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6 Ways Cruising Is Changing This Year. Are You Ready?

…e trends. For example, on Cunard, I did two trips with them in 2022 (Queen Mary 2 crossing and Queen Elizabeth Mediterranean), I am looking at doing a crossing with them in 2023, and have booked Queen Anne for 2024. I’m seeing fares for the same grade, and basically same trips, have increased up to 30% from 2022 to 2024. No doubt due to growing demand the line’s dynamic pricing systems, which increase fares as the ship fills up, kick in, but also,…

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Panama Canal Cruise Tips: What Everyone Gets Wrong And Why

…stem and now means many large and mega cruise ships including Cunard Queen Mary 2, Celebrity Edge Class ships, Norwegian Bliss and Prima class, Sun Princess and so on can go through the new Panama Canal locks. What are the new locks? On the Atlantic side large ships use the wider and longer three-tier Agua Clara Locks, and on the Pacific side they use the wider and longer Cocoli Locks. Unlike the original canal instead of gates that swing close, t…

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Greatest Cruises In The World

…markable experience. And this is, a Transatlantic Crossing on Cunard Queen Mary 2 is, which I have done 5 times now as is in my view, one of the true great cruise experiences. Queen Mary 2 is the only ocean liner in the world, every other ship taking passages are cruise ships. It is the only passenger ship in the world specifically designed to handle the North Atlantic. The ship is a one-of-a-kind. It harks back to the glamorous and glory days of…

Easter Bunnies on Cunard Queen Elizabeth

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Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 12: Taiwan – Hong Kong – Home

…nded in Hong Kong. Most of it on segments of Cunard World cruise, first on Queen Victoria and then Queen Elizabeth. This 12-part series covers the journey, experiences and tips – one for each week of the journey. This post covers week twelve (our last week), you can read the previous week eleven here. Around-the-World Week 12 (Taiwan – Hong Kong – Home) Day 77 (27 March) At sea en route to Keelung, Taiwan Easter Bunnies on Cunard Queen Elizabeth T…

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10 Reasons More Cruisers Than Ever Are Being Denied Boarding

…strict rules around pregnancy. So, for example, reviewing the rules for my Queen Anne trip, it’s stated that Cunard will not carry guests who’ve entered or will enter their 24th week of pregnancy during the cruise. Anyone checking in who’s showing a pregnancy must produce a letter from their doctor or midwife stating they’re in good health to travel, if the pregnancy is progressing normally, and must include an estimated date of delivery calculate…

Kensington Palace and the Orangery London. Revamped and open for visitors

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Kensington Palace and the Orangery London. Revamped and open for visitors

…een’s State Apartments. This is the oldest part you can visit. It is where Queen Mary II lived and where she died. It covers the end of the Stuart reign of England and when new rules of accession came in that included accession to the eldest male heir, no Catholic could be monarch or marry a monarch. The King’s State Apartments. In here you can explore the areas used by George I and II and see where they would do their public business. You get to…

Isle of Wight UK: Popular for weekend and short breaks, but also a great day out

Destinations / Isle of Wight / United Kingdom

Isle of Wight UK: Popular for weekend and short breaks, but also a great day out

…sail from here on her fateful maiden voyage, and ships like Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and P&O’s Aurora are based out of the port. The Isle of Wight seems to mostly be known for being a hub and focus for sailing and sailors. With events like Cowes and the round-the-island race being the best known.In Victorian times, it had quite a different status. This was where Queen Victoria spent a lot of time, and in fact she died on the island. Prince Albert and…

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When Will Cruise Lines Resume Sailing? Latest Update List

…d (Queen Victoria until August 27, Queen Elizabeth until October 11, Queen Mary 2 until November 12) Viking Ocean (All ocean cruises cancelled until July 31) Virgin Voyages (Cancelled all USA cruises up to and including 17 September. Will sail in UK in August) September Azamara Cruises Click here for more details P&O Cruises Existing cruises on Arcadia, Aurora, Azura & Ventura cancelled to end of August and Britannia & Iona to end September. But t…

Cruise Tips / Cunard

Tips For Travellers: An Interview With Gary’s Husband, Mark

…joy going to the US. I love doing the Transatlantic crossings on the Queen Mary 2. Danielle: Where in the world are you still looking forward to visiting for the first time? Mark: I have done very little of South America. We’ve been on a cruise where we’ve been to Columbia and that’s about it. So, I would love to explore that more. I’d love to explore more islands and more obscure places, but I think South America has been on my list for a long ti…

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Onno Heesbeen: The Cruise Ship Artist Behind My New Background

…ept: The large poster that was already part of the previous setup My Queen Mary 2 ship portrait from The Cruise Maps https://thecruisemaps.com/products/cunard-qm2-ship-portrait (And as always, if you’re buying anything from The Cruise Maps, use code TFT at checkout for 10% off – or just use this link and it’s applied automatically: https://www.thecruisemaps.com/tft) Why this matters (to me, at least) This wall is what sits behind every single on-c…

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7 Cruises To Steer Clear Of These Days. And Why!

…, the last one I did and regret doing, was taking my Mum on a Cunard Queen Mary 2 short taster cruise to let her experience Cunard. It wasn’t anything like Cunard. It was full of rowdy party people, younger and not atypical passenger mix. They didn’t run the full Cunard program of lectures, dancing, and so on. And it really was rather overwhelming for my Mum who was none the wiser what cruising Cunard was like. If you do want to go on a reasonably…