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10 Scarce But Highly Sought After Cruise Cabins You Should Go After!

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10 Scarce But Highly Sought After Cruise Cabins You Should Go After!

…or they are squeezing them in on refits. Like Cunard did. They added 15 on Queen Mary 2 and nine on their other two ships. Even small lines like Fred Olsen added 40 solo cabins onto each of the 2 ships they bought from Holland America in their refit for 2023 The only cruise line that has any real number of solo cabins is Norwegian, with the solo studios. For example, on Norwegian Encore, they have 82 solo cabins and 128 on Norwegian Epic, with a s…

The 11 Best Cruises I Think Everyone Should Do Before They Die

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The 11 Best Bucket List Cruises In The World? Here’s What I Think!

…use the water levels were too low. #7 Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Next is a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic between Southampton and New York. I have done this 5 times now because it’s the only true ocean liner sailing today. It’s a truly unique experience, harking back to the glory days of crossing before aeroplanes, and no other line or ship replicates it. The highlights for me are dressing up and the balls, although dressing up is much less of a thing…

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I Made A Cruiser Go Back On A Line He Hates

…t, I pointed out that we could get a suite for 30% less than one in Cunard Queens Grill. And, like with Queens Grill, we would have a dedicated restaurant, called Club Orange. I also pushed the entertainment versus Cunard, like the now expanded Music Walk area with live music rotating every night between Rolling Stone Rock Room, Lincoln Centre Stage, BB King’s, and Billboard Onboard. Plus, they’ve ditched the standard cruise themed song and dance…

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Tips For Travellers Group Cruises – Come Sail With Me!

…ened more widely. Here are my Tips For Travellers group cruises July 2027: Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing (ON SALE NOW) Bookings are open for my 2027 Group Cruise. It is a Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing departing New York on 23 July and arriving in Southampton on 30 June. To find out more and how to book visit: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/2027-group-cruise/ January / February 2026: 15-Night Panama Canal Group Cruise SOLD OUT…

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7 Cruise Dining Traps Too Many Cruisers Fall Into

…ooms based on the grade of cabin (Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess, and Queens). On the big resort ships like Norwegian, MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean, they also have different main dining rooms for suite and regular guests. Once I’m clear on where I am dining, I prefer to go for the Anytime Dining option if they have that, where I can go when I want, rather than at fixed times. But, the key is then finding out if I can book those times befor…

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I Discover The Best & Worst Of A Nile River Cruise

…etching deep into the hillside. We also went spent time at the multi-level Queen Hatshepsut’s temple carved into the mountain side. This is one of my favourites from the entire trip. Also in Luxor, we explored the 250-acre Karnak Temple complex, which transported me into scenes I remembered from Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile”. We also ventured north to the Temple of Hathor, Goddess of Love, near Qena with its magnificent blue ceilings depic…

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5 Things You Won’t Be Able To Do On A Cruise This Year!

…Dubai through the Suez Canal to Athens. Seabourn cancelled a similar trip. Queen Mary 2 turned their World Voyage around to head back around Africa instead of going through the Suez Canal. While Virgin Voyages announced the Resilient Lady was going to sail back to the Mediterranean from Australia via Africa, not through Asia and the Suez Canal. Last year lines were sailing Arabian cruises through the Red Sea with the bucket list transit of the Sue…

Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test

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Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test

…Celebrity Retreat’s Luminae. There are large menu options, particularly in Queens Grill where you can also go off menu and have caviar for dinner as often as you want. The other big difference to all the others is that in Queens Grill and Princess Grill, while open seated dining you get allocated a table for all meals with the same serving staff, so you can build a strong rapport. They get to know you well and can tailor your experience. They do h…

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Best And Worst Cruise Lines RIGHT NOW According to Cruisers

…ravellers feel it is not Cunard enough, and dislike some features like the Queens Room, and the overall layout and design. The flagship transatlantic Queen Mary 2 liner is still getting overall good ratings and reviews, although many reviewers feel Cunard is watering down the experience and it feels more mainstream than luxury these days. I think Cunard created this issue themselves, as their advertising suggests a luxurious experience with White-…

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More Cruisers Are Being BUMPED From Their Cruises Than Ever. Here’s Why!

…uptly pull it. I can see now they have relaunched it, that they have moved Queen Elizabeth’s home base from Miami and Seattle sailing the Caribbean and Alaska to in 2027 be home based in Europe to do fly Mediterranean cruises. The second reason I’m seeing people bumped off cruises due to redeployment changes is when lines change cruise ship home port plans. For example, I saw Princess pulling Majestic Princess home base out of Galveston to run Car…

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The Cruise Liner Artwork Taking Over My Studio Wall By Onno Heesbeen

…e of his large, one-metre pieces on display: SS Ile De France SS Rotterdam Queen Elizabeth 2 His most recent is this stunning and detailed Queen Elizabeth 2 artwork now on my wall. These are not quick, decorative ship pictures. They are incredibly detailed artworks based on extensive research into the ships, their design, proportions, history, and tiny details that most of us would never spot — but which make all the difference. What I love about…