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Too Many Cruisers Are Making These 4 Costly Mistakes Right Now

…they booked it for missing. I get messages frequently asking what options cruisers have if the cruise line changes an itinerary before their cruise or drop ports once on it. As I told Julianne, the terms and conditions which every cruiser accepts when booking a cruise, means there is little one can do. They allow cruise lines to change itineraries and ports for pretty much any reason without the chance to cancel or get any compensation. However,…

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I’ve Changed My Mind About Cruise Gratuities. Here’s Why

…tuities in the base fare instead. Including, Virgin Voyages, Azamara, Saga Cruises, P&O Cruises UK, and Marella. The effect of these changes is that cruise passengers are now paying a rate for a cruise that covers gratuities, no matter what line we cruise on. While it is possible on almost all lines, except Norwegian Cruise Lines at time of recording, to remove auto-gratuities on board, few passengers seem to. Removing gratuities In a survey on my…

Mediterranean Cruise Traps To Avoid

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Mediterranean Cruise Traps To Avoid

…standing the issues around week-long trips, I wanted to tackle her plan to cruise in July. Mediterranean Cruise Traps – Trap #3 (July) The Mediterranean cruising season runs from April to October, although a handful of ships will sail year-round. I warned Winnie that going in July/August time is a mistake for 5 reasons. First, it gets hot and sticky. Second, it’s peak season and busy with both cruise and land-based travellers. Some Mediterranean c…

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Small Things That Can Transform Your Cruise

…comparable. I also, which again takes a few minutes, add a tracker for my cruise on Cruisewatch.com (https://www.cruisewatch.com/cruise-price-alerts). They send alerts whenever prices change. So, I then know to go and double check my specific cabin grade. As Cruisewatch.com does not track all cruise lines, like UK-based lines for example, my alternative is CruiseCritic. I search for my cruise and then go into “Fare Insight” where I can set up a p…

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…cruises, as well as my Tips for Travellers Group Cruises visit my Upcoming Cruises page. Cruises Done To Date 130: Windstar Wind Surf 8-Nights Classic Italy & Dalmatian Coast (Venice to Rome) (13 – 21 May 2026) 129: Holland America 31-Night Oosterdam South America, Inca & Panama Canal Discovery (8 March – 8 April 2026) 128: Group Cruise: Holland America Zuiderdam 15-Night Panama Canal (31 January – 15 February 2026) 127: Oceania Riviera 19-Night S…

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6 Cruise Freebies You Can Get If You Just Ask!

…tell you about. Simply by asking, you can get more bang for your buck on a cruise. Watch my Cruise Freebies Video https://youtu.be/alsD1Ir32f4 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/alsD1Ir32f4 Food First of all, extra free food. On pretty much every single cruise line, you can order more than one main course. Some cruise lines tried to introduce charges for ordering extra main courses, but they soon backed away. You can ask for more than one main cou…

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9 Reasons To Do A European River Cruise

…can have one beautiful room that you travel in for your whole time on the cruise. Although river cruise cabins are relatively small because of the size of ships, they are welcoming. Discover what a river cruise ship is like and what the facilities and the cabins are like by watching my video tour of Emerald Waterways Emerald Dawn ship. https://youtu.be/725LgTuoCpw Watch my Emerald Waterways video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/725LgTuoCpw Five-star…

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7 Cruise Dining Traps Too Many Cruisers Fall Into

…ng. There often are. For example, I’ve just booked an MSC Norwegian Fjords cruise and in my cruise planner there are heavily discounted packages of two or three specialty dining nights. Some lines offer 50% off speciality dining on the first night and all on embarkation day will set up promotion stalls around the ship with deals. For the MSC cruise I’ve booked, they status match other cruise line loyalty status, so I am now Diamond, which means I…

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Essential cruising tips: How to get the best cruise deals?

…re When hunting the best deal do not just look at the headline fare of the cruise. Cruise lines are under competitive pressure to cut these to encourage bookings and fill their ships. They aim to recoup this in other ways such as charging for items on board and encouraging travellers to spend a lot once on the ships. You need to make sure you understand exactly what is and is not included in each fare, particularly when comparing between lines. Wh…

You Shouldn’t Cruise on These Lines. Here’s Why

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You Shouldn’t Cruise on These Lines. Here’s Why

…a big reputation. As the Pandemic was ending, and I was planning my future cruises, I crossed one key cruise line off my wish list. That was Crystal Cruises. Now, why did I do that? Because there was chatter at the time about how slow they were during the pandemic to issue refunds. They were slow to respond to queries and there were warning signs everywhere. It gave me a flashback to a cruise that I’d booked with One Ocean Expeditions in 2019. Sim…

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7 Pieces Of Cruise Advice That Will Ruin Your Cruise

…k of Red Travel. But having an actual person is key and make sure they are cruisers and cruise experts. Don’t Book Flights Through Cruise Line I was recently following a couple just off a Viking River Cruise who were stranded in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport when British Airways had an IT problem, and cancelled flights. They had booked their own flights, were desperately trying to contact the over-whelmed airline, line up in long customer service lin…