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Group Cruise

Limited Availability To Book My September 2024 Canada & New England Group Cruise

…es. Plus, other surprises and extras to be announced before and during the cruise. The group cruise will be informal, and you should feel free to join organised events as you wish and make whatever plans you like to make it an enjoyable vacation. I will keep everyone posted about any plans I make should you wish to join (e.g. excursions). If you book this cruise separately and not as part of the group booking it will, of course, be great to see yo…

Cruise Tips

Cruise Lines JUST Banned These 6 Much-Loved Items!!

…also banned for life for cruising on Carnival. So, bear that in mind, products with CBD are a no go. If you want to find out the full list of what is banned on your next cruise, search the name of the cruise line and the words “prohibited items” and you will get the latest full list….

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I Test Out The VIP-Only Area On Norwegian Cruise Line: The Haven

…Line: The Haven Just before my much anticipated and costly $1,800 a night cruise in Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Viva’s all-suite Haven, “Cruise with Ben and David”, one of the biggest YouTube cruise channels, released a critical review raising many issues and complaints about it. So much so, that many that friends of mine suggested I cancel, as they knew that it was THE most expensive Mediterranean cruise I had ever booked. In the end I went, hoping…

Cruise Tips

“Naughty” Tips ONLY Cruisers Over 18 Should Know About

…like TheSwingerCruise.com. The two main companies that run them are Desire Cruises and Bliss Cruises, promising clothing-optional pool areas and indoor and outdoor playrooms. By the way, if you do fancy swinging, but you don’t want a whole cruise of it, there is a “swingers” symbol used on regular cruises! Just pop a pineapple door decoration on your cruise door, ideally upside down, or start wearing clothing featuring them. I have seen both on se…

Jaw-Dropping Things Only A Few Get to See on Cruise Ships

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Jaw-Dropping Things Only A Few Get to See on Cruise Ships

…des rise 300 feet and it is 4 miles long. Such a tight space that very few cruise ships can fit through. Even those cruise lines with ships that can make the transit often prefer not to risk it, sailing the long way round instead. I had the jaw-dropping and tense experience of seeing it happen on Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze which just slid her way through. It was incredible seeing the ship squeeze through the space. It is something that very few…

Cruise Tips

How Much Does It Cost To Live On A Cruise Ship?

…to living on a ship that would see more of the world, I looked at extended cruises including World Cruises costs as a guide. One of the longest, but best value world cruises is Royal Caribbean’s 9-month, 274-day, 60-country World Cruise between December 2023 and September 2024, on Serenade of the Seas. If I pro-rata up these fares from 9 to 12 months, an inside cabin would cost per person (based on double occupancy) $87,000 and a balcony cabin $11…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / transportation

Is Cunard Retaining It’s Distinctiveness Within Carnival Cruise Lines?

…at. The Queen Mary 2 was designed and built to be an ocean liner, versus a cruise ship. Most cruise companies use a similar cruise ship design. A design that is more suited for cruising around the relatively more calm Caribbean or European Mediterranean Seas. However both the Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Mary 2 were designed more a Liners. Ocean liners have hulls shaped and made stronger to be able to sustain the battering from the North Atlantic r…

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Cruise Extras Worth Paying For. And Those That Are Not

…re Not It’s easy to blow a small fortune on all the add-ons offered by the cruise lines – there can be some many cruise extra costs. So, which you should go for and which to skip? Some, as you will see, are the opposite to what many cruisers, maybe you too, are doing. These are the cruise extras worth paying for and the ones that are not. Splash Out On Your Cabin In my experience, your cabin while not making your entire cruise experience, can brea…

Cruise Update

USA 2020 Cruise Update – New Plans and Protocols

…wait for a future date when this can finally be removed. 3: Only Carnival Cruise Line Excursions. Cruisers will only be able to step off the ship in ports in cruise line excursions. There will be no self-exploring or visiting ships, bars and so on. Again, this is in the Royal Caribbean and Norwegian protocols and included in other independent line protocols. Cruise line only excursions has also been a source of concern for many, with what may be…

Cruise With pets

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Pet Friendly Cruises. 6 Ways You Can Cruise With Your Pet!

…e of people that have booked back-to-back ferry trips and created a little cruise. A cruise where they can take their pets onboard. They do have a certain number of pet-friendly cabins, and there are various restrictions. Booking these in advance is important. A couple of other examples are the Viking Line – not to be confused with Viking Cruises – which is another regional ferry service that operates between Finland and Sweden, and Finland and Es…

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I Put The Highest Rated European River Cruise Line To The Test: Avalon Waterways

…. It’s the level of luxury ocean lines per night. A typical Avalon 7-night cruise, like the Rhine cruise I did, costs per cabin for two people the following: US$1,000 a night for a Deluxe Cabin under the waterline, US$1,600 a night for a Panorama Suite, and $2,100 a night for the Royal Suite. I booked on a no solo supplement promotion sailing and paid $800 a night for my Panorama Suite. So, if you are river cruising you must judge value for money…