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Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week Seven Highlights (New Zealand to Sydney)

…nd close by. Earlier in the day there had been a popular and well-attended QE2 Past-guests get-together in the Commodore Club, and the Passenger Choir that had been practising since San Francisco did their concert in the Queens Room. That started with a fever reworking of the “Muppet Show” theme into the “Choir Show”. Day 44 (23 February) Auckland Auckland War Memorial Museum We spent the day self-exploring the beautiful city of Auckland. It was a…

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…en Mary 2 Transatlantic 2009. 8: Queen Victoria Europe 2008. 7: P&O Arcadia Caribbean 2007 6: P&O Aurora Europe 2007 5: Queen Mary 2 Hamburg 2006 4: P&O Arcadia Mediterranean 2005 3: QE2 Transatlantic 2004 2: P&O Aurora Mini Cruise 2004 1: P&O Aurora Europe 2004 Note: The cruises marked with ** were press or comped trips…

Cruise Tips

Things That Make No Sense On A Cruise Ship

…eth 2, used to have the pool inside and at the very bottom of the ship. In QE2’s case it was actually around the water line. Nowadays, passengers expect pools to be out in the sunlight and so they must be at the top of ship. This magnifies the risk of throwing the ship off balance in rougher weather when the water starts moving around. That is also why they are often drained and emptied when seas are rough. And thirdly, real estate and space is at…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / transportation

Cunard Line History: 10 Key Events That Define This Iconic Cruise Line

…signed as a liner that could take over the Transatlantic business from the QE2. Later they added the Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. Cunard focuses on reinforcing and building an image of luxury linked to the “golden days” of cruise liner travel that harks back especially to the 1930s glamour. The decor of the ships is inspired by that period with art deco style and colours. Their ads, posters and publicity materials use an art deco inspired d…

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8 Things You’d Didn’t Know You Needed To Know About Cunard!

…y know about Cunard is that the perception, largely driven by the original QE2 and now the Queen Mary 2, is that Cunard have one-of-a-kind ships is just not true. Unfortunately! The Queen Mary 2 is unique. She is a one-off. The only true ocean liner sailing. However, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria are Vista-class ships, and this class of ship pops up in many other cruise lines, including Carnival, P&O Cruises, and Holland America. Cunard’s new…

Cruise Tips / Cunard

Tips For Travellers: An Interview With Gary’s Husband, Mark

…e discovered we did, we then went on to do a transatlantic crossing on the QE2. I think at the time we were trying to do all those things that you can do. So, fly on Concorde, go on the QE – all the kind of iconic things. Danielle: Had you been on Concorde? Mark: Yes, we’d been on Concorde. Well, Gary had been on it a number of times. I’d been on Concorde, I think, a year or two before. Danielle: Having now cruised several times, which line for yo…

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…at university and say they got hooked on cruise ships when they toured the QE2 in 2008. Matthew’s Dad worked on the ship as Chief Engineer and his Mum was a Nurse. If you do give this a go, please do share the maps! Website: https://thecruisemaps.com/TFT I hope you find these offers interesting and helpful, let me know and if so, I will keep looking out for more of them for YOU. Below is the pin-point map they sent across to me – superb! SUPPORT T…

 Live Q&A with Gary Bembridge: Your Travel Questions Answered

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 Live Q&A with Gary Bembridge: Your Travel Questions Answered

…cruise. Going to go on a little taster cruise, but then we booked the old QE2 to do transatlantic. It took off from there. Bill How soon after that with Johnson and Johnson did you quit your full-time job and start as Tips For Travellers? Gary Well, Bill, my plan had always been when I started working that I was going retire when I was 55. That was always my plan. I decided that when I was in my twenties. Obviously, being with a big corporation,…

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Crossing The Atlantic By Ocean Liner. My Cunard Queen Mary 2 Winter Crossing And Ship Review And Video Tour

…Elizabeth 2 and the Queen Mary 2. The QM2 handled it much better than the QE2, but still there was quite a lot of movement. A good smattering of people at the start of the winter crossing felt seasick as a result, though less than I had experienced on the Queen Elizabeth 2 in slightly less stormy seas. I love crossing the atlantic by ocean liner. And, in fact, found the winter crossing on the QM2 even more wonderful than the summer crossing I hav…

Cruising / Journeys / transportation

Cruise Tips And Advice: Why And When Cruising Is Better Than Land Based Vacations

…we enjoyed it so much that we then booked a transatlantic crossing on the QE2 for December that year. It was a very rough crossing with 30 and 4 foot waves, but did not put us off. We been on coming up for about 20 cruises since then. Mostly on Cunard that I adore. What do I love about cruising, and what makes it different from other vacations? Being at sea. For me the best part of cruising are the sea days, and will always choose cruises with a…

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Gary Bembridge And My Travels & Blog

…g up in Africa I would do. I travelled on Concorde twice, Have been on the QE2 and QM2, been on Pullman Carriage trains like the Orient Express British Pullman, Rovos Rail and Napa Wine Train, used the Channel Tunnel many times. I have many more to come! I adore Cape Town, Las Vegas, Caribbean, Mauritius and love Cruising and Cunard……. In the Captain’s Chair on Bridge of Cunard Queen Elizabeth. I love cruising and love Cunard! So that is more abou…