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7 Cruise Customs Are Being Scrapped. Which Will You Miss ?

…of those who are dismayed, especially if you are a solo traveller. Meeting new people on a cruise by being allocated a table with strangers is a long-established cruise tradition, and many long-lasting and strong friendships have been forged. Therefore, I am sure it is a tradition that is likely to be reinstated as soon as it can be. #5 BUFFETS REINVENTED Some of the early leaks on possible protocol changes, hinted that the popular buffet restaura…

Cruise News Update 28 – 2021 Cancellations, Test Cruises, Australia, River Cruising And More

…Norwegian Cruise Line have all cancelled their 2020 – 2021 Australian and New Zealand summer season. Then, of course, as all 2021 world cruises have been cancelled, all the many ships that were due to call into Australia and New Zealand will not be visiting. A few small lines with intimate ships have recently been offering domestic expedition-style cruises for Australians. Though even those have had limits on who could join based on which territo…

Volunteering For Test Cruises: 8 Need-to-Knows & Watch-Outs

…ll take much longer than pre-pandemic. In Europe where cruises where these new protocols have been running, check in has been taking between one and a half and three hours. On board activities, including using dining and entertainment venues with new physical and social distancing measures. This will include things like venues having limits on capacity and possibly booking to attend, served buffet dining and so on. Evacuation procedures. This will…

10 Smart Things To Do If Crossing The Atlantic on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2

…way I think the smart way to go is the westbound route from Southampton to New York. First of all, you have longer days. On five of the days you have 25-hours, due to time changes. Secondly, you end the trip sailing into New York with a sight of the Statue of Liberty. On the eastbound route, you have 5 short 23-hour days, but you do get to sail past the Statue of Liberty without having to get up in the middle of the night to see it. I feel that th…

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

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

…. Then, the ship sections were pushed together, and she was welded up. The new section added more passenger and crew cabins, new restaurants, and increased the size of the pool. Why do lines do this? Well, it costs between $500 million and a billion dollars to build a new ship. The Silversea addition only cost $70 million. ONLY $70 million… It happens more frequently than you might expect. So, you may well have sailed on such a ship without even k…

Join me on my Tips For Travellers 2024 Canada & New England Group Cruise

My second Tips For Traveller Group Cruise is open to book. The cruise is an 11-night Boston, Maine & Canada cruise on Celebrity Eclipse from Boston from 19th to 30th September 2024. This is an itinerary I have wanted to do for many years, and so excited to be sharing the experience with followers of the channel. Group Cruise Must-Knows Unlike my first group cruise (Holland America Eurodam Caribbean in April 2024) which is exclusively for YouTube…

Limited Availability To Book My September 2024 Canada & New England Group Cruise

My second Tips For Traveller Group Cruise now has limited availability as the overall sailing is selling out fast, and so fares have just gone up again for the group cabins being held and they will keep revising them upwards – so if interested please consider making a booking soon. The cruise is an 11-night Boston, Maine & Canada cruise on Celebrity Eclipse from Boston from 19th to 30th September 2024. This is an itinerary I have wanted to do for…

I Cruise On A Ship After It’s Been Split in Half & Stretched - Star Pride Ship Tour

I Cruise On A Ship After It’s Been Split in Half & Stretched – Star Pride Ship Tour

…ears old, in terms of the updates they’ve done, which included things like new engines, new generators, new bathrooms in all the cabins is ship doesn’t feel old at all. It feels very fresh. There are a few little design things around that probably are a little bit dated. Overall, I think the change has been a good one. One of the fun things to do is to spot where the cuts were. It’s difficult, but I did find them! SUPPORT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Find…

Too Many Repositioning Cruisers Get These 5 Things Wrong

…do. Second, something else people do not take advantage of enough is that new cruise ships are built in Europe, but most of them are deployed in the Caribbean. This means either when they leave the shipyard or not long after they are repositioned to the Caribbean. So, this is a great way to try new ships with lots of time to explore. Friends of mine, and a few cruise vloggers, do that all the time and did that on ships like Wonder of the Seas, No…

Reasons To Book Your Cruise With A Travel Agent

…ing out the kind of things you need to think about. If you’re heading to a new region or a new part of the world, with new regulations and rules, having that advice and guidance will be a real big plus. It Just Makes Sense So, in short, while booking a cruise online may seem convenient, enlisting the services of a travel agent offers advantages that will always enhance your overall cruise experience. From expert guidance and personalised recommend…

Get The New Cruise Album Of Your Favourite Cruises

I am just back from hosting one of my group cruises, a Celebrity Eclipse Canada cruise, and below is the A4 map of it created by TheCruiseMaps.com that I am now adding to my “Cruise Album” coffee table book. This great looking album holds 25 of these A4 maps that I’ve started collecting of my favourite cruises. Already in here are my Regent Japan, Norwegian Viva Med and Windstar Norwegian Fjords and Iceland. Each of TheCruiseMaps.com maps are cre…