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I Cruised Disney As An Adult Without Kids

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I Cruised Disney To See Why It Costs So Much. Here’s What I Found

…e food on my Disney cruise was good, but it wasn’t as good as Celebrity or Virgin, in my view. It matched with Cunard and Holland America and is better than Princess and P&O Cruises UK. So, it’s kind of middle, so I am not sure the value from the fare is here as much as I expected. However, the main dining rooms are giving more theming and the shows around the meals of course. Service Did my larger fare translate into better service? I felt that s…

10 Scarce But Highly Sought After Cruise Cabins You Should Go After!

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10 Scarce But Highly Sought After Cruise Cabins You Should Go After!

…ny different themed and special cabins across different cruise lines. Like Virgin, with their RockStar suites, is another example. #9: New Addition Cabins Many people chase cabins which have been added onto ships, and this is a good watch out. As ships age, many cruise lines will start to add more cabins by reconfiguring spaces. So, for example, as I mentioned, Cunard introduced solo cabins by reconfiguring space that was in the casino. On Queen M…

How I Cruise Solo Cheaper, Smarter and Better

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How I Cruise Solo Cheaper, Smarter and Better

…ribbean seasons, like March/ April and September / October and on the transatlantic repositioning of ships around this time too. Another good way I find to find solo deals is on a few cruise aggregation sites. VacationsToGo.com, a popular discount site, have a solo deal search tab which shows either low price cruises even though you’re paying a supplement, and no supplement deals. When I did a search recently, they had solo deals on Seabourn, whic…

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What’s Got Better (And Worse) Since I Started Cruising?

…trendy onboard venues, like Eden and The Club. And also with the launch of Virgin Voyages and their efforts to attract a younger crowd, with funky ships and events. There is now also a big focus on families and multi-generational groups, and that’s not just on the resort lines like Royal Caribbean or Carnival. I’m seeing more premium lines like Princess and Celebrity welcome and cater for families, and that was very much the case on my Princess Cr…

caribbean / Cruise Tips

Revealed: The 7 Mistakes Caribbean Cruisers Make Time and Time Again

…assengers including Roatan, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Nassau, the US Virgin Islands, Antigua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Colon. Many of the governments dispute that they’re dangerous, but some of these places do have crime especially if you stroll out of busy and monitored places. The good news is I have seen most islands are getting more focused, with police and tourist police increased around the ports and in popular places. Increased Secu…

8 Top Tips For Finding Cruises That Will Not Be Full!

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8 Top Tips For Finding Cruises That Will Not Be Full!

…main ones you’ve got are Viking, which is pretty costly. Then, you’ve got Virgin Voyages, which is sailing the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. They’re going to start sailing in Australia, and wider afield. You have to be over 18 to go on those cruise lines. Out of the UK, you have slightly more options. P&O Cruises, the big cruise line sailing out the UK, has a couple of their ships dedicated to adults only, Arcadia and Aurora – at the time of w…

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Pro-Cruise Tricks Smart Cruisers Don’t Want You Know About!

…nts, and priority embarkation and disembarkation. At time of writing this, Virgin Voyages are also doing the same. Status Within The Group Some lines share status within the same group. I had no status with Royal Caribbean having only cruised on them once, but I have high Diamond status equivalent on their sister line Celebrity Cruises, and they matched that. Giving me perks like access to the Royal Lounge with snacks, coffees, and happy hour. So,…

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Too Many Repositioning Cruisers Get These 5 Things Wrong

…gions grow in cruising popularity. For example, a friend of mine went on a Virgin Voyages repositioning cruise. They sent the ship at the end of the Mediterranean summer season though the Suez Canal and Asia, onto Australia for the summer season “Down Under”. I am now also seeing ships being repositioned to be based in Tokyo, Japan and Cape Town, South Africa for seasons there. And of course, there are repositioning cruises of expedition ships to…

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5 Things You Won’t Be Able To Do On A Cruise This Year!

…to head back around Africa instead of going through the Suez Canal. While Virgin Voyages announced the Resilient Lady was going to sail back to the Mediterranean from Australia via Africa, not through Asia and the Suez Canal. Last year lines were sailing Arabian cruises through the Red Sea with the bucket list transit of the Suez Canal, but now this year it’s not being offered. All those cruises have disappeared because of the attacks by the Hout…

Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test

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Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test

…y classifies as “premium” lines, lines like Holland America, Princess, and Virgin Voyages. Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test – Celebrity Retreat The first of those is Celebrity Cruises with “The Retreat”. In terms of the pros, Celebrity Cruises Retreat feels even more classy and sophisticated than all of those I have spoken about. Though they do cost more. Comparing entry level suite to the others equivalent, often $700…

I Put THE 3 Big Issues Cruisers Have With Holland America To The Test!

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I Put THE 3 Big Issues Cruisers Have With Holland America To The Test!

…ies on these days too. The only adult-only line in the premium category is Virgin Voyages. But, in my view, that is not a close alternative to Holland America, with its more “out there”” quirky and youthful party vibe. To have a similar experience and adult-only, or mostly adult, in the main cruising regions at school vacation time would mean looking at the small-ship luxury lines, which are much more expensive. Viking is an adult only line, but o…