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What Went Right And Wrong On My Alaska Cruise? And What You Can Learn From it!

…nd access to most things it was here. As standard, the International Café, restaurants, bars, shops, photo centre and so on were all present. As great as the Atrium is, I find it very inward looking. There are no big views out to the sea. This was a pity for Alaska which is all about the outdoors and scenery. Scenic cruising – not so much Another thing, which was even mentioned by one of the Alaska enrichment lecturers, is Majestic Princess is not…

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10 Things European River Cruise Lines Don’t Like Talking About

…p, lines have different facilities unique to them like a speciality dining restaurant on AmaWaterways, an indoor pool on Emerald, an informal dining area on Viking or another lounge, like on Avalon. There are usually cabins on all 3 decks. Two decks above the waterline with large floor-to-ceiling windows and one set mostly below the waterline with smaller windows close to the ceiling area. Ocean cruise passengers are often surprised by the limited…

Cruise Dining Room Tips, Tricks & Things You NEED to Know

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Cruise Dining Room Tips, Tricks & Things You NEED to Know

…the menu, it’s going to imply a course-led meal. When they are in a normal restaurant, their natural inclination is obviously to have one of every course. Now, my point to them was there’s a couple of things to consider. Firstly, the menu they get will be different to anything that they’re normally used to. In the dinner menu they will have a section that changes every day, it might be linked to the region they are sailing in, so dishes of the day…

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

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

…hree classes on board, Britannia, Princess Grill and Queens Grill, and the restaurant you eat in depends on which you are in. However, probably about 90% of the ship is open to everybody. It’s not class-based other than the restaurants. You can also, by the way, take your dog or cat, although that is very expensive. #6 Japan Cruising, I found, is a great and easy way to see this historic and gracious country where English and foreign tourism in ma…

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I See If an Ultra-Luxury Line Beats Cruising on “Regular” Lines

…ar” lines means I have the luxury of a large cabin, access to an exclusive restaurant, lounge, pool, and deck like The Haven on Norwegian or The Retreat on Celebrity, but I can also tap into the hustle, bustle and choice of activities and big scale shows and entertainment. On ultra-luxury I am paying for a smaller, more intimate, and less high energy environment. I will come back to this when I about when I think choosing ultra-luxury for one of m…

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Questions I Should Have Asked BEFORE Cruising the Nile!

…an. This limited size means limited facilities. The AmaDahlia had one main restaurant for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. An al fresco Chef’s Table dining area open only on nights when sailing. A lounge with bar, for the briefings, entertainment, afternoon tea, and relaxing. A reception area. Small library. Shop with jewellery and souvenirs. Fitness room. Spa room for hairdressing and massage. Sun deck with plunge pool and bar. There was no casino n…

The Highs And Lows Of Cruising French Polynesia

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The Highs And Lows Of Cruising French Polynesia

…ated dining. Or we could book La Veranda, which became a chicer a la carte restaurant, or La Grill some evenings for a more steak and fish menu. All restaurants had a wide vegetarian section on the menus. The fourth thing that I liked about Paul Gauguin is the passengers, and the diversity. I knew it would a vibrant, adventurous, and active crowd of people. The average the age was probably 50s, but it was a wide range of ages from kids through to…

6 Hot Topics Dividing Cruisers RIGHT NOW

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6 Hot Topics Dividing Cruisers RIGHT NOW

…the past, Cunard strictly enforced the code, turning people away from the restaurants. But on my last two cruises it was not strictly enforced. On gala nights across the ship it was much more mixed. And I could see those that had chosen the line for the dressing up getting annoyed. Looking at the Facebook groups for luxury lines such as Silversea and Seabourn, I see many frustrated that the smart dress code is not being enforced. Arguing they cho…

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Proven Ways to Deal with The Crowds on Your Cruise!

…Holland America and Princess have dedicated lounges and sometimes specific restaurants or areas of restaurants for their suite guests. But that of course comes with a big premium. Sanctuaries So even if you can’t afford that big premium, another thing to think about is many cruise lines will offer sanctuaries, so you do have to pay a price. On the Holland America trip as Christmastime, we booked the sanctuary for the whole week, and this is an are…

Waste of $10,000? I Put Cruising In A "First Class" Suite on Royal Caribbean To The Test

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I Put Cruising “First Class” In A Suite on Royal Caribbean To The Test

…the pros and cons of that later. They also got to dine in in any specialty restaurant, deluxe beverage package, stocked soft drinks mini bar, gratuities, best seats in all theatres and all their laundry and pressing. Issue #2: Not A Suite Area One thing I’d like to talk about before diving into the pros and cons of those suite perks and experience is unlike their direct resort-ship competitors, MSC Cruises Yacht Club and Norwegian Haven, Royal Car…

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Why Are People Still Falling for these CRUISE CABIN TRAPS?

…arge in cost but the difference in cabin size and ability to be in a Grill restaurant versus the main Britannia dining is huge. So don’t fall into the trap of assuming the difference between cabin types is enormous. It can be when a sailing goes on sale, but as cabins sell that could change a lot. Cruise Cabin Trap #5 Another cabin trap I must remind you about, and one that I’ve also spoken about before is not asking for a better cabin if the fare…