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What Cruise Lines Are Non-USA Owned? You’ll Be Surprised. Guaranteed!

…o think of Virgin Voyages as being British because of the association with Richard Branson. However, it’s a joint venture with US Bain Capital Private Equity putting up most of the money and the Virgin Group bringing the brand name. USA Private Equity Owned Other US Private Equity lines firms own several cruise lines, one which I am sure will surprise you as much as it did me. They own Azamara, Margaritaville at Sea, Ritz Carlton Yachts, which is…

HEALTH TIPS WHEN TRAVELLING: avoiding the Cheryl Cole and more…

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HEALTH TIPS WHEN TRAVELLING: avoiding the Cheryl Cole and more…

…have a journey to make and toilets are not always at hand. Always read the label and remember to rehydrate with water and rehydration salts, or sports drinks if you have diarrhoea.” On their site they have this travel hotspot thing: Find out more about Travellers’ Diarrhoea What are your tips? Add a comment on the blog or email and I will add: [email protected] ——————————————————– Sign up now to get updates from Gary Bembridge: Tips for Travell…

HILTON MILLENIUM HOTEL, NEW YORK, USA: noisy due to ground zero building

Hilton / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / New York / usa

HILTON MILLENIUM HOTEL, NEW YORK, USA: noisy due to ground zero building

…it on this trip. The hotel is right next to the famous Century 21 discount label department store and an easy 10 minute walk to South Street Sea Port area with its shops and museums and the major drop off and pick up for the round Manhattan bus tours. But overall, it is not a very handy destination for tourists as far from the shopping areas and Central Park etc. Overall, I liked the room a lot but the noise of construction did wake me up earlier…

Getting Disembarkation Day Right

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The Best Way To End Your Cruise: Getting Disembarkation Day Right

…if you are putting your luggage out keep the tear off tag from the luggage label, that will remind you what allocated slot you have and, as some cruise lines require us to show our luggage tag colour to let you off the ship, the allocated time. Finally, when packing, don’t pack the cruise line umbrella, dressing gown, binoculars or other bits and pieces around the cabin. You will likely be charged for those and often at a much higher amount than i…

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

Cruise Tips / Norway

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

…ke design. And of course, they have trolls everywhere. Always check on the label where they’re made. I would stress again that Norway is very expensive. The currency is the Norwegian kroner, and because it’s not the Euro, the exchange rate is more complicated, it’s easy to get confused about how much you’re paying. Make sure you understand it. On the plus side, many of the souvenir shops will take Euros and some will take dollars or UK Sterling. I…

I Tried the World's “Most Popular Small Ship Cruise” Line

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I Tried the World’s “Most Popular Small Ship Cruise” Line: Windstar Cruises

…ut the overall dress code was very relaxed. This was not a flashy designer label for dinner experience, it was more like when I have been on an expedition cruise. In short, were what you bring and wear was low on the list. Personal Feel The third thing was with a maximum of 312 guests and 200 crew. People said they liked that they got to know the crew and vice versa. They liked always being called by name. As the same crew would man lunch, dinner,…

Cruise Update

Cruise Update #30 (Vaccines, Alaska, Cancellations And More)

…Group (so that includes Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Azamara and Silversea) Richard Fain in the last few days issued a video saying that vaccines were THE key to unlocking and opening cruising. He said (and I quote) “The arrival of highly efficacious vaccines is a game-change. Previously, we expected cruising to resume based on creating a virtual bubble of safety on the ship. Vaccines change all that” And importantly he went on to say (and again I…

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Cruise Update: Is That Light At End Of Tunnel. Or False Alarm?

…oing to unlock cruising and enable it to resume. Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain describes the vaccines as (quote) “the ultimate weapon” in the industry’s recovery. But when pushed on if they will be required as part of the protocols he says it’s too soon for answers, with much depending on how effective the vaccines prove to be. But then went on to highlight recent data suggesting they were. So that’s interesting. He also says they are wai…

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USA 2020 Cruise Update – New Plans and Protocols

…pause, our return to operations will be gradual and phased in,” Secondly, Richard Fain who runs the Royal Caribbean group (so Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara) said in the last week in a Travel Agent update that they hope to be able to this year do a series of non-revenue sailings during which the crew can be trained. “And then,” he said, “only with a ship or two at first, we hope to start sailing again. It will be short cruises at first wi…

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Cruise News Update #24 – Lifting Of No-Sail Fall Out

…whether to extend further. Hinting that it is likely. Shortly afterwards, Richard Fain who runs the Royal Caribbean Group, which includes Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Azamara and Silversea, made a video talking to travel agents and said that while the CDC’s decision to provide a framework for cruises to restart is a big step, it is not the end of the cruise shutdown saga. He went on to say (and I quote) “It will take some time to go from where we…

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

…second impact of the SeaDream incident has led to some US leaders, led by RICHARD BLUMENTHAL from the Senate and DORIS MATSU a Member of Congress, to lobby and write to the CDC to ask them to reinstate the blanket no-sail order instead of their “Framework to Conditional Sailing”. They have required a reply by 27 November. Whilst this seems unlikely, the CDC still has enormous control over when cruise lines can start sailing, as they alone determi…