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CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

cherbourg / Cherbourg

CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

  Cherbourg harbour as seen from the Queen Mary 2 docked The original embarkation hall at Cherbourg Cherbourg is one of those places that better reflects the glory of the past. And it is hard to see how it will ever really be of major significance again. But what an adventure this town in the Normandy region of France has had over the centuries, and especially in the last one. It also has the most remarkable maritime museum. This alone is worth g…

Cruising / transportation

What is the future of cruising? Cruise CEOs Versus Travellers

…ew of Cruise CEOs versus Travellers Cruise Ships: Fred Olsen, Cunard Queen Mary 2, Celebrity As I took my seat to listen to a panel discussion that promised to reveal the future vision for cruising, I looked at the panel who were already seated. From what I saw, I feared I was going to hear a staid corporate business plan perspective of cruising – rather than inspired crystal ball gazing. The group consisted of a set of serious looking, middle age…

The Ghan

The Ghan Train Celebrates a Decade of Luxury and Adventure

…k of Australia for a month and then just under six weeks on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 from Sydney to Dubai. While away I will be sharing what I see and learn. You can see all the places that I will be visiting tipsfortravellers.com/BigTrip2014 One of the things that I am most excited about – and had a major influence on the route and places I am going to in Australia – is a trip on The Ghan train. This luxurious train travels right through the centre…

Cruise Tips

What Cruise Crew Want Cruise Passengers To Know – Their Top Tips

…n my post ‘What Cruise Crew Want Cruise Passengers To Know’. Crew of Queen Mary 2 Crossing The Line Ceremony Kindness A friend of mine in the service industry (not a crew member) once said to me, never be unpleasant or rude to someone who’s alone in your bathroom with your toothbrush or prepares and brings your drinks or makes your food. The images that conjured up has never left me. Now, I am not saying crew do anything suspect along those lines,…

Why Most Cruisers Have The Wrong Idea About Smaller Cruise Ships

Cruise Tips

Why Most Cruisers Have The Wrong Idea About Smaller Cruise Ships! Small-Ship Cruising Misconceptions

…Chi Minh City. Silversea was right in the centre of the city, while Queen Mary 2 was docked an hour and a half away. Upside #6: Nickel & Diming I have also found less nickel and diming on board. That’s partly because they don’t even have some of the departments, like a photographic department, as many shops or art auctions. As I will talk about more later, smaller cruise ship fares often have more inclusions. So, unlike on bigger ships, I don’t f…

10 Scarce But Highly Sought After Cruise Cabins You Should Go After!

Accomodation / Cruise Tips

10 Scarce But Highly Sought After Cruise Cabins You Should Go After!

…y are squeezing them in on refits. Like Cunard did. They added 15 on Queen Mary 2 and nine on their other two ships. Even small lines like Fred Olsen added 40 solo cabins onto each of the 2 ships they bought from Holland America in their refit for 2023 The only cruise line that has any real number of solo cabins is Norwegian, with the solo studios. For example, on Norwegian Encore, they have 82 solo cabins and 128 on Norwegian Epic, with a solo lo…

The 11 Best Cruises I Think Everyone Should Do Before They Die

Cruise Tips

The 11 Best Bucket List Cruises In The World? Here’s What I Think!

…il past Vienna to Budapest because the water levels were too low. #7 Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Next is a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic between Southampton and New York. I have done this 5 times now because it’s the only true ocean liner sailing today. It’s a truly unique experience, harking back to the glory days of crossing before aeroplanes, and no other line or ship replicates it. The highlights for me are dressing up and the balls, although dres…

Tips For Travellers Group Cruises

Tips For Travellers Group Cruises – Come Sail With Me!

…ore widely. Here are my Tips For Travellers group cruises July 2027: Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing (ON SALE NOW) Bookings are open for my 2027 Group Cruise. It is a Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing departing New York on 23 July and arriving in Southampton on 30 June. To find out more and how to book visit: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/2027-group-cruise/ January / February 2026: 15-Night Panama Canal Group Cruise SOLD OUT I hos…

Cruise Tips

5 Things You Won’t Be Able To Do On A Cruise This Year!

…through the Suez Canal to Athens. Seabourn cancelled a similar trip. Queen Mary 2 turned their World Voyage around to head back around Africa instead of going through the Suez Canal. While Virgin Voyages announced the Resilient Lady was going to sail back to the Mediterranean from Australia via Africa, not through Asia and the Suez Canal. Last year lines were sailing Arabian cruises through the Red Sea with the bucket list transit of the Suez Cana…

Cruise Ship / Uniworld River Cruises

Uniworld River Cruise – Budapest “The Queen of the Danube”. Righfully so!

Budapest seen from Castle Hill area looking across to the Pest side and Houses of Parliament The last day of my Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection River Beatrice “Enchanting Danube” river cruise was spent in the staggeringly beautiful city of Budapest. Both sides of the river are UNESCO World Heritage sites as the buildings and scenery is so impressive. Even more so when you find out that most were destroyed or very severely damaged in WWI…