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Latest Cruise Updates: Restart Progress, Ports Say No And More

…) or increasingly May (such as Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Cunard, Holland America, Virgin Voyages and Princess) – and even beyond when you look at the dates by individual ship). Expect the others to follow. There was huge optimism when authorities like the US CDC issued their Framework for Conditional Sailing almost 3 months ago, and then the UK government agreed the protocols for cruising towards the end of last year. This optimism has withered…

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Things That Make No Sense On A Cruise Ship

…Make No Sense On A Cruise Ship This was all sparked by a swimming pool on Virgin Voyages Scarlett Lady. Just after I boarded, I was looking at the pool wondering why on earth it was so small for a 2,770-passenger ship. What were the ship architects and the line doing? And why on earth had they done it? It got me thinking about other things I have seen on cruise ships that seem a bit off, or odd, so I went on a mission to find out why. These are t…

7 Things Every First-Time Cruise Passenger Should Know

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7 Things Every First-Time Cruise Passenger Should Know

…2,000 to 3,400 passengers. It includes cruise lines like Princess, Holland America, Celebrity, Virgin Voyages, Disney Cruise Line and Cunard. They also offer cabins ranging from inside to suites. Usually, they tend to have a more classical cruise experience on offer, and don’t have all the resort-style features. There’s still have a wide choice of facilities like restaurants and bars, but notably fewer in comparison to the larger ships. These line…

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I’ve Changed My Mind About Cruise Gratuities. Here’s Why

…on my recent Alaska cruise called them “Daily Crew Appreciation”, Holland America called them “Crew Appreciation and Service Charges” on my Scandinavia cruise, while on my Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic voyage it was just called a “service charge”. Maybe they’re renaming them to cloud that they are ramping up the cost of gratuities at the same time. Most lines now have gratuities at between $14 and $20 per person per day based on cabin grade….

I Cruised Disney As An Adult Without Kids

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I Cruised Disney To See Why It Costs So Much. Here’s What I Found

…e food on my Disney cruise was good, but it wasn’t as good as Celebrity or Virgin, in my view. It matched with Cunard and Holland America and is better than Princess and P&O Cruises UK. So, it’s kind of middle, so I am not sure the value from the fare is here as much as I expected. However, the main dining rooms are giving more theming and the shows around the meals of course. Service Did my larger fare translate into better service? I felt that s…

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Revealed: The 7 Mistakes Caribbean Cruisers Make Time and Time Again

…passengers getting sucked into buying expensive goods. On a recent Holland America Caribbean Cruise, when I got to my cabin, there were discount coupons and a free charm to start collecting with more “free” ones available by visiting certain stores in each port. These charms are basically worthless, and the stores have skilled salesmen to pressure you into buying stuff. Of course, people in the street offering Louis Vuitton bags or Rolex watches a…

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Too Many Repositioning Cruisers Get These 5 Things Wrong

…gions grow in cruising popularity. For example, a friend of mine went on a Virgin Voyages repositioning cruise. They sent the ship at the end of the Mediterranean summer season though the Suez Canal and Asia, onto Australia for the summer season “Down Under”. I am now also seeing ships being repositioned to be based in Tokyo, Japan and Cape Town, South Africa for seasons there. And of course, there are repositioning cruises of expedition ships to…

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5 Things You Won’t Be Able To Do On A Cruise This Year!

…to head back around Africa instead of going through the Suez Canal. While Virgin Voyages announced the Resilient Lady was going to sail back to the Mediterranean from Australia via Africa, not through Asia and the Suez Canal. Last year lines were sailing Arabian cruises through the Red Sea with the bucket list transit of the Suez Canal, but now this year it’s not being offered. All those cruises have disappeared because of the attacks by the Hout…

Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test

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Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test

…lines that the industry classifies as “premium” lines, lines like Holland America, Princess, and Virgin Voyages. Putting The Best (& Worst) “Ships-Within-A-Ship” To The Test – Celebrity Retreat The first of those is Celebrity Cruises with “The Retreat”. In terms of the pros, Celebrity Cruises Retreat feels even more classy and sophisticated than all of those I have spoken about. Though they do cost more. Comparing entry level suite to the others…

The Truth About Cruise Cabins: What Every Cruiser Should Know

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The Truth About Cruise Cabins: What Every Cruiser Should Know

…MSC Cruises, and Norwegian have all four types. Premium lines like Holland America, Virgin, Celebrity, Cunard and Princess usually do too. While some of the small ship luxury lines, like Azamara do have all 4, most do not. Windstar only have Oceanview and above, and lines like Viking and Saga in this grouping only have balcony cabins and suites. The Ultra-luxury lines like Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas, Crystal, and Silversea only have suites. Altho…

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More Cruisers Are Being BUMPED From Their Cruises Than Ever. Here’s Why!

…nd bumping people booked on cruises in regions like Asia, Australia, South America, and Europe to move the ships to the Caribbean. For example, I saw that Norwegian Cruise Line cancelled and bumped people off 35 cruises on four of their most popular ships (Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Encore, and Norwegian Joy) for the last quarter of this year to redeploy them on new Caribbean-based routes. That P&O Cruises cancellation I menti…