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Adult Cruise Tips: Tips EVERY Adult Cruiser Should Be Using

…a Journeys. I’m seeing premium lines like Celebrity, Princess, and Holland America frequently running third and fourth person in your cabin at massive discounts of 70% or free. And, at the time of making this Royal Caribbean were offering fares of just $99 each for third and fourth people sharing a cabin. Adult Cruise Tips: Adult Fun A second area that only applies to adults is you can cruise on adult only lines on oceans and rivers – and explore…

Cruise Update

Latest Cruise News Update #26 – Carnival, Cancellations, Test Cruises And More

…brings them in line with the deals that their direct competition (Holland America and Princess Cruises) have been offering on their 2021 cruises. You will find you can get these included in fares across those premium lines when booking 2021. This is good news as it means that although fares are broadly the same as pre-pandemic levels, they are much better value now. I have been saying for some time that 2021 fares will be more attractive to encou…

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A Lot That Can Go Wrong On An Alaska Cruise. Here’s How To Avoid That Happening

…wo large cruise ships in per day and only a few lines have access. Holland America and Princess have the most access, followed by Norwegian Cruise Line. Very few other lines can offer you Glacier Bay. Traditional, classic and premium Of course, Holland America and Princess are traditional, classic, premium cruise lines with a reputation for being more staid and possibly older guests. However, this gets turned on its head in Alaska based on my expe…

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The Top 10 Most Popular Travel Posts

…nation. Classic journeys: Classic, famous journeys on luxury modes of travel. Since tracking views in 2010, these are the 10 most popular posts to date based on Google Analytics: Top 10 Ever Topic 1 BA First Class 2 QM2 Transatlantic 3 Virgin Upper Class 4 Queen Victoria Review 5 Virgin LHR Lounge 6 Las Vegas 7 BA Club 8 Seoul Korea 9 St Pancras Eurostar 10 Queen Elizabeth Review I would really appreciate it if you Sign up for the eMail Newsletter…

London Heathrow Terminal 5: British Airways Concorde First Lounge

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London Heathrow Terminal 5: British Airways Concorde First Lounge

…all monorail) Summary The lounge has some style and is more sober than the Virgin Upper Class Lounge, which you would expect. The choice of food and drink is good. Though unlike the Virgin lounge, there is less to entertain and help you to pass the time. But it has some style and class. There is a large balcony area as well as the indoors and you can sit out there and hear more of the buzz and noise of the terminal. British Airways Concorde First…

British Airways: Handling the knock-on effects for delayed passengers

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British Airways: Handling the knock-on effects for delayed passengers

…look after card holders and regular fliers better than other airline (like Virgin for example). It also shows why it is a good tip to use the ba.com site to manage your booking to chose seats, check-in and to add in contact details. This is something that I always do, and also avidly select good seats! As I had entered my mobile via the site, I was called by BA while on my way to the airport to say the flight had been cancelled so there was no nee…

Barbados Holiday and Scenes

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Barbados Holiday and Scenes

…ken on one of my trips to Barbados, showing the trip from Sofitel Gatwick, Virgin Lounge, Virgin and then many shots of the beautiful beaches and country side in Barbados. Watch the video: Listen to my podcast about Barbados More from TipsForTravellers.com about Barbados and The Caribbean: Barbados: how to make the most of your time here Photo Video montage of Barbados on YouTube The best Restaurants to eat in Barbados Video of beach at Fairmont R…

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10 most read Tips for Travellers postings

…#1 to #10: Cathy Pacific 1st Class Review/ photos Seoul (South Korea) observations and tips New British Airways Club Seats Las Vegas Tips for Visitors Bangkok, Thailand Podcast National Geograhic Recommends the Thailand Podcast Virgin Atlantic’s Lounge at London Heathrow Virgin Atlantic versus British Airways Sao Paulo, Brazil Tips for Travellers Cruising in the Caribbean Have you reda all or most of these? If not click on the title to read the ar…

Caribbean Cruise Part 2: Setting off, and the dreaded charter flight

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Caribbean Cruise Part 2: Setting off, and the dreaded charter flight

…extra leg room and so is about the same a regular scheduled airlines like Virgin or BA economy at best. With my legs (I am 6’2”) the extra charge was going to be well worth it as even in regular economy I struggle to sit with my legs in front of me and so even closer together seats would have been a nightmare 8.5 hours. Check-in was so slow and it took 20 minutes for us to get to the front of the queue. Quite a feat when there were only 3 couples…

Holland America Caribbean Cruise Pros and Cons

St Thomas

St Thomas. From Pirates and Slave Markets to the 2nd Busiest Caribbean Port And World Famous Beaches

…neymoon Beach St. Thomas Caribbean St. Thomas is the main island of the US Virgin islands. Today its modern and highly efficient port, and its proximity to the United State,s has made it the 2nd most visited port by cruise ships after Puerto Rico. Like most Caribbean islands, it was “discovered” by Christopher Columbus. He came across the island in about 1493. It was, though, colonised by the Danes who made it a free port which led to a real boom…

Kruger Game Reserve

Hunt the “Big Five” in Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, Kruger Park, South Africa

…include Londolozi, which has five different camps, and the Richard Branson Virgin Group Ulusaba Lodges . One of the best sites to explore all the lodges at Sabi Sands is http://sabi.krugerpark.co.za The strange thing about Sabi Sabi is that for decades it has been doing open top Land Rover type tours and so, over time, the animals have got used to these trucks. It can be quite surreal visiting Sabi Sands, as the animals seem tame – not vicious and…