…re going to the Caribbean, but you’re not really calling on genuine ports. Cruise transfers Cruise transfers to/from airports at various ports are seen as being overrated, partly because they’re very expensive and can be quite a slow process. Particularly if you’re in an airport – you can be hanging around for quite a long time to get on a bus. Similarly, when you’re leaving, you tend to hang around waiting for people when you can often find a pri…
…into a bigger cabin than any other time for much less money. Repositioning cruises are when cruise lines move their ships from one region at the end of a season to another region that is coming into season. The main repositioning cruises are between the Mediterranean and Alaska to and from the Caribbean in April and October. But also happen to and from Asia and Australia, but in smaller numbers. The prices for cabins are usually much lower on repo…
…ch is aiming to really cater for the youthful at heart, and that is Viking Cruises. To cruise on a Viking ocean cruise, in fact even on a river cruise, you have to be over 18 years old. Certainly, if you’re looking for a sort of more sophisticated, perhaps more refined kind of cruising experience, one that’s perhaps a little bit more laid back, less sort of party-like, then Viking is a great one to consider. Viking have quite a lot included within…
…it. #3 Only applicable in certain areas The credit does differ slightly by cruise line – some cruise lines won’t let you spend on booking on certain things. the biggest and easiest guideline though when it comes to on board credit is pretty much anything that you can use your cruise card for on the ship normally you can allocate to onboard credit so that’s kind of an easy guideline. If you can use your ship-assigned key card to purchase something,…
…coming trips I’ve got booked. I’m going to show you how I, and other smart cruisers, cruise for less than others in this time of rising fares. Get In At The Start First, I try and book when lines launch new itineraries. When cruise lines launch new itineraries, you’re going to get the best prices for any cruise because fares move up from launch prices due to a dynamic pricing. Lines use lower fares at launch to get us to commit and then as the shi…
…l through to October in Europe, and although there might be some Christmas cruises or New Year’s cruises like Christmas market cruises, the ships are normally put into harbour and basically retired for at least the first three months of the year. So, there’s only a relatively limited period of time that you can go cruising. Water Levels The second, and really important thing to note, is that it’s very possible (and sometimes almost likely) that yo…
…ankings over the last year based on subscriber growth. These are Life Well Cruised +39,470, Cruise Passion +31,400, Chris Wong Vlogs +20,300 and Griff & Alyssa +19,500 Most views in one year The 5 channels with the most views in the last year have been Tips For Travellers (23,200,000), La Lido Loca (22,900,000), Don’s Family Vacations (16,400,00), Cruise Passion (15,000,000) and Emma Cruises (12,860,000) This list is permanently on my blog where t…
…brochures is the myriad of things we agree to when we book. When we book a cruise, we agree to their cruise contract and terms. As you will see, this has several areas buried in there that cruise lines don’t really seem keen to talk about. Security One issue they don’t really like talking about is security arrangements, crime, and the extent to which they monitor us as guests. The Princess Medallion, the wearable device that you use to open your c…
…edia USA 1190 Bon Voyage USA 834 1130 Cruise With Amber UK 971 1110 How We Cruise USA 724 1100 Cruise Addicted UK 1100 Marina and Joe Go Cruising UK 730 915 Travel Cruisers USA 533 649 Ship Faced UK 509 574 Plump Travelers Canada 514 555 Ageless Curiosity UK 412 530 The Vacation Voyagers USA 326 512 Plenty Of Sunshine Travel Canada 201 493 Well Aged Cruisers USA 387 442 Cruise Mummy UK 389 Sunny Travels USA 265 304 Skro’s Nest USA 154 271 Cruise W…
…using on as you think about going cruising again, if you have either moved cruises, or had cruises cancelled and you’ve taken the future cruise option is you need to understand how that’s going to work, because each of the cruise lines has different ways of doing it. So, for example, I’ve had a Cunard cruise and a Virgin cruise cancelled, and with both of those I took the future cruise credit option. And neither of these send you any documentation…
…se lines and looking at the pros and cons of staying loyal to a particular cruise line. Cruise line loyalty programmes are free to join, and you normally get signed up when you go on your very first cruise. Often, you’ll need to sign up to be able to get in to manage your cruise booking. You then earn points based on the number of cruises you take. For most cruise lines, it’s based on the number of nights that you cruise, so you’ll achieve points…
