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Cruise International Cruise Blogger Of The Year . Again!

…ers Best Escorted & Specialist Tour Operator – Titan Travel Best UK Port – Southampton Best Value for Money – Thomson Best Boutique Cruise Line – Azamara Best for Adventure – Silversea Best for First-Time Cruisers – Princess Cruises Best New Ship – Silver Muse Best Destination (Europe) – Dubrovnik Best Destination (World) – New Zealand Best Product or Service – Ultimate Balcony Dining by Princess Cruises Best for Enrichment – SAGA Best for Wellbei…

worst things about cruising

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The 8 Downsides of Cruising and How To Deal With Them

…big ports like Miami or Fort Lauderdale or, in Europe, Barcelona, Rome or Southampton, these can be busy, crazy places for both embarking and disembarking your cruise. The logistics of getting 15,000 people on and off ships can make it quite a slow process, but the good news is that technology is making it better and better. For example, on Princess cruises they now have a medallion where you can get yourself ocean-ready and upload everything in…

Cruise Update

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

…rope back to USA waters shortly, with Disney Fantasy already en route from Southampton. So, whilst the resumption of cruising out of US ports to the Caribbean is not likely to be as fast as many had hoped, there are also positive signals on progress. However, there is less good news for those seeking to travel further afield. Multi-Country Cruises Cancelled Significantly into 2021 Cruise lines that focus on more exotic and multi-country cruises ha…

Queen Mary 2

What’s Queen Mary 2 Like Today? The Good, Bad & Baffling

…Today? The Good, Bad & Baffling My heart sank as I boarded Queen Mary 2 in Southampton, for my first trip in around 8 years, a Transatlantic Crossing. I spotted areas on the hull looking battered and rusty. Was this evidence recent critics were right? Queen Mary 2 was becoming rundown, and her glory days were done? Join me as I look at how this famous ship stacks up today. Battered and Bruised? There is no doubt this almost 20-year-old ship has si…

Jaw-Dropping Things Only A Few Get to See on Cruise Ships

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Jaw-Dropping Things Only A Few Get to See on Cruise Ships

…s were when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II named P&O Cruises Britannia, in Southampton. The second was when Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall named the Saga Spirit of Discovery, in Dover. Why godmothers? Why does this happen, and what exactly are they doing? All those famous ladies I mentioned are godmothers of the ships they named. New ships have always had some sort of ceremony to offer good luck to the ship and those sailing within her. Vikings r…

Gary Bembridge Tips for Travellers

Gary Bembridge

My Story: 6 Things You Didn’t Know About Gary Bembridge

…the event. I had mixed feelings about going a ship, until we sailed out of Southampton, and I got my first taste of the thrill of being at sea and all that a ship had to offer. I came back and immediately booked my partner Mark and I on a taster cruise, to sell the idea to him, and from there, my cruising journey, and obsession grew. The videos I posted over the years about my cruise adventures became the ones that people were most interested in o…

Become a Patron tips for travellers

Become a Patron

…me on my next Group Cruise, Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic New York to Southampton (23 – 30 July 2027). Details on how to book at https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/2027-group-cruise/ Patron Early Release and Ad Free Videos. You will get every video at least one week before released on the Tips For Travellers YouTube Channel. These remain permanently Ad free to watch. Patron Exclusive On Trip Videos. You get Patron Exclusive videos made whilst…

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Cruise Tips / Cunard / Queen Mary 2

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

…which runs roughly from April to October, aboard the Queen Mary 2 between Southampton and New York. They also offer a variety of longer world voyage sailings, including a total world circumnavigation. Cunard’s first-ever world cruise was aboard Laconia in 1922 and that sailing was instrumental in how the line thinks exotic and global to this day. For example, I have just got off Queen Elizabeth and it was heading down to also offer cruises around…

Cruise Tips / Cunard

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

…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 know that you like…

Tips For Travellers Group Cruises

Tips For Travellers Group Cruises – Come Sail With Me!

…ary 2 Transatlantic Crossing departing New York on 23 July and arriving in Southampton on 30 June. To find out more and how to book visit: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/2027-group-cruise/ January / February 2026: 15-Night Panama Canal Group Cruise SOLD OUT I hosted a group cruise on one of my all-time favourite cruise experiences, a full transit of the Panama Canal. The bucket-list adventure was on board Holland America Zuiderdam and lasted 15…

"The Evolution of the Passenger Ship"

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“The Evolution of the Passenger Ship” by Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross

…speaking at the Australian National Maritime Museum and Sea City Museum in Southampton, as well as being the first guest lecturer to speak aboard P&O’s Pacific Eden during her maiden voyage! Learn More About Chris Frame About Chris Frame: https://chrisframe.com.au/chrisframe His blog: https://chrisframe.com.au Podcast he co-hosts: https://thebigcruisepodcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisFrameOfficial Buy “The Evolution of the Passeng…