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Kensington Palace and the Orangery London. Revamped and open for visitors

Attraction review / england / Europe / Kensington Palace / London / stately house / UK

Kensington Palace and the Orangery London. Revamped and open for visitors

…at took 6 people to help carry) Victoria Revealed. This tells the story of Queen Victoria and includes where she first meet the Privy Council at ahge 18 when she became Queen, the nursery and rooms where she did much of her royal business when there and then rooms covering the death of Albert (her husband), the Great Exhibition and her Diamond Jubilee Then there is a 4th area with exhibitions. On opening was a small exhibition of Princess Diana dr…

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…

Cruise Tips / Cunard

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

…ard trip you’ve been on? Mark: Yeah, Gary and I did a seven-week cruise on Queen Victoria from Southampton to Sydney. Obviously via lots of places in between – that was half of Cunard’s world cruise. They do a world cruise every year from January. I was a little nervous of doing that, thinking, “Wow, seven weeks on a cruise ship. Am I going to hate it?” But I actually loved it and I could have stayed on and did the whole world cruise. Danielle: We…

Cruise Tips

10 Reasons More Cruisers Than Ever Are Being Denied Boarding

…n they went to check in for a cruise to Spain and Portugal aboard Cunard’s Queen Victoria they were denied. the line would not refund anything. Name Changes Another thing to bear in mind is that your reservation info must be the same as on your government issued identification, to avoid being denied boarding. And, if your name has changed for any reason, you must bring official documentation to show why your name is different. Such as a marriage l…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Queen Mary 2 / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

Transatlantic Crossings on Queen Mary 2 : All At Sea In The World Of Enlightenment (Lectures and learning on-board).

…ea In The World Of Enlightenment (Lectures and learning on-board)”. Cunard Queen Mary 2 Insights Program Lecture in Illuminations Theatre This area is one of the aspects of doing a Transatlantic Crossing on Cunard Queen Mary 2 that I always really relish and enjoy. While you are on a Crossing with 7 days at sea, life slows down and you actually have time to go and learn things about things that you never knew would interest you. But always do. Due…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / MSC / MSC Preziosa / Queen Mary 2 / transportation

Queen Mary 2 Queens Grill Versus MSC Preziosa Yacht Club

…be more mainstream and accessible. I was quite surprised at how and what I rated each of them for – and the results based on having a “winner” for each section….. Read the article and my conclusions, which may surprise in some areas: “Queen Mary 2 Queens Grill Vs. MSC Preziosa Yacht Club” Leave a comment and let me know what you thought of the comparison….. For more coverage I have done on Cunard visit tipsfortravellers.com/Cunard and on MSC visi…

British Pullman / Trains / transportation

Orient Express British Pullman Train. The Golden Age Journey By Train.

…mornings, the Orient Express owned British Pullman leaves from from London Victoria station in Central London on a full day trip called “The Golden Age of Travel”, and you should find a way to be on it one day. While you don’t need to be a train and history fan to enjoy this trip, if you are then on alternate weeks, it is pulled by an old steam engine train and so for the real travel buffs this is a must. It was on on one of the regular Friday exc…

travel blog

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

…st stunning and amazing place and attraction I have ever seen. This is the Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe/ Zambia border. It remains my most favourite attraction in the world. You must see it. Gary Bembridge at Victoria Falls. The best attraction he has ever seen! 2. South Africa is where I went to University and had my first job. It is also home of one of the most beautiful cities to visit in the world (Cape Town). ⁃ I studied marketing and busin…

Too Few Cruisers Know About These 9 FREE Afternoon Tea's At Sea

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Too Few Cruisers Know About These 9 FREE Afternoon Tea’s At Sea

…ed inviting her fancy friends, including royal courtiers, to join and when Queen Victoria became aware of this custom, she adopted the ritual, turning it a fashionable social event with sandwiches, scones, cakes and pastries. Despite what many North America hotels call the event, it is not “High Tea”. That is just plain wrong! While “afternoon tea” referred to the fancy sandwiches, scones and cakes the aristocracy, enjoyed easing their hunger betw…

Cruise Tips

6 Ways Cruising Is Changing This Year. Are You Ready?

…nd fare trends. For example, on Cunard, I did two trips with them in 2022 (Queen Mary 2 crossing and Queen Elizabeth Mediterranean), I am looking at doing a crossing with them in 2023, and have booked Queen Anne for 2024. I’m seeing fares for the same grade, and basically same trips, have increased up to 30% from 2022 to 2024. No doubt due to growing demand the line’s dynamic pricing systems, which increase fares as the ship fills up, kick in, but…