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Cruise Ship / Cunard / podcast / transportation

Episode 90: Cruise Ship Jobs – What do Social and Gentleman Hosts do?

…podcast, I find out more about cruise ship jobs by interviewing a Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 Social Host (Kevin Usher) and one of their Gentleman Hosts (Derek Stratton). I find out they got to these more unusual cruise ship roles, and just exactly what a Social Host and a Gentleman Host does. I found out some surprising and unexpected things about both these positions. For example, the Gentleman Hosts are not paid but are given free passage in return f…

Australia / Destinations

Tips for Travellers Big Travel Adventure on Pinterest #pinitforwarduk

…ll be travelling around Australia for a month and then getting on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and sailing for just under 6 weeks from Sydney through Asia to Dubai. In the “Big Travel Adventure” board I am collecting images of things I have booked, want to see and plan to go. Once the trip starts I will also pin images of what we saw. If you are on Pinterest, please visit this board ( Pinterest: Big Travel Adventure 2014 ) and my other boards (Pinterest:…

Cruise Ship / Silversea / transportation / Uncategorized

Silversea Silver Whisper Reviews. The First Impressions of being on-board.

…igned up to go. All my cruising so far has been on large cruise ships like Queen Mary 2, MSC Preziosa and P&O Arcadia. Big ships with lots of space and lots of choices. Would the absence of the water-slide, nightclub and 4-D ride from my last cruise be a disaster? Pulling up in front of the ship docked in Stockholm on a bright sunny summer’s day, the ship did not look as small as it had shrunk to in my mind. It looked very sleek and well proportio…

Travel Book

Free Kindle eBook : ” MSC Preziosa – Tips for Travellers” by Gary Bembridge

…es and the MSC Preziosa Comparison of the MSC Preziosa Yacht Club with the Queen Mary 2 Queens Grill Links to further audio and video material made by the author This is an unofficial guide, although all the articles and images were produced while travelling as a guest of MSC Cruises. Download a free copy of the “MSC Preziosa – Tips for Travellers” by Gary Bembridge eBook for your Kindle from Wednesday 21 August to Sunday 25 August on Amazon.com o…

Cruise Ship / Holland America / transportation

Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam Review and Video Tour.

…y. Holland America has a number of partnerships with brands which include: Queen’s Lounge Culinary Arts Center in partnership with Food + Wine Magazine which hosts cooking demonstrations. The room also hosts Dancing with Stars exhibitions and competitions. Windows sponsors the free Digital Workshops. The Expectations Cafe in partnership with the New York Times not only serves coffee but is also an internet cafe, library and has magazines and newsp…

Caribbean / Destinations / St Thomas

USA Today Travel features Tips for Travellers St. Thomas Catamaran Tour Video

…one of my videos on their Travel site. They ran a feature about things to do in St. Thomas and ran my video of the catamaran tour you can do there that I made when visiting just after Christmas on the Queen Mary 2. You can see the post and watch the video on the USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/11/17/st-thomas-catamaran-tour/3591047/ or watch it below:  …

Destinations / Dubai

Burj Kalifa Dubai. My Video of the Tallest Building in the World.

…Kalifa Dubai – the tallest building in the world. This video shows the building and the views from the observation platform on 124th floor that is open to the public. I visited Dubai at the end of a five week cruise form Sydney on Queen Mary 2 as part of a Big Trip around Australia and Asia. I was desperate to see and go up this stunning building. Watch the view and enjoy the amazing spectacle! Viewing platform on Burj Kalifa Dubai. Tallest buildi…

Travel Book

New: “Cruising with MSC Cruises” Book by Gary Bembridge

…hip, Review, Yacht Club Deluxe Cabin, Captain’s Interview, Butler Service, Queen Mary 2 Queens Grill versus MSC Preziosa Yacht Club and Eight Questions MSC Cruises asked about my Experience. 4. Cruising Tips and Advice Buy the book on Amazon USA, Amazon UK or any Amazon store worldwide. About Gary Bembridge A self-confessed ship and cruising geek, Gary has been cruising for over a decade and is the author of “The Cruise Traveler’s Handbook“. “Crui…