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…ed on cruise ships. And bear in mind something like 21 / 22 million people cruise on cruise ships every year. It’s a pretty small number. Most of those deaths are related to age, so dying of old age on board a cruise. Things to look out for on a cruise is if you hear over the Tannoy system, over the loudspeakers ‘Operation Bright Star’- that means there’s a medical issue on board, some sort of medical emergency on board. And if you hear Operation…

…icant add-on cost Gratuities can add a lot of cost on to the price of your cruise. Most cruise lines set a gratuity between $12 and $20 per person or per day, and that also applies to children. So, if you’re a couple, it can add between $150 and $300 for a seven-day cruise (around £150 to £250 and about the same in euros). If you’re travelling as a family, with two adults and two kids, you could be talking many hundreds added on to the cost of you…

…themed cruises that you are not part of. Groups and clubs often run themed cruises on cruise ships. They could be themed around, say, motorcycle enthusiasts, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, boy bands, or right down to even small niches like knitting, crafting, and so on. While some have become so big, like Star Trek that now charter the whole ship, many will just take a huge block booking. However, venues across the ship will be closed to other cruise…

…for you. Secondly, there’s a few websites that I have come across such as cruisemates.com, there’s cruisetrends.com, silversurfers.com, Cruise Mate Finder. There is a bunch of sites that are cruise related – there’s lots of forums there where you can find a cabin mate. Another one that’s really popular and a lot of people have found, have worked for them is using the site meetup.com. #2 Luggage transfer services It can be a real big hassle taking…