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Cunard Queen Mary 2 World Voyage Day-by-Day: Cruising Insights, Activities, Tips, Advice and Observations

…discussed includes: budgeting and saving money on board including wine and internet packages, evening entertainment shows including the crew talent show, Cunard World Voyage charities, crossing the Equator ceremony, photo competition and photography on bard, how a ship’s size is measured, Wi-Fi and internet speed and access, Annual Crew tug-of-war competition, future voyage sales savings, White Star Service and recognition wards, “Wake Up with the…

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MSC Cruises Tips: My Observations, Review and Top Cruising Advice

…take into account for most travellers are excursions, drinks, gratuities, Internet access and mobile roaming charges. I cover budgeting in more detail in my book “The Cruise Traveler’s Handbook”. • Set a daily budget for your cruise and monitor your spend. You can request interim statements from reception to help track and stay within your target. • If you are travelling with children remember they can also make charges to their cruise card. MSC…

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Essential cruising tips: 18 ways of saving money on a cruise

…ng these. The most common ones offering the best discounts are for drinks, Internet and excursions. Use the complimentary juices, teas, coffees and water at meals and in the buffet dining room rather than ordering them when at the pool, bars or lounges. Water fountains are available around the ship and although it is not encouraged you can refill water bottles at them. However, most lines will allow you to bring a reasonable quantity of bottled wa…

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Cruise budget tips, tricks and advice

…raph taken. They can cost $15 or more each if you decide to purchase them. Internet access: Access to Wi-Fi will cost anywhere from $0.25 to $1 per minute. Most cruise lines will sell discounted packages of Internet access. Telephone calls: Including mobile phone roaming and usage charges. Spa: Treatments can cost from $80 and up per session. Fitness classes: Many of the larger cruise ships run Zumba, yoga, and exercise classes at an additional co…

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A Novice’s Guide to Bear Watching in British Columbia. 10 Things You Need To Know.

…ccessible places in the world where you have to disconnect, as there is no Internet or mobile phone access! 2: When should you go? The peak season for viewing bears is in the autumn months (mid-August to end-October) when salmon are heading up the rivers and the bears congregate there to gorge on the constant flow of food. They shovel down vast quantities to fatten themselves up for their coming hibernation. You view them from 12 people sized view…

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Silversea Arctic Tips – 9 Questions you should ask before exploring the Arctic on Silver Explorer

…s at most. Be ready to disconnect. For most of the cruise you will have no Internet or mobile phone signal, as the ship travels too far north to get a good line of sight of the satellites carrying the signals. The channels on the in-room television will not work, other than the ones created by the ship (01 which shows the route and 09 which shows any talks or briefings being run in the lounge). You will also be visiting remote areas with no human…

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Cunard World Cruise Week 4 Highlights (Guatemala to San Francisco)

…eem to follow the photography one, unlike many other ships I have been on. Internet frustrations Sea days often led to me wanting to access the Internet more to check and post to social media, surf and check bank. However over the last few days it had been especially poor and slow. Crew Race the Ship Challenge As part of the Cunard program of supporting and raising money for The Prince’s Trust, which is one of their key charities, the crew underto…

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Princess Cruises Tips : The 10 Things You Need To Know Before Cruising With Them

…Coffee Package: These were 15 for $31 on my cruise. If planning to use the Internet on the ship, look at the Wi-Fi packages. It is costly to access and can cost from 33c to 79c a minute based on the package you purchase. If you can wait until you are in port, you will usually find free access in many port terminals, bars or coffee shops. I always ask the crew where they go to get free Wi-Fi. You will also be able to tell where these spots are as y…

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Titan Travel Italian Lakes and Azamara Greek Islands Cruise Review

…and going on vacation has become complex and time consuming. Although the Internet lets me become travel agent, tour organiser, hotel booker and taxi and transfer dispatcher, it has not made travelling simple or stress free. Every holiday becomes an intricate juggling act involving scoping out and researching itineraries, checking places and attractions to visit, finding places to stay and individually paying for each. Complex spreadsheets (in my…

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AmaWaterways River Cruise Tips

…o things like watch television, you can stream videos and music and it has internet access, so you don’t have to bring a laptop with you. You’ll do things on here like the survey at the end of the cruise on that system. Embracing technology was really great to see. The other thing they do is they are very innovative when it comes to pushing what’s possible on the river. I spoke about some of the software things they do like wellness but they also,…

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How to Gamble on a cruise to unlock perks – How it really works by someone who does it

…es were drinks before they got the free drinks in the casino, laundry, and internet. In total, she spent around $1,300 in the casino, and she got a FREE cruise with Holland America, and free play. Not a bad return on investment. However, Jen feels the biggest secret with Holland America is that as soon as you establish yourself as a gambler you get 30% off ANY cruise. If Jen wanted to do a Trans-Pacific for $3,000, she would book it and as soon as…