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…me of their classic cruise line competitors that have gone into expedition cruising like Seabourn and Viking, have a consistent fleet so you know the facilities, cabins and experience will be the same on all. But not on Silversea. Having been on Silver Cloud, which I liked but is dated, Silver Endeavour has much better facilities and cabins and personally I would now only choose Silver Endeavour unless the other ships only had the itinerary I want…

…Cruise Watch Outs: Shopping Most mainstream resort-style and premium lines cruising the Caribbean these days have on-board Shopping Advisors. They place various maps, coupons and offers in your cabin for when you board, run shopping talks, and run various events on the ship and in the stores in port. When I first cruised the Caribbean 18 years ago, I did not come across these. These Shopping Advisors are not employed by the cruise line, but by thi…

…ng regions like the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Alaska because demand for cruising has rocketed, especially by attracting more first-timers and families. In fact, on average every cruising group says their ships are sailing over capacity. Ship capacity is defined by double occupancy, but because three and four people (mostly families) are increasingly sharing cabins, ships are sailing over capacity consistently. There are rarely cabins they’re lo…

…h backpack on shore, standing in front of big cruise liner, dreaming about cruising Solo Cruise Tips: Feeling Alone The best option is group or hosted cruising. For example, I have hosted some of my own Tips For Travellers Group Cruises. The recent one I hosted was a Panama Group Cruise. I had 20 solo travellers on that, not only did they have guaranteed events, meet ups and like-minded people to engage with, go on tours with and so on, but I had…

…olland America strength is they lean into delivering a traditional classic cruising experience well, though I admit that brings some pros and cons. Let’s start with the upsides as I think some standout both versus their direct competition and often across all cruising. Enrichment One the most significant is their enrichment program. As well as having a Cruise Director, they also have a senior and widely travelled Travel Guide on the crew. This is…