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Can Cruise Suites Change How You View Cruising?

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Can Cruise Suites Change How You View Cruising?

…also have a Concierge Lounge with a really helpful concierge who will book restaurants and sort problems. That’s a very exclusive area where you can have drinks and snacks all throughout the day. When I moved onto Celebrity and Celebrity Silhouette, they enhanced it even further. Another step up with Celebrity Cruises On Celebrity Silhouette, the whole cruise ship suite experience had really been elevated to a degree that I liked. And they have wh…

7 Things Every First-Time Cruise Passenger Should Know

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7 Things Every First-Time Cruise Passenger Should Know

…resort-style features. There’s still have a wide choice of facilities like restaurants and bars, but notably fewer in comparison to the larger ships. These lines are more sedate than the resort-like ships and entertainment and activities will be more geared to quizzes, talks, bingo, cooking displays, movies, smaller scale production shows but will still have pool parties and similar events. Small-ship cruising The next category, which is similar i…

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12 Things You Should Never Do In Your Cruise Cabin. And Why!

…some battery operator tea lights, which is what cruise lines use in their restaurants. Minibar Before you dig into the minibar take care. A few years back, assuming all drinks on the ship were covered by my top range drinks’ package, I used the minibar. Luckily, I spotted charges appearing for everything, including sodas. The prices per item are, like hotel mini-bars high. If you have a drink package check if this is included. I didn’t find any t…

I Try A Cruise Line Everyone Says Is Going Downhill Fast!

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I Try A Cruise Line Everyone Says Is Going Downhill Fast!

…n grades as before. The Discoveries Main Dining Room, two specialty dining restaurants (Prime C Steakhouse and Aqualina Italian), Windows Cafe buffet, The Den with Future Cruise and Shore Excursion Desks, Mosaic Cafe, Drawing Room library, Living Room, pool deck with The Patio informal dining, Cabaret Lounge, fitness centre, spa – and no casino. They still have inside, ocean view, balcony, suites, and no solo cabins. Crew One other change I did no…

Queen Mary 2

10 Smart Things To Do If Crossing The Atlantic on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2

…men in black tie tuxedo and women in glamorous dresses. To eat in the main restaurants, you must follow the dress code. It meant people were not supposed to go to the shows or any of the balls and parties unless following the dress code. The Australians hated that. While they could choose not get dressed up and instead dine in the buffet restaurant, it meant missing out on much that the evenings had to offer. Go with it or reconsider? If you reall…

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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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Is Princess Cruises On A Journey Downwards? What Are They Getting Right And Wrong?

…oyages has it’s ‘no main dining room’ and multiple all-included speciality restaurants and quirky entertainment. Cunard with the only ocean liner at sea, boasts Transatlantic crossing, Grills suites options, an Insights programme and white glove afternoon tea. Medallion-class The thing Princess have chosen to be what sets them apart from others is making all their ships what they call Medallion class. This uses a technology entwined with the cruis…

Why Most Cruisers Have The Wrong Idea About Smaller Cruise Ships

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

…smallest Oceania ships, like Insignia and Sirena, they have two specialty restaurants. And in addition to the main dining room and buffet, they have a grill-style dining on the pool deck with burgers and informal dining. On most small cruise ships, specialty dining is included. I think the only exception to that is Azamara. So, they are the upsides I found. What are the downsides and the big ‘possible’ deal breaker? Downside #1: Too Much Motion M…

Jaw-Dropping Things Only A Few Get to See on Cruise Ships

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Jaw-Dropping Things Only A Few Get to See on Cruise Ships

…e was welded up. The new section added more passenger and crew cabins, new restaurants, and increased the size of the pool. Why do lines do this? Well, it costs between $500 million and a billion dollars to build a new ship. The Silversea addition only cost $70 million. ONLY $70 million… It happens more frequently than you might expect. So, you may well have sailed on such a ship without even knowing. Famous Faces I’m often asked if I’ve seen famo…

I Cruise Celebrity Cruises To See Who They're Really For Now

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I Cruise Celebrity Cruises To See Who They’re Really For Now

…ch traditional cruisers are used to and like. Now, you rotate between four restaurants: Cosmopolitan, more traditional; Normandy, more French; Cypress, more Mediterranean; and Tuscan, more Italian. They still have the big buffet restaurant. They scrapped the specialty venues on Solstice-class ships, replacing them with new venues. While on Solstice-class, there’s Sushi on Five, Tuscan Grille (Italian steakhouse), Murano (the French Bistro), Silk H…

I cruised Disney without kids

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Nightmare At Sea? I Cruised Disney As An Adult Without Kids

…Disney and the trivia was always Disney linked. The three main dining room restaurants were themed, and most had a show during meals. I was rotated around them each night. On Disney Magic, I had Rapunzel’s Royal Table, linked to the story of Tangled; Animators Palette, which is all around Disney animation; and Lumiere’s, linked to Beauty and the Beast. There were Disney characters popping up throughout the Sail Away, end of cruise party, Frozen th…