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Uniworld River Cruise – Budapest “The Queen of the Danube”. Righfully so!

Budapest seen from Castle Hill area looking across to the Pest side and Houses of Parliament The last day of my Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection River Beatrice “Enchanting Danube” river cruise was spent in the staggeringly beautiful city of Budapest. Both sides of the river are UNESCO World Heritage sites as the buildings and scenery is so impressive. Even more so when you find out that most were destroyed or very severely damaged in WWI…

Cruise Podcast

Cruise Ship Godmother – Cruise Tip 94

…nation. Her Majesty the Queen has named a number of ships including Cunard Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth, and P&O Cruises Britannia. Movies stars are another popular choice with people like Helen Mirran for P&O Ventura, Sophia Loren for MSC, Joanna Lumley for Viking Odin and Julie Andrews for Crystal Serenity. The role is usually taken by women, but not exclusively. Godmothers usually bless and name the ship at extravagant red-carpet ceremonies…

Cruise Update

Latest Cruise News Update #26 – Carnival, Cancellations, Test Cruises And More

…se line, has cancelled Queen Elizabeth to March, Queen Victoria to May and Queen Mary 2 to April. Crystal Cruises has also similarly pushed back its voyages on its ocean-going fleet into March and April based on the ship. The ultra-luxury Regent Seven Seas, part of the Norwegian Cruise Group, has followed these two and also scrapped all departures through to April. Meanwhile, some lines have cancelled even further into 2021. This includes Silverse…

Cruise Update

Latest Cruise Updates: Restart Progress, Ports Say No And More

…to me a lack of confidence that they will resume Queen Victoria on 17 May, Queen Mary on 28 May and Queen Elizabeth from 4 June. To get the very latest on planned return dates, with the current dates by month by line and increasingly by ship for both ocean and river cruising click here Cruise Ports Latest Whilst many cruisers are focusing on the date that cruise lines are allowed to sail again, as important is also increasing amount of news on wha…

Cruise Tips

Things That Make No Sense On A Cruise Ship

…ften must tender guests, and this improves and speeds all that up. Crew of Queen Mary 2 Crossing The Line Ceremony Tipping point Another odd aspect about cruising and cruise ships is how gratuities, or tips if you prefer to call them, have changed over the last 15 years since I started cruising, from a discretionary reward I gave to selected crew members for great service, into a compulsory charge. I no longer am left to decide how much, and which…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week Five Highlights (San Francisco to Hawaii)

…ness. We had booked excursions in virtually every port for all the time on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and appreciated this honesty. It made me actually even more inclined to use them. Day 34 (12 February) Honolulu, Hawaii Supreme Court Honolulu Visiting Hawaii was one of the destinations I was most eagerly looking forward to before setting off on the voyage. The romance of the exotic location and my love of the TV show “Hawaii Five-O” as a…

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

…nded in Hong Kong. Most of it on segments of Cunard World cruise, first on Queen Victoria and then Queen Elizabeth. This 12-part series covers the journey, experiences and tips – one for each week of the journey. This post covers week eleven, you can read the previous week ten here. Around-the-World Week 11 ( : Yokohama to Okinawa) Day 70 (20 March) Yokohama (for Tokyo) Sensōji Temple (Asakusa Kannon Temple) Tokyo, Japan Drawing the curtains this…

Cruise Tips

You Can “Steal” These On A Cruise And Get Away With It!

…ad some fancy personalised stationery to take home. As I was travelling in Queen’s Grill, you can ask for writing paper with your name and cabin number to be printed. Most cruises that I’ve been on have branded envelopes, writing paper, and postcards in the cabin, which you can take home without any issues. Partly because the cruise lines want us to be using those postcards to help promote them. Cable Tidies Another item I’ve had on previous cruis…

THE QM2 STORY BY CHRIS FRAME AND RACHELLE CROSS: MY REVIEW AND THOUGHTS

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THE QM2 STORY BY CHRIS FRAME AND RACHELLE CROSS: MY REVIEW AND THOUGHTS

Tweet ———- There are quite a few books covering the Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2. So which one or ones to choose if you looking for one? For me, I look out for people with real passion versus just an academic interest in Cunard and their ships, and Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross are just this. Chris has run a popular website about Cunard and their ships for many years, and this is in fact how I first came across him. I was researching my first tr…

CUNARD SHIPS, CHRIS FRAME AND PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY. Find out more!

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CUNARD SHIPS, CHRIS FRAME AND PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY. Find out more!

…rvice, the books follow a similar format in that they celebrate the Cunard Queens in pictorial form. Most of the photographs within the books are taken by us. We have just been signed to write Queen Elizabeth: A Photographic Journey which will be released in 2012. It’s been a lot of fun, and the positive feedback from passengers, customers and enthusiasts alike has been overwhelming. We’ve had such a wonderful time photographing the ships, researc…

QM2: She’s getting better with age

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QM2: She’s getting better with age

…ent’s Day and Easter next year. An added fillip: The QM2, like sister ship Queen Elizabeth 2, has kennels aboard. ”We can take five dogs and three cats, and the kennels are totally occupied on the transatlantics,” said Rolfe. Dog fare is $500; cats cost only $300. CLASS ACTS Like its ocean liner predecessors, QM2 has class distinctions, but only when it comes to dining. Passengers occupying the highest level accommodations dine in the exclusive Qu…