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Caribbean Cruise Part 7: Crossing the Atlantic to the UK

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Caribbean Cruise Part 7: Crossing the Atlantic to the UK

…or links to view all the photos Today is the first of 5 days crossing the Atlantic from Antigua to the Atlantic island of Madeira, where we stop for half a day before carrying on for 3 days to Southampton (our final stop). We woke during the night noticing that it was fairly “rocky”. Although the sea looks pretty calm especially versus the huge waves experience crossing the Atlantic on the QE2, there is apparently a swell causing the ship to pitc…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

Cunard Transatlantic Crossings By Ship : The History and The Heritage

…he experience, and taking a more leisurely and indulgent journey. #3: Transatlantic Crossings During War Transatlantic liners were integral to both of the World Wars, and also the Falklands War when Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 was used to transport troops to the islands. In fact much of the liner ship building sponsored by governments was partly driven with an eye to possible military application in the event of war. The sinking of Cunard’s Lusitan…

Queen Mary 2

10 Smart Things To Do If Crossing The Atlantic on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2

…used to ply this same route before air travel. A Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing is better than a repositioning cruise. If you want to say you sailed on a one-of-a-kind ship and that you are one of the select crowd to have experienced the route and romance of the old Transatlantic liners, then this is the voyage for you. Before you do book, the next smart thing to do is understand exactly what you’re signing up for. Classic Are you sur…

Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady

Virgin Voyages

Virgin Voyages Extra On-Board Credit Offer. And Come Cruise With Me Too?

…to cruise on the 17 May 2020 on the trip below. If you want to cruise with Virgin Voyages, you can get their best rates currently and addition on-board credit by using this link to book: https://virgin-voyages.99ptgw.net/tipsfortravellers. If you use this link and book by 14 February, you get extra on-board credit (Sailor Loot as they call it) : RockStar Suites – $400, Sea Terrace – $200 and Insider & Sea View – $100. Of course, the Virgin Voyages…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week One Highlights (Southampton to the Azores)

…ing gale force winds in the English Channel and first part of the Northern Atlantic. By the early part of tomorrow morning we will start to feel the swells from those as we head out into the Atlantic. Forecast is we will pass those areas of Gale Force Winds all day tomorrow. Do not worry, as Queen Victoria is a well-designed ship. No cause for alarm but you will feel some movement. I do recommend if you are prone to seasickness you take the medica…

Adult Only Cruises

Cruise Tips

Best Adult-Only Cruises and Cruise Lines

…1 Virgin Voyages The first of those is the new boy on the block and that’s Virgin Voyages. Virgin Voyages have Scarlet Lady in 2020, they have Valiant Lady in 2021 and two more ships coming in the two years after that. The first two ships are going to be adults-only. Scarlet Lady is going to be based in the Caribbean and sailing out of Miami and Valiant Lady in the Mediterranean sailing Mediterranean trips. You have to be over 18 to go on a Virgin…

Cruise Tips

Why Are Norwegian Cruise Line Cruisers Are So Unhappy?

…e Food Hall One introduction that I and everyone liked, again similar to a Virgin Voyages venue, is the Indulge Food Hall. Though while on Virgin Voyages it replaces the traditional cruise buffet with a range of different themed dining stalls, on Norwegian they have kept the Surfside Buffet, but added the Indulge Food Hall. It is included within the fare, and I used an electronic pad at my table to order food from a wide range of different themed…

Podcast: Airport Security

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Podcast: Airport Security

…quivalent flight that I was on for that day had been cancelled or delayed. Virgin has 2 flights to LA and both had taken off about 2.5 hours late. I assumed that was how long the new security arrangements must be taken. Virgin had issued advice that they are recommending passengers get to the airport at least 3 hours in advance and that they are now closing the flight a full hour before the departure as that is at least how long it will take you t…

PODCAST # 5: CUNARD’S QE2 (QUEEN ELIZABETH 2)

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PODCAST # 5: CUNARD’S QE2 (QUEEN ELIZABETH 2)

…e really being a part of history, as the ship no longer does regular trans-Atlantic crossings (that is the job of the newer Queen Mary 2), part of it is because generally few ships do a winter Atlantic crossing as the seas are too rough for the average punter and thirdly this ship has been around since the late 1960s and is working out her final years with style and grace. So you really are quite simply taking part in what is a historical journey….

Cruise Podcast

Cruise Tips 47: Cunard Transatlantic Crossing

…d to be competitively priced and run at the start and end of the European Summer when they move their ships to regions like the Caribbean. These usually spend a week cruising ports and a week crossing the Atlantic. As they do not cross the north Atlantic it tends to be smooth sailing despite their cruise ship designs. The most classic crossing is the Cunard one. Check out this episode!…