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Alaska on a Shoestring: How to Explore Alaska’s Cruise Ports on a Budget

…wooden houses built over Ketchikan Creek, all now turned into craft shops, restaurants, and Dolly’s House Museum, though that does have a charge. Later in the season, follow the route to the Ketchikan Creek Falls viewing footbridge to see the migrating salmon. The other stop worth exploring is the Southeast Alaska Discovery Centre, which is $5 for adults, but free for kids. It has displays and films about the area’s history, and Rangers run fun ac…

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Cruise Scams People Are Falling for even BEFORE Leaving Home!

…heir problems with up-coming cruises. Or getting them bookings in sold out restaurants, shows, events or excursions. The best example of this is John Heald. He’s the Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador and a well-known and loved Cruise Director, with a popular Facebook page . However, scammers set up fake profile pages pretending to be him. I just searched Facebook and found five. John has spotted up to seven in the past. Cruisers following thes…

MSC Cruises One to Avoid? - I Cruised on The World's Most Misunderstood Cruise Line

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Is MSC Cruises One to Avoid? – I Cruised on The World’s Most Misunderstood Cruise Line

…mbers affected service too which could be erratic and slow in the bars and restaurants, and guest services were more offhand churning through the longish lines often there. I also felt that the focus was on a transactional rather than relationship building approach and culture. Getting things done as fast as possible. Being a European line, it did not aim I felt to be as chatty, friendly, smiley, and outgoing culture of service that I see on more…

My Week Cruising in A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship - MSC Yacht Club

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My Week Cruising in A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship – MSC Yacht Club

…d toiletries like on other luxury suites but just dispensers in the shower labelled “body wash” and “shampoo”. One big plus was the cabins are well away from noisy and busy venues, and my cabin was incredibly quiet. I would say my cabin is one of the quietest I have had on any cruise ever! As the ship was modern and new, even the air conditioning was very quiet. As the Yacht Club is in the front of the ship and high up, the restaurant had incredib…

I’ve Learnt The Hard Way Who Should (& Shouldn’t) River Cruise

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There’s Way More To River Cruising Than I’d Realised

…t. There is often little time to self-explore in the program, to try local restaurants or bars by yourself, or meet and interact freely with locals. People often criticise me for saying there is little chance to self-explore on river cruises. Of course, it is possible but only by missing the daily included excursions which are bundled in the fare, and so it comes as a cost to you. If I skip them, I do not get refunded. So, I would effectively be p…

The Highs And Lows Of Cruising French Polynesia

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The Highs And Lows Of Cruising French Polynesia

…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 70+. There were several multi-generational families, groups of friends and…

I Cruise On A Ship After It’s Been Split in Half & Stretched - Star Pride Ship Tour

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I Cruise On A Ship After It’s Been Split in Half & Stretched – Star Pride Ship Tour

…rd Foundation and, as you’ll see, there’s some partnerships in some of the restaurants, but all the menus have different chefs from the James Beard Awards sprinkled through the menu. That’s important to understand. There are six different places that you can get food onboard the Star Pride. What Are The Options? The main one is Amphora. This is the main dining room. It’s open-seated dining. It’s open only in the evenings for dinner, and it’s a ver…

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…

Cruise Lines To Steer Well Clear Of These Days!

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Cruise Lines To Steer Well Clear Of These Days!

…lines for events, long waiting times to get served with drinks. Speciality restaurants and shows being sold out at popular times, or even easily finding places to sit in the evenings in the bars. As the service and approach is more European too, I think many North American guests find and criticise it for being aloof, less engaging and bubbly versus more US-Centric lines. The food gets rated at best as okay. It’s not particularly amazing. They do…

I Sail The World's Top-Rated Cruise Line That No-one's Heard Of!

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I Sail The World’s Top-Rated Cruise Line That No-one’s Heard Of!

…day as well as some classics, like salmon, every day. They have specialty restaurants that differ between classic and expedition ships. On Hanseatic Inspiration, I had Nikkei, which is an unusual Japanese-Peruvian crossover with interesting food. Pay-As-You-Go By the way beer and wine were included at lunch and dinner, and they did a very bizarre thing where they charged for water at meals, which I believe is a kind of running issue cruisers have…

My Gigantic Mistake? I Cruise One Of World’s Biggest “Resorts At Sea” Ships

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A Gigantic Mistake? I Cruise One Of World’s Biggest “Resorts At Sea” Ships: Symphony Of The Seas

…ace. It was a bit buzzier in the evenings, as most of the specialty dining restaurants were here, and they would have a guitarist or some live music here. It did offer slightly more peace and quiet. The other zone, which was fun, but not really targeted at me was the Boardwalk. It was more a family or teens place. It had a carousel, dining places like Johnny Rockets Diner and Boardwalk Doghouse, rock climbing and the Aqua show theatre. They held s…