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Tips for Travellers Podcast 143: Australia Tips and Advice for Travellers

…here is an option as most major lines sail there Best time to visit Summer Southern Hemisphere – Oct to March Avoid the rainy season in North in early part of year Getting around Consider the train option – great train iconic journeys – the Ghan – Indian Pacific – – but expensive Flights – price compare across Virgin, Qantas and JetStar. There is very frequent connection between cities Cruise around the whole of Australia – all key cities are on t…

Florida

Tips for Travellers Best of Florida Live

…s and major tourist centre). Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Miami South Beach. Key West and the Florida Keys. Everglades, to go on an Air Boat looking for alligators. Cape Coral and the winter estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Clearwater. Miami South Beach If you want to find out more about the tour, places visited and other content from the trip visit tipsfortravellers.com/titan-travel-florida and the Titan Travel Best of Florida…

Easter Bunnies on Cunard Queen Elizabeth

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 12: Taiwan – Hong Kong – Home

…contemporary variations of American favourites and prime steak”. Asado – “South American cuisine using the traditional style of cooking meats on a grill”. On this leg, the following was the entertainment: Guest Artists: The Hebei Acrobatic and Magic Show, a traditional Chinese folkloric show that despite its name had no magic but did include a dragon lion dance, puppet, dancing and very clever dance with face mask changing. Pingxin Xu, a Dulcimer…

Celebrity

What Do Celebrity Cruises Do Better And Worse Than Other Premium Cruise Lines?

…terranean, Far East and Australia. They go to Alaska, New England, Canada, South America, the South Pacific and the Middle East. What do Celebrity do better than other cruise lines in the premium category? I think there are four things that they do better. Ships First of all, the ships. Although structurally very similar to the other premium cruise lines, I think there is a look, a feel and design element that does set them aside. Whilst the other…

Cruise Update

Cruise News Update : Caribbean Cruises, Carnival USA Problem And More

…ocusing on areas like the Arctic, Antarctica, Greenland, British Isles and South America. Then there is Hurtigruten Norway running the traditional Norway Coastal Voyages that it has been doing since 1893. These are all year round between Bergen in the south and Kirkenes on the Russian Border. #4 Covid in European Cruises You may have seen some headlines about Covid cases in recent days on some of the cruises running in Europe, most noticeable abou…

Cruise Tips

6 Secret “Weapons” Smart Cruisers Use To Save Money

…nd experience. I was on a 14-night Holland America Oosterdam cruise around South America. Before joining the ship, I looked at the excursions and realised that they would easily have added up to $1,500 to the trip per person, as they range from $100 to $200 each. Here’s what I did instead of booking organised tours. Smart Cruisers Secret Weapon #2: Busy Ports First, I looked at CruiseTimetables.com. Like for every trip, I inputted this cruise to s…

Cruise Tips

7 Cruise Dining Traps Too Many Cruisers Fall Into

…es in the Main Dining Room. This was the case on my recent Holland America South America cruise with Chilean and Argentinian nights, but they also had Japanese and Indian nights too. Look out for and go to those. It gives a real opportunity to try unique foods. By the way, talking of things to look out for, menus these days often have a spa section with lower calorie, sugar, and salt options. And of course, more vegan, and vegetarian dishes. And d…

Cruise Tips

Things Expedition Cruise Lines Don’t Tell You Until You’re onboard!

…season, I was contacted by someone who booked an itinerary after seeing my South Georgia videos, but were left distraught when the line cancelled sailing there due to rough seas. It had not crossed their mind, and it had not been made clear by the line before going, that that was possible. I don’t think expedition cruises make it clear before people book that the itinerary is, and must be, a hope and a guideline. None of the five I have done to da…

Most Asked Questions About River Cruises

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Most Asked Questions About River Cruises

…ips I have ever done. I thought it was magical, and fascinating getting to South Vietnam and South Cambodia. I’m very interested in history, learning about the Vietnam War, and then learning all about the Killing Fields. You get to see incredible places, beautiful cities, and countryside. and so on. Besides The River Cruises On The Mekong, Are There Any Other River Cruises In Asia? There are some other popular river cruising options in India, alon…

Cruise Tips

Dangerous Cruise Ports You Should Stay Far Away From!

…sues. Jamaica Jamaica is about 100 miles west of Haiti, and about 90 miles south of Cuba, and popular cruise island getting up to 1.4 million cruise passengers a year. Just before I went there, the US State Department raised its travel advice to level three, which is “reconsider travel” due to rising crime levels. There are 5 cruise ports in Jamaica ( Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Falmouth, Port Antonio, and Kingston), and Symphony of the Seas went into…

Everything Your Cabin Steward Can Do For You If You Just Ask!

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Everything Your Cabin Steward Can Do For You If You Just Ask!

…a set fee and recommended the best restaurant to go to for the traditional South African bobotie and bunny chow. He also suggested the best eSIM to buy based on his experience, which was a company called Airalo. My mobile service plan didn’t have roaming there, and I needed good 4G. The Wi-Fi on the ship was not great to do video uploading and I wanted the security of being connected when out in the ports. He also was able to tell me the best plac…