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Accomodation / New York / USA

Hilton JFK Airport Hotel New York Video Tour and Review

…ew: To get to the hotel from the airport can take longer than getting into New York! You have to take the Sky Train from your Terminal to the meeting point (well described in the terminal and at the Sky Train station). Then you have to wait for the Hilton shuttle bus. The bus goes every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day. Though if you just miss one bus it can take a while. It took me almost 50 minutes from leaving my terminal (American Airlines) to final…

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10 Must-See New York Sights and Attractions – Tips For Travellers Podcast

…rg Empire State Building: http://www.esbnyc.com Macy’s: http://l.macys.com/new-york-ny 9/11 Memorial and Museum: http://www.911memorial.org Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island:http://www.statueoflibertytickets.com The Highline: http://www.thehighline.org Broadway Show: https://www.tdf.org Central Park: http://www.centralparknyc.org. Rockefeller Center and Top of the Rock: https://www.rockefellercenter.com Free offer: Get you free audio book and tri…

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

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

…sort The Wynn is on most people’s list from a curiosity point of view. The New York and the MGM are ok but not a lot that really sets them apart. 5: VISIT THE STRATOSPHERE. This is at the lower end of the Strip and is one of the top 10 tallest structures in the world. On the top you not only get to have coffee at the highest Starbucks in the world but also ride on 4 of the scariest rides ever that test your ability to ensure heights. Even standing…

Cruising / Cunard / Journeys / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

12 Tips For Choosing and Making the Most of a Transatlantic Cruise Crossing

…also the only surviving scheduled Transatlantic service between Europe and New York. The whole ship, the entertainment and the schedule is geared for having people at sea for a week. They know what and how to keep people occupied, engaged and entertained. It is a classic journey that you will cherish and talk about. There is a vast range of stateroom grades and prices, and you can do a crossing from a  few hundred dollars per person right up to ab…

Airlines / transportation / Virgin

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Lounge JFK New York Airport. Video Tour

…ut the impressive Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Lounge at JFK Airport in New York. Watch the video tour I made of the facility, showing all the main features and areas: This is a great lounge. It is not as large or has many features as the massive Virgin Upper Class Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 3 (which I have written about, calling it the “best airline lounge in the world”!). But is is comfortable, funky and has great features like sit down r…

Podcast: Transatlantic Crossing on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton.

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Podcast: Transatlantic Crossing on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton.

…I have posted the 45th in my Tips For Travellers (Global Travel Destination Podcast), this one is about a Transatlantic Crossing on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton. To listen to the podcast you can either “right click” this link and save the MP3 file to your computer and then listen to it, or if you use iTunes you could subscribe to the podcast series (which is free) by clicking here…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Queen Mary 2 / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

Transatlantic Crossing Observations on the Queen Mary 2: The Passengers. Rich? Famous? Fabulous?

…o 2600 passengers to fill the ship to get the ship to New York. Getting to New York before Christmas is very important as the Queen Mary 2 has an established, and popular, tradition of travelling from New York to the Caribbean for Christmas and New Year. A trip that I know they had very little problems selling, and it is a lucrative 2 weeks with premium fares on the berths. Unlike the images that the “Titanic” theme throws up of the ship packed wi…

Getting Disembarkation Day Right

Cruise Tips

The Best Way To End Your Cruise: Getting Disembarkation Day Right

…ut huge queues. I did recently when I was disembarking Queen Mary 2 in New York. There were no lines for taxis, either. It also means I am in control of what time I disembark. This can be anytime from when the ship is cleared to the final passenger disembarkation time. So, that’s what I have seen smart cruisers do before they even join the cruise. What about once on the cruise? #3 Disembarkation Checks Like most of you I am sure, I used to get irr…

Queen Mary 2

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

…ransatlantic service, running 20 to 25 times a year between Southampton to New York, lasts 7 days and has no stops. It is the only cruise liner in service today, designed to cope with constant crossings, and is unlike any other cruise ship.She has an art deco inspired décor referencing the old liners that used to ply this same route before air travel. A Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing is better than a repositioning cruise. If you want t…

I Tried the World's “Most Popular Small Ship Cruise” Line

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I Tried the World’s “Most Popular Small Ship Cruise” Line: Windstar Cruises

…e Sales event. Talking about how they had created sailings there to open a new region to guest. And how their small ships included ports bigger ships could not visit. I also realised that while the trivia, live music and so on were mostly not well attended. when they brought local entertainers, ran port and local enrichment talks, however, they were always packed. Whenever we were in port the ship was empty. From the minute we arrived until the mi…

Cruise Ship / Cruise Tips And Advice / Cruising / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation

Highs and Lows of Cruising on The Cunard Queen Mary 2. Rough Seas & Norovirus Included!

…ew York, accompanied by a Force 11 gale and 30 to 40 foot waves. Then from New York we proceeded to the sunny, warm and very calm seas of the Caribbean, accompanied by a breakout of Norovirus on-board. So not exactly smooth sailing! So, has the experience put me off cruising and Cunard in any way? In this article I ask: 1. Has the experience put me off cruising? 2. Has the experience put me off Cunard, and the Queen Mary 2 in particular? 3. Has th…