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Seniors Cruise Tips: Too Many Cruisers Over 55 Fall For These 8 Cruising Traps

…more classic Solstice and Millennium classes. Cunard’s Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth ships are strikingly different to the newer Queen Anne. The older Princess class ships with smaller ships, are different to not only the Royal Class like Sky and Majestic Princess, but even to the more mega-ship style Sphere class Sun and Star Princess. Generally, I find the smaller ships in the fleets are easier to navigate, more classic and often a better…

What should you expect when cruising the Caribbean?

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What should you expect when cruising the Caribbean?

Queen Mary 2 docked in Roseau Dominica Caribbean Something like 60% of all cruises in the world today take place in the Caribbean! Why is the case, and should you consider cruising the area? The next most popular destination is Alaska. I find the fact that the Caribbean so dominates the world of cruising quite staggering. In reality it probably reflects more the history of cruising which really grew and developed in the area, driven by companies…

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

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Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

…rbor, which actually can take ships even as large as the huge Cunard Queen Mary 2. #2: Best time to visit? The most popular time to visit Barbados is in the run up to Christmas through to Easter time. Which theoretically is the winter, but it’s pretty warm all the year round. It’s between about 24 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees all year round, the only difference is how much rain you get. We have been in both and both were great. It’s much cheaper…

LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND. What can I say….

Attraction review / Attraction Video / england / UK

LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND. What can I say….

…of English history have lived there, including Edward V, Prince Arthur and Mary Tudor (Queen of England) who would winter there. It is a mix of centuries of buildings from Norman, Medieval and Tudor. It was finally abandoned in the late 17th century, and eventually in 1811 the ruins were bought by the Earl of Powis from the Crown. The family still own them. The town of Ludlow, that is at the gates of the castle, was built over 900 years ago, and w…

Harewood House Leeds. An amazing stalely home and grounds

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Harewood House Leeds. An amazing stalely home and grounds

…ch and then a penguin house and pool (where you can watch them being fed at 2pm). You can also visit a Planetarium, play in a large children’s adventure ground (if you are a child!) And of course visit the house. The house tour is in 2 parts. The “under stairs” where you can visit the kitchens, and some other exhibitions is included in the ticket to the grounds. The main house visit means paying slightly more than a grounds only ticket. It is well…

Top 10 most watched travel videos I have posted on youtube

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Top 10 most watched travel videos I have posted on youtube

…ave visited. Here are the top 10 most watched videos that I have posted on youtube (as of 27 April 2007). Click on the item to watch the video. Las Vegas Stratosphere X-scream ride Rainbow Towers Hotel (Harare, Zimbabwe) Las Vegas Stratosphere Insanity Ride QM2 (Queen Mary 2) Q7 Suite Las Vegas Stratosphere Big Shot Ride Universal Studios California: Backdraft Attraction Universal Studios California: Earthquake Ride Bellagio Hotel Fountains at Nig…

The not quite New York cruise terminal sort of opens…

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The not quite New York cruise terminal sort of opens…

It is such a pity (in my view) that ships like the QUEEN MARY 2 will from 2006 no longer be sailing to and from New York itself, but from a new terminal in Brooklyn. It was SO magical (and practical too), when we went on the QE2 and sailed right into New York itself. Not only was it exciting – but also meant within minutes we were at Penn Station (a few blocks away) and heading off on the train to Washington. Oh well…. Here is some news from a cr…

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

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

…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 was tha…

Caribbean / Caribbean Cruise / Destinations / Journeys

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

…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, plus…

Accomodation / New York / USA

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

…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 Intercontinen…