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Cruise Update

CRUISE UPDATE VIDEO: Guests Kicked Off For Breaking New Rules

…m Europe, the CDC in the USA starts publishing responses for the return to cruising (but are they any help in opening cruising?), World Cruises in 2021 and the findings in the Ruby Princess Covid situation in Australia. Watch my Cruise Update Video https://youtu.be/SR1VvSNgCXQ Watch my cruise update video on YouTube See the comment to the CDC request for input on how cruising can resume in the USA: https://beta.regulations.gov/document/CDC-2020-00…

Cruise Update

Why Are Past Cruisers Reluctant To Cruise? (Video)

…ngs that are happening, that are holding people back? People who have been cruising many times before. I also explore what people want who are keen to go cruising as soon as they can, and why. As the world re-opens and we try to put the pandemic behind us, it’s time to once again get out there and explore. Watch my video about past cruisers views https://youtu.be/XykPTbuJJcM Watch my video about past cruisers views on YouTube Gary Bembridge’s Tips…

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7 Reasons You Should Plan 2022 Cruises, Not 2021 For Now

…022 is there is no certainty when all the protocols being put in place for cruising to resume will be lifted. Many of which I have seen many cruisers object to and want to only cruise when they are lifted. Vaccination is being seen the cruise lines, as I covered in a past episode, as being key to being able to lift many of the limitations and rules. Although we are all optimistic that vaccination programs will roll out quickly in 2021, we just do…

Cruise Tips

Things That Make No Sense On A Cruise Ship

…n Mary 2 Crossing The Line Ceremony Tipping point Another odd aspect about cruising and cruise ships is how gratuities, or tips if you prefer to call them, have changed over the last 15 years since I started cruising, from a discretionary reward I gave to selected crew members for great service, into a compulsory charge. I no longer am left to decide how much, and which crew members I give tips to. The lines have turned them into part of the cruis…

Virgin Voyages

6 Things That Surprised Me About Virgin Voyages

…then there were those people who relished this different interpretation of cruising, much being familiar, but enough having changed. ABOUT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS —————————————– Gary Bembridge’s Tips For Travellers aims to help you make more of your precious travel time and money on land and when cruising the oceans or rivers of the world. To help you, in every video I draw on my first-hand tips and advice from travelling every month for over 20 years…

Cruise Tips

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

…dining, the waiting staff that deal with me daily. Possibly, as I started cruising in the days before auto-added gratuities and I handed out envelopes of cash at the end of a cruise, I feel guilty not doing that. In that poll I mentioned, 50% of cruise passengers say they pay cash tips to select crew members on top of auto-gratuities or when on lines where gratuities are in the fare. I am, as you now know, one of those people, but recently I deci…

How I Cruise Solo Cheaper, Smarter and Better

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How I Cruise Solo Cheaper, Smarter and Better

…ng This brings me to dining which I know many get stressed about when solo cruising. I travelled for years for business, and I was used to dining by myself, and I like to dine solo. In fact, I find getting to dine at a table by myself is harder on a cruise than dining with others on many lines. When it comes to dining when cruising solo, I think there’s two key approaches. Key approaches First with the Main Dining Room, if I want certainty and fam…

Stop Taking These On A Cruise, Take These Instead!

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Stop Taking These On A Cruise, Take These Instead!

…ged quite a lot, and particularly as I’m seeing more and more families are cruising on all lines, not just the traditional family lines like Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, or MSC. I’m seeing loads of kids on Holland America, on Seabourn. Mobile Phone Wi-Fi was crazy expensive, but that has changed. The mobile phone has become an absolute essential for cruising, whether we like it or not. And there’s a couple of things that it’s fundamental for. First…

 Live Q&A with Gary Bembridge: Your Travel Questions Answered

Cruise Tips

 Live Q&A with Gary Bembridge: Your Travel Questions Answered

…by accident. I was one of those people who had never really planned to go cruising, I thought cruising wasn’t for me. I was invited to go and give a talk, at a conference that was being held on a cruise ship. There’s a company called Richmond Events that used to charter ships and run these marketing conferences. At the time, I was the Marketing Director in the UK for Johnson and Johnson, and they asked me to go and be one of the speakers. So, I t…

Cruise Tips

Upcoming Guests in My Cruise Q&A Livestreams

…travel content creators based in the UK, focusing on luxury and expedition cruising. Since late 2018 they have been documenting their cruise and travel adventures, finally making the decision to leave their previous careers in 2020, to concentrate solely on their YouTube channel, website and other media outlets. They aim for to inform, advise, entertain and share their extensive knowledge and experience of cruising around the world. During this Q&…

Cruise Tips

Smart Cruisers Rely On These Game-Changing Cruise Resources

…do video calls by Wi-Fi. VPN I like to stream and download shows when I’m cruising to keep up to date with ones that I follow. As the rights for TV shows and sports are very local, most streaming sites block me from watching the shows I follow at home when out the country. So, to keep up to date with the latest episodes of BBC shows like “The Great British Bake Off”, “Doctor Who” and so on, I use a VPN. The VPN I use, and works best for me on cru…