…nd ran my video of the catamaran tour you can do there that I made when visiting just after Christmas on the Queen Mary 2. You can see the post and watch the video on the USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/11/17/st-thomas-catamaran-tour/3591047/ or watch it below: …
…ough, we are seeing reports of cruise lines starting to send ships back to USA waters to be able to get them through the CDC process to start sailing again. Carnival have confirmed they are returning ships to USA waters, Carnival Horizon is on way to Miami and Carnival Breeze will be the next ship back in the U.S. In a letter sent to employees, Holland America’s President Gus Antorcha has said (and I quote) “Following in-depth discussions with the…
…bean (Cancelled cruises until end of April) River Cruise Lines (Europe & USA) February Nil March American Steam Boat Company (USA) – Coastal cruising on March 15 on Independence), and river cruising on American Jazz on March 21 American Cruise Line (USA) – Restarted on March 13 on American Duchess CroisiEurope (Although their Africa river cruises scheduled to start in April) April Uniworld River Cruises Victory Cruise Lines USA May AmaWaterways…
…a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic cruise from the UK, because they hadn’t got a USA ESTA visa, which UK residents need to get into the USA. They were upset, as they said Cunard hadn’t told them they needed one. So, the learning is to avoid being denied boarding for wrong documents, you must take control and check. Do not rely on the cruise line. What should you do to make sure this doesn’t happen to you? Always cruise with a passport even if it’s not n…
In this week’s big cruise update video I give a USA cruise update, and I look at the current situation of the cruise suspension in the USA – and when the cruising shutdown is likely to be lifted Although some positive developments, mostly probably not news and updates you looking forward to. Will cruises start sailing again from mid-September? What is the status of the discussion between the CDC and cruise lines? Is there good or bad news Watch m…
…m/content/dam/cunard/marketing-assets/pdf/booking-condition-pdf/Cunard_Booking_Conditions_June_2025.pdf The following standard Travel Counsellors terms and conditions will apply: https://www.travelcounsellors.co.uk/hygenie-pages/terms-and-conditions/ Non-USA Travellers To enter the USA, you have either a valid ESTA or visa. If you have travelled to Cuba previously, you may be required to obtain a visa rather than an ESTA – please let Sarah know at…
…is a video of Room 370 at the Ramada Hotel at Newark Airport, New Jersey, USA. As you will hear in the commentary I am a bit tired and fed up! This is not really to do with the hotel which I was pretty pleased with as usually Ramada’s I have stayed at have been not that great. The rooms were a good size, clean and comfortable. The reason for being unhappy was it was after a long and bad day due to Virgin Atlantic (who I usually praise) who treate…
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…ich countries and regions will be first. Will other places open before the USA? This is possible. Remember we already have cruises out of Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Japan and Singapore. Royal Caribbean has arranged for Grandeur of the Seas to homeport out of Barbados. I have previously reported that Norwegian Group has indicated to their crew that they are exploring starting up in Europe before the USA. Royal Caribbean are saying that when cruising d…
…ibbean” and an “Eastern Caribbean” routing. This pattern ideally suits the USA vacation patterns, as most people in the States tend to have and take shorter holidays than other regions so the 7-day pattern suits them. For those wanting 2 weeks vacations, then all they do is stay on a ship for two back to back cruises. The 7 day cruises tend to have one sea day to get to the islands, visits to 5 islands and then one sea day back to port. The growth…
Westin Hotel Princeton The review below from 2008 will show that I have mixed feelings about this hotel. Located on Route 1 towards Princeton, this hotel has had many guises over the last 2 decades. Recently refurbished, it is now a Westin. The hotel is located in a strange shopping and office complex (Forrestal Village) that was supposed to be one of those Outlet Shopping areas, but never quite worked. The revamped hotel is probably one of the n…
