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Florida

7 Must-see Sights in Florida – My Tips For Travellers Video

…he Old Town is full of distinctive wooden buildings, busy bars and diverse restaurants – along with some unusual museums too such as the Shipwreck Museum that tells the story of how residents of the town became wealthy from the many ships that floundered on the coral reef surrounding the area. Everglades Safari Park Alligators and Snakes. There is nothing like an encounter with a few scary creatures to make for a thrilling day! You can see them up…

Epicurean Hotel Elevage Restaurant

Florida

The Best Food in Tampa Florida. My Tips For Travellers

…s at Bulla Gastrobar The Bulla Gastrobar is part of a small chain of tapas restaurants dotted around various cities. The menu is inspired by the traditional Madrid tapas scene. Tasty and varied selection of dishes. http://bullagastrobar.com/locations/tampa/ Donatellos Italian Restaurant Established in 1984, this traditional Italian restaurant has a loyal following and serves great food. The decor and experience clings to a different era, but there…

Cruise Tips

Princess Cruises Versus Celebrity Cruises: Which Is Better?

…cess. They both have informal dining venues around the pool. The specialty restaurants are broadly similar. Princess has Sabatini Italian, Crown Grill Steakhouse and Bistro Sur La Mer, their French Bistro. Celebrity has the Tuscan Grille, which is Italian. Murano, which is French and Petit chef. Both have sushi restaurants, the SeaView Bar on Princess, Sushi on Five on Celebrity. They have their signature coffee shops, International Cafe on Prince…

Queen Mary 2

3 Biggest Cunard Transatlantic Crossing Fears Explored

…lub and Norwegian Haven, on Queen Mary 2 there is only (in addition to the restaurants) a Grills Lounge, small concierge lounge, which is a plus because you do have someone who handle shore excursions and transfers and a concierge to sort out any problems and you don’t have to queue at the purser desk downstairs. There is small Grills deck on the rear with a hot tub, a space few use on a transatlantic cruising as weather isn’t great for sitting ou…

I Discovered The Best (& Worst) Things About Cruising Japan

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I Discovered The Best (& Worst) Things About Cruising Japan

…were served the usual cuisine so making the effort to go and try the local restaurants is key. Something I encourage you to check when planning as it was a huge miss on my cruise, was the lack of Japanese history and cultural enrichment and port talks. We had someone talking about volcanos, earthquakes, and geological things, which was not immersing me into Japan. I found I was craving more of the history and context to better appreciate what I wa…

Misunderstood: What I Found Regent Seven Seas Get Right (And Wrong)

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Misunderstood: What I Found Regent Seven Seas Get Right (And Wrong)

…tic about the steak quality, and regulars felt the menu in here (and other restaurants) has not evolved for ages, including the tasty smoky tomato soup amuse bouche that has been around forever it seems. Pacific Rim was my favourite speciality venue. Amazing range of Asian food, and wow-factor looking venue. I had good service as I dined early. Although again, others say they had a slow experience at peak times. Chartreuse serves modern French cui…

Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test

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Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test

…most do leave occasionally to eat in one of the regular cruise speciality restaurants, go to the shows, or head off on an excursion. But when they do, they get priority bookings, the best seats in the theatre set aside for them and are fast tracked and escorted to the front of any line by their butler. On other ships, while those high fare paying suite guests have dedicated suite guest venues, they’re dotted around the ship. So, they must move ar…

Here's What It's REALLY Like On A Viking Ocean Cruise

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Here’s What It’s REALLY Like On A Viking Ocean Cruise

…ut I have come to really like it. Manfredi’s They then have two speciality restaurants, one is called Manfredi’s, which is an Italian restaurant. It is named after Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio who used to own Silversea. He is a great friend of Viking’s founder Torstein Hagen. It has an expansive menu of Italian classics of high quality. The menu is the same every night. If you go there more than once, you have the same menu. The Chef’s Table Then th…

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Regent Claims It’s the BEST Cruise Line – Here’s What I Found!

…e competition doesn’t have one either. There are three included speciality restaurants. You can get one booking in each of them during a cruise, although high end cabins do not have that limit. You can ask during the cruise to make more bookings, which seemed very possible. There is Prime 7, which like many cruise lines have, is a steakhouse. It’s a nice venue, very classic steakhouse menu, and it’s pretty good but not sure anything sets it aside…

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I’ve Done 5 Oceania Cruises. Oceania Cruises Watch Outs: What You Should Know

…ners with many items from that evening’s Grand Dining Room menu. Specialty Restaurants While just two on the small ship, there are four specialty restaurants on the larger ships. Red Ginger for Asian (one of the most popular among guests), Toscana for Italian, Polo Grill for steak, and Jacques for French. The fare allows one visit each, unless in the top-end cabins, but I found I can usually get more during the sailing. Casual Dining For casual di…

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Bergen. Norway’s Second Largest City, and Gateway to the Fjords

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Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Bergen. Norway’s Second Largest City, and Gateway to the Fjords

…ou can easily walk from the ship to the Fish Market area. This buzzes with restaurants, bars and an open air market. This is a centre of activity, and also where the tourist office is based in a funky new building (Fresco Hall). You can get a free guide from the office, though often it is being handed out when you get off your ship, of Bergen. As you stroll to the Fish Market close by is the Bryggen area. Here are old wooden houses and buildings….