…ht to the port. So, I recommend focusing on ports that you can drive to or cruise deals that are fly-cruise offers with the flight included. Sign up for newsletters. This tip is an important one. Make sure that you sign up for newsletters with any cruise line that appeals to you. Cruise lines use their email newsletters to push out activities and promotions, especially related to last-minute cruise deals. The second option, and easier option, is f…
…Celebrity is part of the Royal Caribbean group. Celebrity is their premium cruise line. It has big ships and it competes with cruise lines such as Princess, Holland America, Cunard and in the UK P&O Cruises. Celebrity has a classic cruising fleet and also very small expedition fleet, mostly focused on Galapagos. In this article I’m focusing on the traditional classic cruise ships. At the time of writing this, they had 10 ships, and within that cla…
…ts and attractions you would miss otherwise. Gratuities. At the end of the cruise you will be given a cruise survey and an envelope for gratuities if you wish to leave these. Premium alcohol drinks. Some are not covered within the all-inclusive fare such as champagne, prestige whiskeys and some liqueurs. 4: Comfortable cabins with a view. The ship’s cabins and facilities are not as plush as five-star premium lines like Uniworld. However, I found t…
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…where I joined the ship, I noted that it was not dwarfed by the Costa, P&O Cruises and MSC Cruises ships docked there. As I got off the transfer bus at the ship my heart sunk at the long line to clear the passport, health questionnaire and security screening before boarding the ship. It was more reminiscent of regular cruise lines and not of the smaller ultra-luxury segment. I feared the larger size versus their competition would dampen the overal…
…t the only real industry the Caribbean has is tourism – and especially the cruise business. Cruise industry impact on the Caribbean: Good or bad for the islands? Depending on whose point of view you follow, or possibly where your political leaning is, the islands are either benefiting enormously from the cruise trade – or are being shortchanged and manipulated by the cruise industry that passes little of the financial benefits on the islands. Ther…
…o the cruise linked parking (CPS) which is a very good service for all the cruises where they meet you when you pull up to the cruise terminal and then take the cars away. When you arrive the car is parked nearby. In the case of Cunard ships the cars are parked for collection right in the large warehouse/cruise terminal. As we got close to the Southampton docks the motorway got almost grid locked due to the vast queues of cars trying to get into t…
…ent on a mission to find out why. These are things that make no sense on a cruise ship. Size is everything So, why are cruise ship pools, like the one on Scarlett Lady, so small? On every cruise ship I have been on, the pools are small, especially in relation to the number of people on board. When I stay in a Las Vegas resort, the hotels with 5,000 guests have vast pools, but not so on a ship of similar passenger numbers. At best they will be arou…
…ement for passengers. So far, that includes (at time of recording) Crystal Cruises, Saga Cruises, American Steamboat and Victory cruises who have an older passenger profile. No doubt more to come. Other lines admit they are exploring this and waiting for advice from local health authorities and their own health advisory boards. Expect more lines to follow. Thirdly, if your cruise calls on any country that requires them as a condition of entry. It…
…evelopments that you need to know about, and what it means for all of us a cruisers. Watch my latest cruise update video on my YouTube Channel Cruise Vaccine Update First of all, as Covid vaccines start to be rolled out their role for cruising has been in the news. Whilst a very vocal number of cruisers have expressed strong resistance to prove they have had a Covid vaccination before cruising, the lines have confirmed that they are seeing them as…
…dismayed, especially if you are a solo traveller. Meeting new people on a cruise by being allocated a table with strangers is a long-established cruise tradition, and many long-lasting and strong friendships have been forged. Therefore, I am sure it is a tradition that is likely to be reinstated as soon as it can be. #5 BUFFETS REINVENTED Some of the early leaks on possible protocol changes, hinted that the popular buffet restaurants would disapp…
