…42: Queen Elizabeth Japan (March 2016) 41: Queen Victoria San Francisco to Sydney (March 2016) 40: Queen Victoria Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco (February 2016) 39: Queen Victoria Southampton to Fort Lauderdale (January 2016) 38: P&O Britannia Caribbean Transatlantic (Oct 2015) 37: Silversea Silver Explorer Arctic (July 2015) ** 36: Fred Olsen Fjords (May 2015) ** 35: Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas (April 2015) ** 34: P&O Britannia Naming (M…
…ped aboard QE2 for the first time. We took a short cruise from Auckland to Sydney and I was hooked. Even at that young age I was fascinated by the history and prestige of that magnificent ship and the company that owned her. Over the years my interest grew and in 1999 I launched “Chris’ Cunard Page” as a small website about QE2 and Caronia. The website has since grown to cover the three modern Queens as well as QE2, the original Mary and Elizabeth…
…s one that many do get to see. Like I did on Queen Mary 2, sailing between Sydney and Dubai, and on Queen Victoria between Hawaii and Sydney – and that’s the Crossing the Line Ceremony. This is another longstanding tradition, starting in the Navy, which celebrates the first time a sailor crosses the equator. Sailors and guests, like me, who have crossed the Equator are known as Trusty Shellbacks, and those who have not previously crossed the line…
…ia for a month and then just under six weeks on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 from Sydney to Dubai. While away I will be sharing what I see and learn. You can see all the places that I will be visiting tipsfortravellers.com/BigTrip2014 One of the things that I am most excited about – and had a major influence on the route and places I am going to in Australia – is a trip on The Ghan train. This luxurious train travels right through the centre of the massi…
…on all three of their current classes of ships. My most recent a 19-night Sydney to Papeete cruise on Riviera. Yet for a line I return to and recommend, I often get messages from viewers and read reviews from cruisers saying they were underwhelmed or asking what all the hype was about. Welcome aboard, I’m Gary Bembridge, and I want to talk bluntly about five things that are misunderstood about Oceania Cruises, and the gaps between what they promi…
…se, that’s 50 nights at sea, on Queen Victoria sailing from Southampton to Sydney, Australia. It looked fantastic when I looked at the itinerary because I was going to be transiting the Panama canal and visit places in the Azores, United States, South America, Hawaii, Fuji, New Zealand and Australia. However, once I was on it, I realised that the problem with a World Cruise is there’s an enormous amount of sea days, and very few ports. In those 50…
…ion show and so a singer (Levine) did her second show instead. The journey continues Keep following the trip with the week seven article (New Zealand to Sydney) and get all the content from the trip at tipsfortravellers.com/bigtrip2…
…people’s bucket lists not on my list? I’ve been to these multiple times, and the Caribbean and Mediterranean as great a vacation as they offer, are not as life-changing and magnificent as those on my list. And while sailing in and out of Sydney Harbour is incredible, I have found that Australia and New Zealand are better seen as a land-based trip and not a cruise. Sign up to my Substack Newsletter and never miss another post, and also get bonus c…
…m Festival, British Open, 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and New Year’s in Sydney. Cruise Global, Eco Local – An immersion into local rainforests, jungles and woodlands ripe with vegetation and fauna. Cruise Global, Golf Local – Golfers can bring their clubs and play at courses in Northern Europe, the Arabian Gulf, the Mediterranean, and Australia. Cruise Global, Meet Local – people-to-people connections in the homes of locals. Cruise Global, Walk…
…sts 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 to San Francis…
…pack see how many of them are viable to bring along with you. Queen Mary 2 Sydney Harbour Cruising Advice and Tips #1 Choose the Right Cruise Line The most important thing of all is to choose the right cruise line to travel with. The difference between those who loved the voyage I was on and those that hated it were that the former were on the correct cruise line. It is essential for a short trip, but critical if you are going to invest thousands…
