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7 Pieces Of Cruise Advice That Will Ruin Your Cruise

…Mediterranean If you a Caribbean or Mediterranean cruise, the two biggest cruising regions, booking late often means getting a lower fare. Almost every cruise line sails in both every year, the itineraries and ports are almost identical and so there is lots of choice and capacity. If you are flexible in these 2 regions on which line, when, which cabin grade and ports of call then booking late to grab one of the fares to ensure the ship sails full…

Queen Mary 2

What’s Queen Mary 2 Like Today? The Good, Bad & Baffling

…ut of touch with contemporary cruising and has some growing weaknesses. As cruising evolves, and passenger needs have changed over the 2 decades since launch, these stand out. First, Queen Mary 2 is a bit stuck in the past. It doesn’t embrace that travellers are now connected and tech savvy. I met more passengers who follow my YouTube channel on my crossing than I have ever done on any other cruise I’ve been on. The ship is just not tech savvy eno…

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8 Cruise Line Secrets Staring Us In The Face. But We Don’t See

…ld have used it to stop my Mum and Mother-in-law getting lost when we went cruising with them. Got Our Number I learnt this from one of my favourite YouTube cruise channels, Cruzely, who pointed out that cabins are numbered from the front of the ship to the back, even cabin numbers are port side and odd numbers are starboard side. So, if I (or my Mum) want to head to the rear of the ship, we go in the direction where cabin numbers are going upward…

Cruise Cabin Checks Everyone Should Do BEFORE Unpacking

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Cruise Cabin Checks Everyone Should Do BEFORE Unpacking

…ard if they can help you out with. Safety Checks One of the big changes to cruising post the shutdown is a new approach to the muster drill. One of the things you need to do is check what you need to do for the master drill. Normally that involves watching the safety video and then going to your respective master station and just clocking in, either with your cruise card or because I’m on Princess, with my little Medallion. Your muster station loc…

Gary Bembridge Tips for Travellers

Gary Bembridge

My Story: 6 Things You Didn’t Know About Gary Bembridge

…Mark and I on a taster cruise, to sell the idea to him, and from there, my cruising journey, and obsession grew. The videos I posted over the years about my cruise adventures became the ones that people were most interested in on YouTube. It got me thinking, maybe this little hobby could be so much more. My first full cruise with Mark Being diagnosed with cancer drove me to travel even more Just after New Year in 2012 I discovered I had cancer and…

Cruise Ship Casino: What You Need To Know Before You Play

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Cruise Ship Casino: What You Need To Know Before You Play

…open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Cruise ship casinos only open when cruising in international waters because of gambling regulations. So, if you are into gambling, cruises with sea days or those that leave ports early evening are best. Even on sea days, while the slot machines will be open all day, the tables will have more restricted times unlike on land. Age Difference In most cruise casinos, passengers can gamble from the age of 18, vers…

Merchandise

The Best Cruise Gifts This Christmas – Cyber Week Deals!

…et – View in my store Happiness Comes In Waves Notebook – View in my store Cruising Is My Thing Crewneck Sweatshirt – View in my store Rather Be Cruising Tote Bag – View in my store Born To Cruise Phone Case for iPhone and Samsung Galaxy – View in my store Haven’t found what you’re looking for? Then head on over to my store to view the entire range. Remember, Cyber Week offers are only valid between 22 and 30 November. My cruise book collection is…

8 Things I Didn’t Expected To Happen On Ultra-Luxury Cruise Lines

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8 Things I Didn’t Expected To Happen On Ultra-Luxury Cruise Lines

…elebrity, because there really isn’t that much on offer compared to those. Cruising ultra-luxury does not mean a ramped up but a slimmed down daily program, with more focus on dining, relaxing, and entertaining oneself. Dining options? One other thing that I have found on all the ultra-luxury lines is that although the food is totally amazing with huge menus, there aren’t any casual dining opportunities in the evenings. They have buffet restaurant…

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What Are The Biggest YouTube Cruise Vlogger Channels Right now?

…king Cruise USA 52500 17200000 29 ParoDeeJay USA 52000 18300000 30 Popular Cruising USA 45600 16500000 31 Sharon At Sea Travel USA 44400 8480000 32 Cruising As Crew UK 43900 5650000 33 Sea Cruisers USA 43300 21400000 34 Cruise With Akshay India 38000 3250000 35 Visit With Us UK 36100 6120000 36 Alanna Zingano USA 34700 10700000 37 Mr Traveler USA 33700 7440000 38 JJ Cruise USA 33300 3840000 39 The Travel Scouts USA 31600 2950000 40 Solent Ships UK…

Cruise Lines To Steer Well Clear Of These Days!

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Cruise Lines To Steer Well Clear Of These Days!

…seem to resonate with travellers used to the American or British style of cruising. It has some of the lowest ratings of any line as a result by those travellers. MSC Cruises The next which is also rated low right now for many of the same reasons, is MSC Cruises. However, MSC Cruises are making a big push in many regions beyond their European base, including the UK, where they have ships like MSC Virtuosa based, and in North America, particularly…

I Sail The World's Top-Rated Cruise Line That No-one's Heard Of!

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I Sail The World’s Top-Rated Cruise Line That No-one’s Heard Of!

…and if I would recommend that cruisers like you consider taking a risk and cruising a line you’ve never heard of. Which Cruise Line Is It? The line is Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd. They have 5 ships, two classic cruise and three expedition ships. As an English-speaker there were only two ships in the fleet I could choose from that operate as “International”, with bi-lingual (German and English) speaking crew and program. This is Europa 2, a classic cruis…