval sort of shape. Celebrity their chunky one with X log…

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I’ve Changed My Mind About Cruise Gratuities. Here’s Why

…price of any drinks package, too. The same is true in the Spa, salon, or hairdressers. If I’m having specialty coffees or buying ice cream or gelato, again, I don’t give a tip. Either it’s auto added, or there’s none expected. Special requests and more When crew members handle special requests or fix things, like a broken toilet or air conditioning, I don’t tip for that. My preference is to never tip senior crew, including the Captain, Cruise Dir…

Jaw-Dropping Things Only A Few Get to See on Cruise Ships

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Jaw-Dropping Things Only A Few Get to See on Cruise Ships

…t the same time quite a spectacle, is when a passenger, or crew member, is air-lifted off your ship. Most newer cruise ships have a helicopter pad, either for a helicopter to land on or hover above. This is to be able to winch people off in a medical emergency. Medivacs happen if someone needs urgent medical attention, but the nearest port or rescue vessel is too far away. It’s the only option sometimes when a person is critically ill. I’ve been o…

I Cruise Celebrity Cruises To See Who They're Really For Now

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I Cruise Celebrity Cruises To See Who They’re Really For Now

…oss the ship is much improved and excellent across all venues. Style and flair of presentation as well as taste is also elevated. Little touches – big differences There are little touches that show luxury. For example, I don’t drink alcohol or caffeine. I drink caffeine free diet Coke. On some of their close competing lines they don’t stock it at all. On Celebrity Cruises, they not only stock it, but if any bar I frequented did not have it as stan…

10 Scarce But Highly Sought After Cruise Cabins You Should Go After!

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10 Scarce But Highly Sought After Cruise Cabins You Should Go After!

…, you’ll find the Ultimate Family Suite, which is a two-level complex with air hockey, Lego walls, hot tubs, and a slide. There are many different themed and special cabins across different cruise lines. Like Virgin, with their RockStar suites, is another example. #9: New Addition Cabins Many people chase cabins which have been added onto ships, and this is a good watch out. As ships age, many cruise lines will start to add more cabins by reconfig…

Too Many Galapagos Cruisers Make These Same 8 Mistakes

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Too Many Galapagos Cruisers Make These Same 8 Mistakes

…older. In the wet season, although there’s sporadic downpours, the average air temps sit around 25 to 26 degrees Celsius (76 to 79 Fahrenheit), the seas are calmer, and the water clearer and warmer for snorkelling. While there’s no wrong time of the year, bear in mind experts recommend December to May. Wrong Vacation The third mistake was people seeing it as a vacation to go and relax and unwind. It was the busiest trip I think have ever been on….

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The Bizarre History of 6 Cruise Ships: You Won’t Believe What I Found!

…e on board. Passengers had limited water, experienced extreme heat with no air conditioning and, at one point, had human waste running down through the hallways. Some ships passing by helped provide supplies but, without power, the Triumph spent four days drifting in the Gulf of Mexico in these awful conditions Eventually, the ship was towed to Alabama and these weary, exhausted passengers disembarked on February 14th. Carnival did offer each pass…

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Alaska on a Shoestring: How to Explore Alaska’s Cruise Ports on a Budget

…way is the Red Onion Saloon (which was a brothel and has a free museum upstairs) and further into town is the McCabe College Building with the Skagway Museum. What most people don’t do, but I recommended Heather’s group did, is at the top end of town, walk out to the Gold Rush Cemetery and the Lower Reed Waterfalls. A must see! While the map can be collected from the Visitor Bureau office in the Driftwood-covered Arctic Brotherhood Hall, it’s also…

My Week Cruising in A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship - MSC Yacht Club

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My Week Cruising in A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship – MSC Yacht Club

…uivalent restaurants like Queens Grill or Celebrity Luminae. Though to be fair those also charge way more, so I feel that I had to considered this when assessing. I was concerned at my very first meal, which was lunch on embarkation day, as the salad looked very basic and had lettuce that looked wilted and brown at the edges. However, over the week I found the MSC Yacht Club ingredients were good, and the menus had a decent choice with good pasta…

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Incredible Train Journeys Every Cruiser Should Consider. And Why!

…s are served at the seat, and Gold Leaf, which I did, that has seating upstairs under a glass dome (so better for sightseeing) and a restaurant for meals on the lower level along with an open-air viewing section too. The food served was fantastic. I recommend, if doing an Alaskan cruise, you consider adding one or more of these trips to it. The cruise shows you a narrow slice of Alaska, and you should explore deeper inland to see the scenery but a…

 I Put Cunard's New First Class "Ship-Within-Ship" To The Test

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 I Put Cunard’s New First Class “Ship-Within-Ship” To The Test

…and spaces to sit in, both under cover and in the shade on loungers and chairs. It also has two sort of infinity-style hot tub pools. They don’t have a bar up there, but did have some bar service during the day. It does have some negatives, though. Like on deck 10 for the Grills lounge and restaurants, access to the deck was not controlled in any way. So, guests walking around deck 11 would use this as a thoroughfare. The Grills deck effectively…