…other thing of note was the average age was clearly a bit older than other travel exhibitions that I have been to. The largest stand, and the most impressive presence, was the Carnival stand that dominates the centre of the stand. In this stand of 9 sections covering each of their brands including Cunard, Princess, P&O, Costa etc, you had to wind your way through all to get to the end where you you put your entry for the prize cruise in. A clever…
…It is not a very upmarket exhibition, unlike the smaller Conde Nast Luxury Travel show at Olympia a few months before. It is though very busy and has a lot of exhibitors, which are grouped it seems by regions of the world. It did not take that long to get around as I had specific things was interested in, which was train travel like the Rovos Rail and Blue Train. Here I found the exhibit to be good as things are grouped and so efficient to find wh…
…twice, once in the day and then at night. If you only do it once, do it at night! Links about Signal Hill Wikapedia South Africa Travel Net Travel Tips Cape Town…
…ng arrangement, and service even for the same amount of flying. The more I travel on these domestic flights, the more I can see why carriers like Jet Blue and Southwest did so well. They are very upfront about what they offer and are very efficient at doing it. The cause of my grumble about Domestic US carriers is driven by part by the experience that I had flying Continental from Los Angeles to New York Newark. This leg of my trip was part of a r…
…sponsored by the Costa Brava Tourist Board, I would never have thought of traveling to and visiting Girona nor the Costa Brava region. I have been to the fabulous city of Barcelona, which is about 99km away, many times. The only place I had ventured to from there was to Sitges once. However, Girona is a real jewel of a destination and a perfect day trip from Barcelona, or a stop over before or after visiting that city. It shows how astute the Cos…
…ilt without the resources of Carnival. As long as there is the demand from travelers for the “Britishness” and style of Cunard, I believe that it will flourish. For if it does start to water that down and let it drift towards other cruise lines, it will start to lose its place in the cruising world. I think Carnival should be astute enough to understand the principles and need for having a portfolio of brands that offer different things to differe…
…speakers are engaging the passengers. Content. They are usually linked to travel, politics and associated aspects, and so have appeal for most on the Crossing. Especially to me. Anecdotes, personal and very visual. Every talk tends to be made up of anecdotes and sound byte style presentations, so easy to digest and follow. They always are very visual, with great images – and assume this is a style that Cunard ensures is used to add to the engagem…
…hout a shadow of doubt the Cunard Grills Experience is a great one. If you travel in Queens Grills on Queen Mary 2, the food in the Grills Restaurants is fantastic, and the passion of the Butler and Stateroom Attendant is invaluable. Throughout the ship the service, food and attitude of the crew is excellent. There is a pride and passion across all aspects of the ship. You are made to feel welcome and valued. Crew manage to keep cheerful, find tim…
…om all around Europe! It seems that the old wooden trading ships that were travelling to the region to fetch goods would travel over from Europe empty of cargo, and so were filled up with stones to provide ballast to help the ship sail from Europe with greater stability. On arrival the stones were dumped on the shore or ports, and the ships filled up with a cargo of fruits, spices, salt, sugar and other goods for the return trip. Locals joke that…
…the United States and Canada had grown to almost 60 a week. The demand to travel between the 2 continents was so huge that lines competed fiercely with more and more grand liners and features. The birth of regular and scheduled jet liner travel between Europe and North America obliterated the transatlantic liner business. At times in the 1960s ships like Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth had as little as 100 passengers on it – and well over 1000 crew. Sin…
…got has written for and shared her stunning travel photographs on Tips for Travellers a few times now. Previously she has told of her travels to the Paro festival in Bhutan and seeing Big Cats in Kenya’s Masai Mara. She is just back from Tanzania and writes: Having visited (and I admit become slightly addicted to) Kenya’s Masai Mara many times in recent years, it was a good suggestion by my guide to vary things a little and venture to Tanzania for…
