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Caribbean / Caribbean / Cruise Tips And Advice / Cruising / transportation

Cruising the Caribbean. The Battle of Cheap Diamonds, Gems & Watches Versus History and Heritage.

…n each island also prevail. I found it dissapointing that even on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, the port talk offered on board was run by a team of 2 “Island Experts” that were really just salesmen punting chain stores. In the talk they even dismissed, with some distaste I felt, islands like Dominica as it was a poor place for shopping, suggesting it was a port to plan to do tours to see the natural resources as you could not shop much. The implication w…

Caribbean / Caribbean Cruise / Destinations / Journeys

Diamonds, Gemstones And Trinkets. My Ultimate Guide To Duty Free – Tax Free Shopping in the Caribbean.

…ngers on a Caribbean cruise are the following. These are based on a Cunard Queen Mary 2 cruise I was on in the region at the time of writing this article. These are very typical of those offered on most cruises in the region: Collect 7 charms for a bracelet in 4 ports. You start your collection by getting the first one in a seminar about diamonds and gemstones on-board (to ensure you get the sales pitch). Then a further one in each of the 4 ports,…

Accomodation / New York / USA

Intercontinental Hotel in Time Square New York. Views So Good We Slept With The Curtains Open.

…unlike most hotels). We had arrived there at about 9am having come off the Queen Mary 2 that had docked early in the morning. They took my mobile and called as soon as the room was ready. We did not eat there, but the Todd English attached to the hotel looked fantastic. This is one New York hotel I can highly recommend. I will be back! Watch the video I made of Room 2826 Hotel Intercontinental Time Square – and see the great views:   Hotel Interco…

Cruise Tips And Advice / Cruising / transportation

My 25 First Time Cruise Tips And Advice As A Total Cruise Fanatic / Expert

…n voyage of the MSC Preziosa cruise ship. Taking a 3 week trip on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, which included a transatlantic crossing from Southampton to New York and then a trip from there to the Caribbean and back. While on board I posted a number of articles, made 2 podcasts of observations and recorded interviews with a number of the senior crew that I will soon turn into podcasts and write up articles. Meantime to find out more about the articles…

Holland America Caribbean Cruise Pros and Cons

St Thomas

St Thomas. From Pirates and Slave Markets to the 2nd Busiest Caribbean Port And World Famous Beaches

…s many as 7 ships with 15,000 to 23,000 passengers in town on any one day. Queen Mary 2 docked in St. Thomas Caribbean So although there are many excursion options, my strong tip is to take to the sea for the day! The best and most popular is to go on one of the all, or part, day catamaran tours that leave from the port area. These tours usually head off to Buck Island, where there is the Turtle Cove Bay. Here shoals of tourists snorkel about hopi…

St Maarten

St Maarten. French and Dutch Style Packed Onto One Caribbean Island Paradise.

…ute walk into town. Beach chairs and umbrellas cost about $20 for the day. Queen Mary 2 and other cruise ships docked in St Maarten Caribbean St Maarten is interesting because of the split between a French and Dutch side, is very up-market in feel and look, and has great beaches. It does have a European feel to it, and exudes that atmosphere and style, and so while it is a great place to visit it is not as rough and ready and authentic as other pa…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / podcast / transportation

Audio Podcast Episode 88: What exactly does a cruise director / entertainment director on a ship do?

…find out some surprising insider information about their role, Cunard and Queen Mary 2. In the podcast you will hear from Ray Rouse, who has been at sea for over 40 years, and worked on a number of cruise lines including Royal Caribbean and, of course, Cunard. I also spoke to Ed Moffat, who has been working with Cunard for many years starting as a DJ and working his way up through the ranks. To listen to the episodes, you can listen online now us…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / podcast / transportation

Episode 90: Cruise Ship Jobs – What do Social and Gentleman Hosts do?

…podcast, I find out more about cruise ship jobs by interviewing a Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 Social Host (Kevin Usher) and one of their Gentleman Hosts (Derek Stratton). I find out they got to these more unusual cruise ship roles, and just exactly what a Social Host and a Gentleman Host does. I found out some surprising and unexpected things about both these positions. For example, the Gentleman Hosts are not paid but are given free passage in return f…

Australia / Destinations

Tips for Travellers Big Travel Adventure on Pinterest #pinitforwarduk

…ll be travelling around Australia for a month and then getting on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and sailing for just under 6 weeks from Sydney through Asia to Dubai. In the “Big Travel Adventure” board I am collecting images of things I have booked, want to see and plan to go. Once the trip starts I will also pin images of what we saw. If you are on Pinterest, please visit this board ( Pinterest: Big Travel Adventure 2014 ) and my other boards (Pinterest:…

Cruise Ship / Silversea / transportation / Uncategorized

Silversea Silver Whisper Reviews. The First Impressions of being on-board.

…igned up to go. All my cruising so far has been on large cruise ships like Queen Mary 2, MSC Preziosa and P&O Arcadia. Big ships with lots of space and lots of choices. Would the absence of the water-slide, nightclub and 4-D ride from my last cruise be a disaster? Pulling up in front of the ship docked in Stockholm on a bright sunny summer’s day, the ship did not look as small as it had shrunk to in my mind. It looked very sleek and well proportio…

Travel Book

Free Kindle eBook : ” MSC Preziosa – Tips for Travellers” by Gary Bembridge

…es and the MSC Preziosa Comparison of the MSC Preziosa Yacht Club with the Queen Mary 2 Queens Grill Links to further audio and video material made by the author This is an unofficial guide, although all the articles and images were produced while travelling as a guest of MSC Cruises. Download a free copy of the “MSC Preziosa – Tips for Travellers” by Gary Bembridge eBook for your Kindle from Wednesday 21 August to Sunday 25 August on Amazon.com o…