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Cruise News Update 27 : CDC No To Cruise, Cancellations Into 2021 And More

…e first time a ship has been home ported by them in UK for many years. And Southampton, the biggest cruise port in the UK, has announced it will open a 5th cruise terminal also in the summer of 2021 which can handle ships capable of carrying up to 6,000 passengers. First Carnival Ship back in USA Returning back to the United States, One milestone did happen this past week as the first Carnival cruise line ship returned to US waters ! Early on afte…

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Cruise News Update 28 – 2021 Cancellations, Test Cruises, Australia, River Cruising And More

…eed. They are even open to cruises being limited to state borders – so New South Wales people only would cruise from Sydney, Queenslanders would cruise from Brisbane and Victorians from Melbourne. How this will play out is uncertain. The key thing to look out for is the date that Australia extends the cruise ship ban next too, and then what P&O, Royal Caribbean and Carnival announce next. Domestic Only Cruise Update Following on from this, domesti…

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Cruise Tips for Over 50’s Travellers From a 50+ Traveller

…the Caribbean is go on the 10- or 12-night trips, like the Holland America Southern Caribbean I’ve booked for my next Caribbean trip. Repositioning cruises around April and October time, when the cruise lines move their ships between the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, are another solution. They rarely have families and kids on and are great value too. Exotic and long-haul trips have fewer families on. Families mostly stick to Caribbean, Mediterr…

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8 Cruise Line Secrets Staring Us In The Face. But We Don’t See

…e in 2021. it was explained that rats had been brought by whaling ships to South Georgia and had devastated much of the birdlife. Eating their eggs and chicks. Millions of dollars had to be spent to eradicate them. While these signs and symbols are hiding things within the hull, inside there are also signs that hide something huge. Hidden Deep Within Like me, I’m sure you notice “crew only” doors, but also never really think about the scale of wha…

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What Went Right And Wrong On My Alaska Cruise? And What You Can Learn From it!

…ong On My Alaska Cruise? Before the pandemic shutdown, I booked a North to South Alaska cruise on Princess Cruises, from Whittier, near Anchorage to Vancouver. Firstly, because I thought the itinerary would be better than the Inside Passage I’d done previously, and Princess claims to be an Alaska expert. I finally did that trip this year, and neither of my assumptions turned out as expected. I knew it was a different world to when I booked and wou…

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8 Things You’d Didn’t Know You Needed To Know About Cunard!

…Plus, most other crew members are from countries such as India, Indonesia, South America, and the Philippines, just like most cruise lines. I found that the US dollar is used onboard, because, of course, it’s a Carnival Corporation owned cruise line, the passenger nationality onboard is very mixed and the sail very international itineraries. More on that later. The overall program, though, I find to be very British. And even the spelling in the da…

The 11 Best Cruises I Think Everyone Should Do Before They Die

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The 11 Best Bucket List Cruises In The World? Here’s What I Think!

…ny, the opportunity to unwind and sailing to New York. I prefer going from Southampton to New York, as you have 25-hour days for five days, and bear in mind there are three classes on board, Britannia, Princess Grill and Queens Grill, and the restaurant you eat in depends on which you are in. However, probably about 90% of the ship is open to everybody. It’s not class-based other than the restaurants. You can also, by the way, take your dog or cat…

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Watch Out! Cruise Port Scams That Caught Me & My Friends Out

…t out by this when I was in Buenos Aires shortly after arriving there on a South American cruise not long ago. I saw some shirts I really liked in a small clothes shop. They told me the price of the two shirts would equate to about US$250. I was a bit embarrassed as I was not yet up on the exchange rate and did not want to seem untrusting by taking out my phone to check the rate. So, I just took them at face value and paid with my credit card. Whe…

The Highs And Lows Of Cruising French Polynesia

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The Highs And Lows Of Cruising French Polynesia

…ecause French Polynesia is in the Pacific. Located roughly halfway between South America and Australia. In all there are 118 islands, stretching over a staggering 1,200 miles (2,000km). Cruising French Polynesia Best #1: Islands & Scenery Without a shadow of a doubt, one enormous highlight of the cruise was the phenomenal and unique scenery across these islands. I was absolutely blown away by what I saw. Volcanic, soaring mountains, lushly covered…

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What Are the Best River Cruises in the World?

…And you can go on river cruises and really explore the old history of the South, the Civil War, slavery. And also just take in the beautiful scenery of the old plantations. For music fans, you can also, on many of the cruises, go to Memphis and, of course, visit Graceland, Elvis Presley’s home. There are two big companies that offer cruises along the Mississippi, which are the American Queen Voyages and the American Cruise Lines. They sail a mixt…

Things They Don’t Tell You To Expect on a Mekong River Cruise!

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Things They Don’t Tell You To Expect on a Mekong River Cruise!

…hings there. This is a vast complex. You enter through this beautiful, big south gate, which has these magnificent structures over the river. You then head in and look at a couple of big and important places. Bayon The most dramatic of all was a place called Bayon. This is an old royal palace. It is just absolutely stunning with beautiful frescoes telling the whole story of the area. You can then head a little bit further away from there to anothe…