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Cruise Update

Cruise News Update #24 – Lifting Of No-Sail Fall Out

…do. Most likely I will use the “lift and shift” option to push my January cruise out a few months. Key West Closes To Cruise Ships Secondly there is more big news about limits on cruising in the United States. Key West voted on three referendum questions when they went to the polls, all of which proposed major curtails to cruising there. Voters overwhelming agreed to drastic cuts in cruise visits to the port with over 60% agreeing with each of th…

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Cruise Tips

Cruise Line Excursions. 9 Reasons Not To Do Them!

…ow established is this port? If this is a port that very infrequently sees cruise ships, you may have a different perspective, and a cruise line excursion may be more appealing. What are the group sizes? Another factor to consider is group size. On some of the bigger ships, particularly the value lines, you can find group sizes or 40, 50, or more people on an excursion because they fill up the whole bus. On some of the more premium lines or the sm…

Cruise Tips

Seniors Cruise Tips: Too Many Cruisers Over 55 Fall For These 8 Cruising Traps

…isers have the option of the Over-50s only Saga, and adult-only Ambassador Cruise Line, with P&O Cruises having two adult-only ships (Arcadia and Aurora) and Marella running one adult-only ship. Carnival has been testing out some adult-only gambling focused cruises out of Florida, so one to watch. The premium and luxury lines tend to be better suited to us as they have programs with more enrichment talks, wine tastings, cooking classes, live music…

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Seabourn

Seabourn Cruise Tips: 4 Things You Need To Know Before Cruising

…an do your own laundry in the guest laundries on board the ships. Seabourn Cruise Tips – So, is a Seabourn Cruise for you? What are the passengers like? Well, because it’s an ‘ultra-luxury’ ship, passengers will tend to be well-traveled and of course have the money to be on an ultra-luxury line. Generally, you will find lots of professional people like lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs or academics – a really interesting group of people with lots of…

Seabourn

Seabourn Cruise Tips: Eight Things You Should Know About Cruising With Seabourn

…ould be made better. Food is incredible. I have never eaten as much on any cruise. When talking to Karl Eckl, who was the Hotel Director on the cruise, he said that food was one of Seabourn’s biggest strengths. I have to agree. I have never been as compelled to eat as much on any cruise that I have ever been on before. And I have eaten a lot on many of them! The food on board was outstanding, with great variety and the most remarkable desserts. Th…

Fred Olsen

Fred Olsen Tips For Travellers. 9 Questions Every Traveller Should Ask

…ations: Carnival (AIDA, Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Seabourn), Royal Caribbean (Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, Pullmantur and CDF Croisières de France) or Norwegian Cruise Line (Norwegian, Regent Seven Sea and Oceania). It remains a division within a holding group that has diverse interests, including offshore drilling rigs, renewable energy and Timex watches. The Olsen family has…

Cruise Tips

Cruise Buffet Dining: What SMART Cruisers Do (And DON’T Do)

…es to the buffet is seeing it as limiting my dining options. I think smart cruisers agree with me that the cruise buffet is not the limited dining option. In fact, it’s usually a way to get more choice than eating in the main dining room. The main dining room menu is relatively limited, while most buffets have an enormous and diverse range of options. It is also often a chance to try more exotic foods than in the main dining room. Most evenings I…

Cruise Update

Are Cruise Lines Close To Resuming Cruising? CRUISE UPDATE

…announced. Secondly, half of the ships returning to US Waters are from two cruise lines: Carnival Cruise Line, with 16 ships, and Royal Caribbean Line, with 17 ships. Thirdly, Norwegian Cruise Line surprisingly only has 3 ships (Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Jewel and Pride of America) currently in the program, which may be indicative of their plans versus the other two major lines. The CEO, Frank Del Rio, last month was reported saying that they have…

I've Sailed On 100 Cruises And Learned These 7 Things

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Going On 100 Cruises Taught Me 7 CRUCIAL Cruise Tricks

I’ve Sailed On 100 Cruises And Learned These 7 Things My first cruise was with P&O Cruises in 2004, and I loyally stuck with them for many cruises. Then, I tried Cunard – only because I wanted to do their famous Transatlantic crossing – and everything changed. That learning experience set in motion the projection of my cruising journey, as I’m going to explain. #1 Friends and Enemies My Cunard experience was so different, and better, than my P&O…

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Cruise Tips

9 Things That Drive Frequent Cruisers Crazy

…ruises, especially at the beginning of the year, whether it’s on Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian cruises, Oceania etc, where they’re starting to offer fares which bundle much more stuff in. Plus of course, we have more and more all-inclusive cruise lines like Virgin Voyages and Marella which offer more inclusive fares. So that may be starting to address one of the things that are driving people crazy. Gratuities Without a shadow of a doubt, one of th…

Holland America

My 11 essential Holland America Tips and Tricks for Cruisers

…My number one cruise tip is always to make sure you are going on the right cruise line. Lots of cruise lines can take you to the same or similar places, but the experience, accommodation, fellow passengers, activities and services provided will differ greatly. If you get it wrong you may have miserable time. If you get it right it will make your vacation magical. In my view, Holland America is perfect for people who enjoy a sophisticated and refin…