…hip), be a recliner on your balcony. Cunard Queen Mary 2 Wheelchair Access Queens Grill Suite Cunard Queen Mary 2 Wheelchair Access Bathroom Queens Grill Suite Emergency Evacuation Drill, make sure you let the crew know of your needs Before your cruise ship departs on your first day, there will be an emergency evacuation drill. After everyone is on board, about one hour before the ship leaves the port, the Captain or First Officer will announce ov…
…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…
…eciation and Service Charges” on my Scandinavia cruise, while on my Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic voyage it was just called a “service charge”. Maybe they’re renaming them to cloud that they are ramping up the cost of gratuities at the same time. Most lines now have gratuities at between $14 and $20 per person per day based on cabin grade. This also applies to children sharing their parent’s cabin. That adds between $200 and $300 for a couple…
…tour is Broken Hill is one of the key locations for the famous “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” movie. Telling the story of drag queens travelling from Sydney to Alice Springs. It was a fun and fascinating tour, as the town has a rich and at times dramatic history of mining, train travel and the labour movement. We then jumped back onto the train for our first breakfast. Again, another good menu. Sally had scrambled eggs and trout and Mark and I,…
…talk to the Maître d about getting it changed. For example, on that Cunard Queen Anne cruise I mentioned, I went to the main dining room I was due to eat in for my embarkation day lunchtime. They showed me to the table that had been allocated and I really didn’t like it. I was able to get a much better table by being there for lunch. The other reason to go is to get food allergy requirements sorted. The Main Dining Room Maître d is the person usua…
…e. Bucket List Cruises #6: Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Next on my list is a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic, which I have done five times. Why do I keep doing this? Well, the Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic between Southampton and New York is a historic route on the only true ocean liner in service today. It’s a unique experience. It harks back to the glory days of crossing the Atlantic before aeroplanes and it is a one-of-a-kind ship. In terms of highlights…
…ng museums situated close together in South Kensington in London. The V&A (Victoria & Albert), Science Museum and the Natural History Museum. You could easily spend a whole day at each. In this review I look at the Natural History Museum and tips on what to see if you have limited time, or want to see the absolute “must-see” things there. Very popular and loved by families and kids. The Natural History Museum is one of the most beautiful buildings…
…event held by the Orient Express group at their check-in lounge at London Victoria Station. It was a great event. Fun and I learnt a great deal. I was already a fan of the company based on my experience on the amazing British Pullman Train “Golden Age of Travel” trip earlier in the year (see my review here) before attending the event. And, for years have been hankering to go on the actual Orient Express train, but not quite got to it yet. So I wa…
…(as of end December 2010), and have had (as of posting) 15.8 MILLION views of the videos. Here are the 10 most popular to date in order: Las Vegas Stratosphere X-Scream Las Vegas Stratosphere Insanity Las Vegas Stratosphere Big Shot Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains Las Vegas Bellagio Hotel Room Victoria Falls Bridge Bungee Jump Universal Studios: Backdraft Rovos Rail Train: South Africa Universal Studios: Jaws Crowne Plaza New York: Hotel Room Don’t…
…from Room 4 Derwent House Cape Town, originally uploaded by garybembridge. Victoria and Albert waterfront cape town with Table Mountain in the background, originally uploaded by garybembridge. So we are now here is the very sunny and glorious weather in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the start of 3 weeks of total indulgence in South Africa and Zambia. 3 weeks of relaxing, unwinding and enjoying just lying back and being lazy. We flew in yesterda…
…s-Cape_Town_Western_Cape.html Table Mountain: http://www.tablemountain.net Victoria & Alfred Center: http://www.waterfront.co.za Robben Island: http://www.robben-island.org.za Cape Point: http://www.capepoint.co.za Penguins near Simonstown: http://www.southafrica-travel.net/westcape/cape_04.htm Clifton Beach: http://travel.discovery.com/convergence/beachweek/clifton.html Afternoon Tea at the Mount Nelson: http://www.mountnelson.co.za Long Street:…
