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Cruise Line Excursions. 9 Reasons Not To Do Them!

…time the excursion that you’re interested in departs, so you might find it falls at, say 11 am, ruining the whole flow of the day and meaning that your whole day in port is focused around going on that excursion where you might otherwise have eight hours in port, so it’s not going to maximise your time. What’s the process? Another point to consider is the process used by the cruise line for getting people out on excursions. You’ll find – particula…

7 Pieces Of Cruise Advice That Will Ruin Your Cruise

…tracker alerts on sites like Cruisewatch.com or CruiseCritic.com and if it falls below your price contact the line and ask for yours to be lowered too. To find out how to do this, visit my article which shows you how to do it: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruise-fare-tracking/ Buy A Drinks Package I got an email from John asking if he should follow the advice he kept seeing to buy a drinks package. I told him to first, check what drinks are i…

How I Cruise Solo Cheaper, Smarter and Better

How I Cruise Solo Cheaper, Smarter and Better

…d limited solo focus on board in my experience. Many argue Royal Caribbean falls into this group, too. But, there is another factor that I have found does impact my solo experience even more. Sizing Up The Problem After going solo on classic ocean, expedition, river, and barge cruises, I felt most comfortable when going smaller. This is where I find solo cruising works best. I think of it a bit like if I was visiting a big city with there’s thousa…

10 Latest Cruise Rip Off's And How I Avoid Them

10 Latest Cruise Rip Off’s And How I Avoid Them

…required to push treatment series and sell products. My partner Mark often falls for this rip off despite my best efforts, often buying a series of treatments for a supposed issue identified in his first massage, like dry skin or tight back, and he too buys costly products. Here’s what I do: I either only go to the spa if I’ve got leftover on board credit and go a port day. There are big reductions on port days because it’s less busy. #6 Photograp…

Holland America Tips: Here’s What No-One Else Warns About

…a well-stocked library of fiction and non-fiction books. Not sure if this falls into enrichment, but they do have priests on board on most sailings to run the religious ceremonies. Music The second area they lean into is live music. They have what is known as the Music Walk concept, a series of themed venues close to each other. These do though differ between the newer Pinnacle-class ships, which have more venues, and the other ships. But if you…

6 Secret “Weapons” Smart Cruisers Use To Save Money

…ship is filling up, fares go up and it isn’t, fares go down. If the price falls, I always ask the line for the lower fare, extra on-board credit, or an upgrade. Most times I get it. My secret – and simple – weapon to track my fares is using Cruisewatch.com, Cruiseline.com or CruiseCritic.com. I have an article on how to set these up on my website, so check that out. It could be return hundreds of dollars, pounds, or Euros to you. I did that for t…

10 Bucket List Cruises You Absolutely MUST Do Before You Die!

…nificent Flam mountain train, RIBs zooming through the fjords to view waterfalls, and hikes up hills to take in the views. In terms of watch outs, like Alaska, it has a very short season from April to October. If you want to see the Northern Lights, you need to go far north right up to places like Tromsø and at the end of the season or even in winter. There’s an enormous choice of cruise lines going out of convenient locations like the UK and Holl…

9 Things Smart Cruisers Always Do in The Run Up To Their Cruise

…check. They missed a stunning volcano at Lake Todos Santos Lake, Petrohue falls, Falkland penguins, a heritage train through Tierra del Fuego National Park in Ushuaia. I always check excursions as soon as the cruise line opens them, and again a month before cruising. For this cruise, excursions opened 100 days before sailing, but on others like my Regent Seven Seas Japan cruise it was nine months before. As most passengers wait until they are on…

I Test Seabourn Expedition Cruising To See Why Cruisers Are So Unhappy

I Test Seabourn Expedition Cruising To See Why Cruisers Are So Unhappy

…e some add-on trips like a helicopter ride in Hunter River to the Mitchell Falls that cost just under $800 and a 1940s Mallard Seaplane ride in Kuri Bay costing over $300. Basic Wi-Fi is included, but to get streaming you are required to buy a package and being Starlink, it meant I could even upload videos. When I am on trips like this, I post exclusive behind-the-scenes video updates for my Patreon Patrons and Channel Members and I was able to po…

9 Amazing Activities That Will Make Any Alaska Cruise Epic

…and your family will find visiting the Mendenhall Glacier face and Nugget Falls up close a stunning experience. They’re 12 miles out of town and I explain the best ways to do that in my ‘Alaska on a Budget‘ blog. Head up the Mountain Another epic thing to do in Juneau is going up the Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway. It’s one of the steepest cable car rides in the world, and at the top of the mountain you’ll see views across the area that you’ll ch…

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

…ompass Rose and ate here a lot. I’ll talk later about where I think dining falls of what I consider the “gold standard” in luxury dining. The next main venue is La Veranda, the breakfast and lunch buffet restaurant. It has varied lunch themes like Mexican, Italian, seafood and so on, with orders taken for daily pasta dishes or items like hamburgers. A decent choice for size of ship, and good quality. As the tables have tablecloths on and are fully…