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When Cruise Line Excursions Could Be Your Best Decision Ever

…iple countries, the authorities require us to go through immigration. On a Queen Mary 2 trip through Asia, we had to do that in Singapore. The tours had priority and we went first. Friends who were self-touring were delayed some hours getting off by the queues. So, I now check if either visa or getting through immigration checks make a cruise line tour worth it. The other time a cruise line tour speeds things up is in is in a tender port, where we…

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2024 Cruise Watch Outs! Changes That You Need to Know And Worry About

…f that usual round about 900. Cunard are also launching a bigger ship with Queen Anne carrying 3,000 passengers. The other two ships are a second ship for Explorer Journeys with Explorer II, and Ritz Carlton are launching their second ship, Ilma. Yes, in 2024 ships are getting bigger and bigger.   SUPPORT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Find out about being a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers Check out my T-Shirt range: http://bit.l…

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6 Things “Polite” Passengers Do That Drives Cruise Crew Crazy

…ly to dairy products and has a sweet tooth. On our last cruise together on Queen Mary 2 he saw that an iconic cruise standard, Baked Alaska, was on the menu for dinner that night. As it has ice cream, he could not have it. At lunchtime he asked the Maître D if it was possible to have a vegan ice cream or a sorbet version made for him. He was so delighted when they discreetly served him a custom-made sorbet Baked Alaska. He wanted to praise their g…

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Incredible Train Journeys Every Cruiser Should Consider. And Why!

…e great Outback, and so-called Red Centre. I did this train before joining Queen Mary 2 in Sydney. There were off-train excursions in Katherine and the famous Alice Springs to visit things like the home of the Flying Doctors. In Europe and UK there are some links to cruising and trains. While not as significant as in the countries I’ve spoken about so far, there are some fascinating options. Eurostar Some river cruise lines use the Eurostar to whi…

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Avoid Cruise Hell – Cruises You Should Stay Far Away From!

…om simple decor changes, changing the carpets and replacing furniture like Queen Mary 2 went though not long before I wrote this. But they could go as far as adding whole new decks, putting in solo cabins, like Oceania did across their fleet recently, and even cutting a ship in half and extending it. Like the last ship I was on before making this, Silver Spirit, where they did just that a few years back. The lines don’t want to take the ship out o…

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Too Many Caribbean Cruisers Still Get These 7 Things Wrong

…ps like Celebrity Solstice, Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam and Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. On luxury small ship Oceania Insignia with 600 guests and Vista with 1,200, and even ultra-luxury Regent Seven Seas with just 420 guests. You can do it in any style you want, from adult-only Viking or Virgin to kid-friendly Disney. And you could even go as far as doing it with completely different nationalities or languages on Italian lines like Costa, German…

How Smart Cruisers Are Landing Cruise Cabin Upgrades in 2024

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How Smart Cruisers Are Landing Cruise Cabin Upgrades in 2024

…atus, inviting me instead to bid for an upgrade in the run up to my recent Queen Anne cruise. In the weeks before other cruises in did in the last year (Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, and MSC Cruises), every one of them sent emails offering the chance to bid to be upgraded. With free upgrades more a thing of the past, bidding is now more of a way to get them than ever before. A couple of things about bidding to watch out for. Don’t Bid To…

The Truth About Cruise Cabins: What Every Cruiser Should Know

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The Truth About Cruise Cabins: What Every Cruiser Should Know

…a result. I heard an interview with, Stephen Payne, who designed Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 transatlantic liner, and he said Cunard asked him to add many more balconies to his original design because they could charge much more per cabin and make the service more profitable. That is why on that ship they have balcony cabins cut into the hull of the ship. Another trend to increase revenue is adding more suites and grouping them into closed off “Ship-wi…

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What I learnt About How To Succeed On YouTube

…sights too. I started posting hotel room tours. My second video was about Queen Mary 2 and the cabin that I was staying in. Really, what inspired me was I wanted to just play around for fun, which I did for many years. It was only a couple of years ago that I decided to focus on the channel, and I will talk about what I did (and do). How To Succeed On YouTube – How did I initially promote my channel and gain my first subscribers? I didn’t really…

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7 Reasons Smart Cruisers Stay On Board During Port Days

…stay on in port days to use it and get the full value. On a recent Cunard Queen Anne Canary Islands cruise, I’d brought a costly two-week pass for the thermal suite. So, on some port days, I spent time hanging around the even quieter than usual thermal suite to get our money’s worth. Packages Of course, these days, cruise lines encourage us to buy various packages and add-ons, ranging from drinks and Wi-Fi packages to ones that bundle things like…

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The Smartest Way To Deal With These 6 Cruise Nightmares

…they did not. Visas A couple this week told me they were denied boarding a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic cruise from the UK, because they hadn’t got a USA ESTA visa, which UK residents need to get into the USA. They were upset, as they said Cunard hadn’t told them they needed one. So, the learning is to avoid being denied boarding for wrong documents, you must take control and check. Do not rely on the cruise line. What should you do to make sure thi…