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Cruise Podcast

Cruising Tips 62: Getting Best Cruise Fare – Timing

…an summer season most lines move the ships to areas like the Caribbean and South America. As there is at least seven sea days they have limited appeal. You can get a week cruising either the Mediterranean or Caribbean and an Atlantic crossing at low fares. Start and end of the season, especially out of school holidays. While you risk having mixed weather, prices will be lowest during these periods. Crossings at start and end of world cruises. Thes…

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Los Angeles Tips For Travellers : Must-Do and Must-See Things

…pedestrian area. Manhattan Beach. On the other side of Los Angeles, to the south of the airport, is Manhattan Beach. This is trendy and a little bit bohemian area with nice beaches and a long pier. It is very popular, particularly with surfers. Venice Beach. This is not one of my favourites. You can cycle or walk from Santa Monica to Venice Beach. It’s much more touristy and has a more grubby feel about it. It is renown for Muscle Beach, an outsid…

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London : Tips For Travellers Podcast 194

…ar Square, 10 Downing Street and Cabinet War Rooms Harrods (with nearby Harvey Nichols, Sloane Street and King’s Road) Kensington Palace with Hyde Park Other great museums: V&A, Natural History Museum and Science Museum in South Kensington, Tate Britain and Tate Modern This episode is sponsored by DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cruise Guide to Europe and the Mediterranean. Click on the link to find out more or buy it. Check out this episode!…

Silver Explorer / Silversea

Silversea Arctic Cruise Day-by-Day. Expect the Unexpected!

…it has 740 lanes and ponds with vast dolomite and limestone cliffs in the south. While there is a small manned meteorological station in the north of the island, the nearest significant human settlements are hundreds of miles away in Tromso Norway and Longyearbyen on Svalbard. As we explored the southern part of the island by zodiac we encountered a remarkable sight and sound. There were hundreds of thousands of birds clinging to every small crev…

Silver Explorer / Silversea

Silversea Arctic Tips – 9 Questions you should ask before exploring the Arctic on Silver Explorer

…broadly they end up covering the same territory. Unlike Antarctica in the south, much of the Arctic mass is frozen sea ice and not land. The shape and size varies seasonally as it thaws or freezes. 14 July Glacier Svalbard 2: Where exactly will Silversea take you in the Arctic? You could explore the Arctic in parts of Alaska, Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Russia, Sweden and Norway. Silversea’s Silver Explorer Arctic season operates around…

Silver Muse

Silversea Silver Muse Keel Laying: Superstitions, Ceremony and Spectacle

…th coins representing the seven continents Silversea sail to. These were a South African Rand, Australian Dollar, US Half Dollar, Brazilian Real, Italian Euro, Singapore Dollar and commemorative Antarctica trust coin. Once the Priest had done his blessing, the three cranes lifted the hull piece into the air and along tracks to place it into the dry dock so the assembly of the ship could begin. Below are photos documenting the event, a time-lapse v…

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Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week 3 Highlights (Aruba to Guatemala via Panama Canal)

…getting it to and from the ship could have been. The driver who took us to Southampton told us how he had taken two ladies from Manchester to join this World Voyage with twelve suitcases. However, those joining and leaving the ship in ports other than local ones they faced a dilemma due to airline weight restrictions. To assist Cunard offered, as they always do, their White Star Luggage Service run in partnership with the courier companies DHL and…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week 4 Highlights (Guatemala to San Francisco)

…ld be moved away from! “The Flyrights”. A trio of three black singers from South London singing soul and Motown classics. They did two different shows on this leg. Very well rehearsed and popular. James Freedman, The Man of Steal. Billed as one of the World’s greatest pickpockets. Very funny and clever. Royal Court Theatre Company Shows: “A Stroke of Genius”. This was also on the first leg and is a song and dance show using famous works of art as…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week Five Highlights (San Francisco to Hawaii)

…erience for guests booking permutations of the World Voyage. Our trip from Southampton to Sydney was booked as two different bookings, as we had planned to change cabins in San Francisco. Later we decided to stay in the same cabin and the booking was changed to have us staying in the same one for the entire period. The bookings were supposedly linked. However, due to two different booking references we were only given a cruise card for Southampton…

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Around-The-World Trip Highlights Week 8 (Sydney and Noosa)

I travelled around the world in a 12-week trip that started in Southampton UK and ended in Hong Kong. Most of it on segments of Cunard World cruise, first on Queen Victoria and then Queen Elizabeth. This 12-part series covers the journey, experiences and tips – one for each week of the journey. This post covers week eight which we spent in Australia, you can read the previous week seven here. Australia (Sydney and Noosa) Day 51 (1 March) Sydney S…

Tips for Travellers

Escorted Tours. The Pros, Cons and Who They are Best Suited For.

…p for them. The only decision is where to go and with which company. Miami South Beach. Saw on my Escorted Tour of Florida What questions should you ask when choosing an Escorted Tour? If the above has convinced you that an Escorted Tour is for you, then these are the questions I suggest you ask when making your choice: What type (and age) of people will be on this company’s tour? Review the brochure, website and company’s social media accounts (e…