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13 Things I Wish I’d Know Before Doing A Disney Cruise

…Download the app because Disney has no paper on board. Even in most of the restaurants, you need to scan a QR code to look at the menu. Everything happens on the app. All your bookings, your bill, times to meet for excursions, the daily program, everything. So, you need to have a good smartphone and know how to use it. It’s hard to find out what’s going on without the app. #4 Dress Right When it comes to packing, there’s something that I hadn’t ap…

8 Things I Didn’t Expected To Happen On Ultra-Luxury Cruise Lines

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8 Things I Didn’t Expected To Happen On Ultra-Luxury Cruise Lines

…e aren’t any casual dining opportunities in the evenings. They have buffet restaurants for breakfast and lunch. So, on Silversea, there’s La Terrazza, on Regent Seven Seas there’s La Veranda and on Seabourn, The Colonnade. But in the evening, they become a la carte waiter-served restaurants. So, other than room service, there aren’t any opportunities to get a quick bite. I don’t necessarily want to have three courses every evening, particularly if…

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6 Crafty Things That Catch Alaska Cruisers Out

…have a good time in them, but venues close to the port, like the bars and restaurants, are crowded, costly and often manufactured for the tourist trade. Hunt Out Local Hot Spots For example, in Juneau on the dock front there are often long lines for places like Tracy’s Crab Shack but 10 minutes away in a quieter and more local part of town where the float planes are, I told them they’d find more authentic restaurants. just like Alaska Fish & Chip…

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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…

The 5 Best Lines to Cruise on Right Now (According to those in the know!)

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The 5 Best Lines to Cruise on Right Now!

…, waterslides, aqua and ice-skating shows, and all the choices of bars and restaurants are a bonus. Plus, the big production shows, which include Broadway shows in some cases, like “Hairspray”. Also, which I agree with, they seem to be able to please all budgets and cruise types. With everything from good value cabins like insides and Oceanview, up to massive luxurious suites, including what must be some of the biggest and most costly at sea at ar…

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I Test Out The VIP-Only Area On Norwegian Cruise Line: The Haven

…s good, but I did not end up using it much. Here’s why. Unlike other suite restaurants I have been in, the Haven menus did not change. It was the same breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu every single day. The menus also had much less choice than the main dining room ones, which did change every day. So, being on a 10-night trip meant repeating meals if I ate in there all the time. Despite paying that huge premium to access it, I ate in other venues…

This Cunard Regular Puts Their Brand-New Ship To The Test

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This Cunard Regular Puts Their Brand-New Ship To The Test

…’s never been a big focus for Cunard. They have four speciality added-cost restaurants. Sir Samuels Steakhouse which replaces the Verandah. Aji wa, which is next to it, which is a Japanese restaurant, which serves gyozas, sushi, bao bun type stuff. Tramonto, which is more Mediterranean, and Aranya, which is a more spicy, almost Indian-style venue. I found included dining on Queen Anne, like on all Cunard ships was good, and after going to one of t…

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Cruise Buffet Dining: What SMART Cruisers Do (And DON’T Do)

…y Holland America cruise, or a pizza from the on-deck pizzeria. Speciality restaurants are sometimes open, like whenever I am on Princess Cruises, I go to Alfredo’s for incredible pizza, as it’s not as busy as the cruise buffet. Main Dining Room However, smart cruisers mostly go to the Main Dining Room for embarkation day lunch instead of the buffet for two other key reasons. The first is to make sure they have a great table if on fixed dining. I…

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Avoid Doing These 7 Things Or Risk Driving Cruise Crew Crazy

…too long. And it drives crew crazy across a wide range of areas including restaurants, spas, excursions, and even the shops. Why does it drive them crazy? It messes up their job and ability to get things done in time. It can even cut into their limited rest and downtime. Here’s a few of the most common ones. Muster Drill First the muster drill. While most embarkation day muster drills are done as e-musters, where cruisers must report to a specifi…

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I Go Back On Princess Cruises Despite Saying Never Again! Have They Improved?

…Catch by Rudi, which was probably the most popular of the three specialty restaurants. Informal Dining Informal dining options have not changed, though unlike before you cannot go as often as you like within the fare. Alfredo’s still is there and still has excellent pizzas which are probably my favourite at sea on any line, and the Ocean Terrace Sushi Bar is still there with no real change. But, when I was last on both were included in the fare,…

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Good And Bad News: My Verdict on The New Sun Princess Mega-Ship

…ignificantly more of those. While most Princess ships have three specialty restaurants (Crown Grill, the Catch by Rudi, and Sabatinis), on these there are seven, with the addition of the Butcher’s Block by Dario, Makoto Ocean, Umai Hotpot, and Umai Teppanyaki. They also added in some experiential dining options, with Spellbound dining with a magic experience, and Love by Britt combining the artistry of Romero Britto with Rudi Sodamin culinary offe…