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Cunard

Cunard Around-The-World Week Nine Highlights: Joining the Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong

…hours were chaotic and shambolic. Queen Elizabeth was docked at the Ocean Terminal, and not the newer and modern Kai Tak one on the site of the old airport. The traffic to get in was backed out onto the Canton Road as guests for our ship and a Star Cruise Line ship arrived. We shuffled down and into the drop off point. A number of guests preferring to abandon their transport and haul their own cases along the access road in frustration. The situa…

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 10: South Korea to Nagasaki and Kagoshima

…t have been relocated here. Nagasaki Atomic Museum 1,000 Cranes Garlands At 5pm back on the ship was a delightful show by 5 and 6-year old local children of song and dance, along with a welcome speech by the Deputy Mayor to the Captain and giving of gifts. Just before we departed a secondary school brass band played songs on the quayside and as we left. Nagasaki was beautiful, welcoming and fascinating. Day 68 (18 March) Kagoshima, Japan Girls dre…

Greece / Kefalonia

Kefalonia Greek Island. History, Holidays, Hotels And Things To Do.

…1971 and the tourism trade build fast from there. The current airport and terminal opened in the 1980s. It is packed and busy in the season, and the terminal is really a bit too small for the volume of people passing through it. Most of the flights are from the UK and a combination of charter (Thompson and Thomas Cook) and low price airlines like EasyJet and RyanAir. There are very regular flights and lots of options in the main season from May t…

Airlines / transportation / Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Seats and Cabin. Luxury Airline Experience

…ough it fast. Then you get access to the amazing Virgin lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3. This is really quite something and worth making sure you allow time to enjoy it. It is without a doubt the best airline lounge anywhere. I encourage you to read my review posting about it: click here It is interesting comparing the travellers on Virgin Upper Class versus other airline business classes. I find the travellers tend to be younger and less “stuffy”,…

CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

cherbourg / Cherbourg

CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

…you arrive on a cruise ship, you disembark through a fairly modern cruise terminal and then enter what was the old art deco main embarking and disembark hall. This large building is grand, although a bit hollow and empty but you can imagine how alive and buzzing it must have been in its day. They have retained some of the original luggage and check-in areas and tried to paint a picture of how things may have been with photos. Then you exit and cr…

BA AND BAA STILL HANDLING HEATHROW T5 ISSUES BADLY: My experience when the baggage system breaks

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BA AND BAA STILL HANDLING HEATHROW T5 ISSUES BADLY: My experience when the baggage system breaks

…briefed. Today I experienced how poor they are at this. I was flying from Terminal 5 to Beijing. I had checked in online and all I had to do was drop my suitcase off. And there the drama and stress began. There were massive queues as the baggage system had broken down. And every now and then an announcement was made saying the same thing, which was nothing. All it said was the baggage system was down and they would resume check-in “soon”. This wa…

SHERATON PARIS CDG AIRPORT HOTEL (review, video, photos)

airports / France / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Paris / Sheraton / Tips for Travellers / travel

SHERATON PARIS CDG AIRPORT HOTEL (review, video, photos)

…is the only one within the airport terminals at Paris CDG, situated after terminal 2E and walkable from any of the Terminal 2 areas. It is a modern looking hotel with a nice look and feel in the public rooms. The rooms are large, and well equipped with huge desk, sofa, big and comfortable bed. The bathroom is a bit dated but has a separate shower and bath, which is unusual and good for a hotel. The restaurant was efficient but fairly expensive fo…

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Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Transatlantic Crossing

Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing. Day-by-Day Experience and Tips.

…e doing the Eastward crossing from New York to Southampton, every night for 5 of the 6 nights you have to advance your clock by 1 hour so that by time we get to the UK we are on the right time, This means you have 23 hour days. The great thing about coming the other way is you get 25 hour days – so longer to relax and sleep! Today (on the 2nd full day of the crossing) there was a very full list of options of things to do in the daily program. Thin…

Virgin Atlantic: 10 minutes from check-in to lounge put to the test

Airlines / heathrow / London / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic: 10 minutes from check-in to lounge put to the test

…a limo and taken to the airport. You get met at a special drive-in area in Terminal 3 and then there is a special passage that leads to a dedicated Virgin Atlantic security station and so usually no queue. You then come out next to the general security area. This is the first time you come into contact with the madness that is Terminal 3. From there to the stunning Virgin lounge (see the posting on this and my photoset) does not take long. The Vir…

Hilton Hotel Zurich Airport (Review and Room Videos)

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Hilton Hotel Zurich Airport (Review and Room Videos)

…other places (which seem to be airport crew or admin buildings) before the terminal. The trip is between about 5 and 10 minutes. The rooms in the hotel seem to have been modernised fairly recently and are designed with the business traveller in mind. Amazingly comfortable beds, pillows and duvets are the highlight. The large desk with internet access and a panel that takes all types of plugs (Swiss, Euro, UK and USA) is a great touch. The bathroom…