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Queen Mary 2

3 Biggest Cunard Transatlantic Crossing Fears Explored

…gest fears people tell me they have about doing a Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic crossing. Getting Bored on Your Transatlantic Crossing There are four things I quickly discovered about getting bored. Daily Programme A Cunard Crossing has THE most packed daily programme of any line, any ship, and any itinerary I have ever been on. Cunard have been crossing the Atlantic for over 180 years. They know how to keep us busy. On my Crossing there were…

I Tried the World's “Most Popular Small Ship Cruise” Line

Cruise Tips

I Tried the World’s “Most Popular Small Ship Cruise” Line: Windstar Cruises

…ted islands that other cruises don’t go to. Such as St. Barts, Guadeloupe, Virgin Gorda, Mayreau – which I’d never even heard of – and Bonaire. On the cruise, they ran a Middle Eastern Bazaar Future Cruise Sales event. Talking about how they had created sailings there to open a new region to guest. And how their small ships included ports bigger ships could not visit. I also realised that while the trivia, live music and so on were mostly not well…

Airlines / United

United Airlines Business First Class. Cabin, Seats and Service Review

…lso plug in your iPod (if you buy a special adapter). I think this matched Virgin who have a huge selection of things to watch. Sky Team Lounge. Already mentioned this above, but it was a good lounge with lots of room and areas to work or just relax. It is (of course) not even close to the amazing Virgin Lounge in Terminal 3 – but nothing is! Things I was less imprassed with: Service and Attitude. This has always been an issue, I think, with USA c…

A sort of response from Virgin….

Virgin Atlantic

A sort of response from Virgin….

I have just got this reply from my letter to Virgin. Which says not a lot other than my letter has been passed on to “Richard Branson’s Office”……. !? No apolpogy or anything yet…. “23 February 2007 Mr Gary David Bembridge Dear Mr Bembridge Thank you for taking the time to write to us with your feedback. I have passed your email to Richard Branson’s office and they’ll get back to you just as soon as they can. Thank you for your patience while wait…

cruising

Ultimate Guide to Cruising – a new resource from Virgin Holidays

…s, it is always good to hear different perspectives and learn from others. Virgin Holidays have just produced a fascinating cruise resource for new and regular cruisers where they try and cover in depth many of the questions they are asked by clients. The visual below shows the key topics that they cover. You then click on a topic and there are a series of articles linked to each topic: To review the resource visit: virginholidayscruises.co.uk/cru…

travel podcast

St. Thomas, USA Virgin Islands – Tips for Travellers Podcast 177

…ervations, tips and advice for visitors to St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. He talks about how his initial impressions of it being an uninspiring America off-shoot too focused on duty-free shopping changed as he explored the island more and engaged with the communities. In addition to talking about the history, its importance as a cruise port and overall tips he shares his tips on the ten best things to do that incl…

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

BA / Barbados / British Airways / caribbean / cruise / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

…hrough to Easter time is large. And so, what some of the airlines do, like Virgin Atlantic and British Airways, is that you can check in away from the actual airport. So Virgin, for example, checks in as many of their passengers as possible at the hotels and take away their luggage. So when people arrive at the airport, they can just basically go through to a holding pen, if you’d like, to get onto the airport. Another growing way, is to get there…

Continental Airlines USA Review

Airlines / Continental Airlines / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Continental Airlines USA Review

…ngeles to New York Newark. This leg of my trip was part of a round trip on Virgin Atlantic from London Heathrow – Los Angeles – New York – London Heathrow. As Continental is a partner alliance airline with Virgin they did the internal US leg. As it was a business fare, I was travelling First on Continental. The Continental flight was so close to being good, but just not quite there considering how much it costs. Though I believe these days not tha…

HEALTH TIPS WHEN TRAVELLING: avoiding the Cheryl Cole and more…

medical / Tips for Travellers / travel

HEALTH TIPS WHEN TRAVELLING: avoiding the Cheryl Cole and more…

…have a journey to make and toilets are not always at hand. Always read the label and remember to rehydrate with water and rehydration salts, or sports drinks if you have diarrhoea.” On their site they have this travel hotspot thing: Find out more about Travellers’ Diarrhoea What are your tips? Add a comment on the blog or email and I will add: [email protected] ——————————————————– Sign up now to get updates from Gary Bembridge: Tips for Travell…

HILTON MILLENIUM HOTEL, NEW YORK, USA: noisy due to ground zero building

Hilton / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / New York / usa

HILTON MILLENIUM HOTEL, NEW YORK, USA: noisy due to ground zero building

…it on this trip. The hotel is right next to the famous Century 21 discount label department store and an easy 10 minute walk to South Street Sea Port area with its shops and museums and the major drop off and pick up for the round Manhattan bus tours. But overall, it is not a very handy destination for tourists as far from the shopping areas and Central Park etc. Overall, I liked the room a lot but the noise of construction did wake me up earlier…

Getting Disembarkation Day Right

Cruise Tips

The Best Way To End Your Cruise: Getting Disembarkation Day Right

…if you are putting your luggage out keep the tear off tag from the luggage label, that will remind you what allocated slot you have and, as some cruise lines require us to show our luggage tag colour to let you off the ship, the allocated time. Finally, when packing, don’t pack the cruise line umbrella, dressing gown, binoculars or other bits and pieces around the cabin. You will likely be charged for those and often at a much higher amount than i…