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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…

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

Cruise Tips / Norway

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

…ke design. And of course, they have trolls everywhere. Always check on the label where they’re made. I would stress again that Norway is very expensive. The currency is the Norwegian kroner, and because it’s not the Euro, the exchange rate is more complicated, it’s easy to get confused about how much you’re paying. Make sure you understand it. On the plus side, many of the souvenir shops will take Euros and some will take dollars or UK Sterling. I…

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

…ut the overall dress code was very relaxed. This was not a flashy designer label for dinner experience, it was more like when I have been on an expedition cruise. In short, were what you bring and wear was low on the list. Personal Feel The third thing was with a maximum of 312 guests and 200 crew. People said they liked that they got to know the crew and vice versa. They liked always being called by name. As the same crew would man lunch, dinner,…

Flying, the train and Terminal 5

Airlines / airports / British Airways / Eurostar / heathrow / London / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips

Flying, the train and Terminal 5

…people with BA Gold cards and people actually flying First Class use the “Concorde Lounge”. This was also true of Terminal 4 before T5. Anyway, my tip is if you have to travel short haul in Europe and especially between London and Paris, the train should always be looked at as a very real and less traumatic option! Here though if you do plan to fly and have a Gold Card, is what the BA First Class Lounge looks like! See all my photos of London Hea…

Queen Mary 2

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

…r talks lasting 45-minutes each a day. On my Crossings, it has included ex Concorde pilots, Maritime Historians, New York skyscrapers experts, Crime Detectives, TV and film actresses, Authors, Astronomers, Retired Army Generals, Broadway Producers, and Politicians. Queens Room The Queens Room is a major focus. With Zumba, line and ballroom dance classes in the morning, the huge Afternoon Tea attended by many hundreds in the afternoon, and packed B…

Queen Mary 2

3 Biggest Cunard Transatlantic Crossing Fears Explored

…an ex-stage manager and spoke about musicals, Captain Rick Reynolds, an ex-Concorde pilot. Afternoon tea The next event attended every day by hundreds is afternoon tea. Something regular viewers will know is a passion and weak spot for me. On Cunard, afternoon tea is a big deal, and even more so on the Crossing. The main event is held in the grand Queen’s Room where platters of sandwiches, cakes and scones are served by white-gloved waiters. But i…

Cruise Lines Don’t Like Talking About These Topics

Cruise Tips / Cunard / Queen Mary 2

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

…uise they had a past Press Secretary to the Late Queen Elizabeth, a former Concorde pilot and English historian. I have also been on trips with famous actresses and authors, and even a Police Detective who caught a renowned British serial killer. #7 Dress code is not what people expect The other thing that people think they know about Cunard, but they don’t, is the dress code. I find the dress code is not as stuffy as it was, but they do still hav…

Paris

Is A Seine River Cruise the Best Way to See, And Experience, Paris?

…y, Institut de France, Cité de la Mode, City Hall, the Louvre, Place de la Concorde and its obelisk, the Grand Palais and Trocadéro. Choices The company offers a wide range of options that should suit any traveller’s time and interests. These range from one-hour river sightseeing cruises with multi-lingual audio guide commentary to packages combining a river cruise with land-based sightseeing, such as going up the Eiffel Tower or visiting the Louv…

Easter Bunnies on Cunard Queen Elizabeth

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 12: Taiwan – Hong Kong – Home

…(behind the scenes of a flying a modern jetliner for British Airways) and “Concorde – The Icon”. Dr Rebecca Knuth on “Japan and World Heritage”, “Queen Victoria’s Life and Loves”, “Taiwan’s National Palace Museum” and “The World of Agatha Christie”. Celebrity Insight Lecturer: Terry Waite on “Hostage Taking Today”, “Survival in Solitude” (about his five years in solitary confinement as a hostage) and “Survival Continued and After Release” Balls an…

travel blog

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Gary Bembridge And My Travels & Blog

…I promised myself as a boy growing up in Africa I would do. I travelled on Concorde twice, Have been on the QE2 and QM2, been on Pullman Carriage trains like the Orient Express British Pullman, Rovos Rail and Napa Wine Train, used the Channel Tunnel many times. I have many more to come! I adore Cape Town, Las Vegas, Caribbean, Mauritius and love Cruising and Cunard……. In the Captain’s Chair on Bridge of Cunard Queen Elizabeth. I love cruising and…

PODCAST #6: Paris France

France / Paris / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel podcast

PODCAST #6: Paris France

…uding Arc de Triompe du Carrousel and Tuileries Gardens to the Place de la Concorde up to the Arc de Triomphe) http://www.discover-paris.info/sightseeing_arc.htm Arc de Triomphe: http://www.paris.org/Monuments/Arc/ Musee D’Orsay Official Site: Click here The Seine Ile De La Cite (island in the Seine which includes the Notre Dame cathedral) http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/English/paris/cite.htm http://www.discover-paris.info/sightseeing_ile.htm Pompidou…