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Virgin Voyages

6 Things That Surprised Me About Virgin Voyages

…restaurants like the Test Kitchen 6-Course tasting menu concept and Gunbae Korean BBQ which are very popular, but more experiential and so best visited if travelling as a couple or with friends. As a solo traveller I preferred the others. More speciality than standard Overall, the dining on Virgin is a bit like going specialty dining every single night on a cruise, but it’s included in your fare, so you don’t have the on-costs. It worked for me as…

I Cruised On Virgin Voyages To See If It Was For People Like Me

Cruise Ship Review / Richard Branson / Virgin Voyages

I Cruised On Virgin Voyages To See If It Was For People Like Me

…ge range appeared wider, and traveller mix more diverse. There was also a fair smattering of people in 20s and 30s, many LGBT couples and groups, lots of solo travellers, multi-generational families with grannies well in their 70s and older in tow, but the bulk of people on my cruise were couples in 40s, 50s, into their 60s. So, age wise I started to relax and settle in, knowing I was not out of place on Virgin Voyages by age alone. But I was stil…

7 Big Challenges Cruising Now Faces

Cruise Tips

7 Challenges Cruising Now Faces

…n the Genting discussion document was that they talked a lot about how the air-conditioning only brought in air from outside, it wasn’t recycled air, because I think they realised that – rightly or wrongly – there’s real concern around the efficiency and safety of air-conditioning. Outbreak processes I think the fifth challenge cruises faces is how they are going to put better procedures in place if there is some kind of breakout. I think one of t…

Cruise Cabin Checks Everyone Should Do BEFORE Unpacking

Cruise Tips

Cruise Cabin Checks Everyone Should Do BEFORE Unpacking

…t kind of grin and bear it, but don’t. I have been upgraded because of the air conditioning once. I was on a Princess cruise, not this one, and there was rattling in the air conditioning unit. They sent an engineer, but he just couldn’t fix it because it was a unit that needed to be replaced and they couldn’t get it in another port on the cruise. So, they moved me to a better cabin. That shows the importance of checking the detail. Storage & Packi…

Cruise Tips

10 Things Not To Do On A Cruise Ship Balcony

…that’s not the key reason. If your clothes are left out there with the sea air and the salt, it’s often not necessarily going to dry them as much as you would think. And of course, because of the way that wind blows particularly if you’re out sailing, it’s also possible that pieces of your clothes are going to be blown throwing things or chucking things into the ocean (even not deliberately) is something you want to avoid both for environment and…

Cruise Tips

Secrets The Crew Want Us To Know About (And Some They DON’T!)

…idden job behind the scenes. I found this out when my Cabin Steward had a haircut and found it was by a crew member that I also knew that moonlighted as a hairdresser behind the scenes after hours. Various crew members have alternative jobs and ways of earning extra money behind the scenes. But, what about crew attitudes to towel animals and rubber ducks I mentioned at the start? Towel Animal on Windstar Cruises Towel Animals And Hiding Ducks On m…

New York in 48 Hours. The ultimate guide for time pressed travellers.

Destinations / New York / USA

New York in 48 Hours. The ultimate guide for time pressed travellers.

…on your chosen tour, next door to the Circle Line Tour is the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum (http://www.intrepidmuseum.org). You cannot miss it, as the Intrepid Intrepid is a very large battleship aircraft carrier. It is absolutely monstrous. This is an amazing and interesting museum, which has various combat and civil planes, tour of the ship and also a British Airways Concorde plane and the Space Shuttle Enterprise. The tour and exhibitions…

Brazil / Destinations / Sao Paulo

Travel Tips and Things To Do In Sao Paulo Brazil

…and subject to disputes and delays. There are restrictions about how many aircraft can be in Brazilian air space at any one time and this can generate delays. Getting in and out of Sao Paulo through the main international airport (Guarulhos) can be very long winded and unpleasant. The airport is old fashioned, dated and cannot really cope with the some 33 million passengers that pass through it each year. It usually takes a good while to get thro…

RYANAIR: After one trip, what can I say? It’s the passengers not the crew and airline…

Airlines / airports / ryanair / Tips for Travellers / travel

RYANAIR: After one trip, what can I say? It’s the passengers not the crew and airline…

…. Overall If it was not for the passengers it would be fine! A view of Ryanair cabin crew: This was a review I wrote after my 1st trip on the airline. I got some comments from a reader who says they are cabin crew and had the following to add: I am cabin crew for ryanair and couldn’t agree with you more. Here are some helpful tips for anyone travelling with ryanai: 1) when you first come onboard the aircraft be nice to the crew because even tho yo…

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

Las Vegas Travel Tips. Including Hotels. Shows. Weather. Attractions.

…to see are the monstrous air conditioning units – well they are more like air condition sub-stations it seems – that sit behind all the big resorts, malls and conference centers! You can check the temperatures on the very good BBC holiday destinations weather page for Las Vegas by clicking here Paris Hotel Las Vegas   But there is a more important consideration, in my view, about the best time to visit than the time of the year to visit since you…

Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion Kyoto Japan

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 11: Yokohama to Okinawa

…her ships with the same issue to cut touching of handles and to keep fresh air circulating. Day 74 (24 March) Hiroshima Kintai Bridge Japan Another Maiden Port and there was excitement around our arrival, with a helicopter circulating as we approached the port. Quayside a large hall contained food stalls and vendors to cater as much for curious locals (who thronged through the day to see the ship) as passengers. Displays of local dancing and other…