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Tips for Travellers July Newsletter: Win a Magazine Subscription

…ick here to read how you could win . Most read articles this month: 1. New Virgin Atlantic Upper Class 2. My Silversea Silver Whisper Cruise 3. Sheraton on the Niagara Falls 4. Margot Raggett: Kefalonia 5. Tips for First Time Cruisers New videos this month: 1. Swan Hellenic MInerva 2. Seabourn Sojourn Ship 3. Hilton JFK Airport 4. CN Tower Toronto 5. Niagara Falls Tour Tips for Travellers on Silversea Cruises: In July I will be travelling on a 7 n…

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Tips for Travellers Podcast 143: Australia Tips and Advice for Travellers

…comfortable topic for Australians. Australian English is different to both American and British English. Enormous “Aussie” pride Expensive country to tourLost most of backpacker trade to Asia with some big impact on certain regions Fires and floods are a major challenge. Unique wildlife like kangaroo and wallabies with big risks from crocodiles and jelly fish and imported creatures slike camels and cane toads Outdoor lifestyle everywhere with casu…

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5 Best and 5 Worst Things About Caribbean Cruises

…the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Dominican Republic, the US and British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Dutch Saint Maarten. If you go on a Western Caribbean, some of the places you could go to include Jamaica, the Cayman Islands are usually included, Mexico’s Cozumel and Costa Maya, sometimes Belize, the Honduran island of Roatan. Increasingly you’ll find that Cuba, so Havana and Santiago de Cuba, are often included in this area. Another devel…

Costly Cruise Mistakes

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11 Most Costly Cruise Mistakes… And How To Avoid Them

…se a cruise line which includes Wi-Fi. Saga Cruises include Wi-Fi, the new Virgin Voyages includes Wi-Fi and many of the premium lines include Wi-Fi within the fare. So, I think we’re going to see the price of Wi-Fi coming down. #4 Buying a drinks package Another costly mistake could be buying a drinks package. I have a whole series of videos about drinks packages which go into this in more detail, however, drinks packages could cost you anything…

Biggest Cruise Rip Offs

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10 Biggest Cruise Rip Offs And How To Avoid Them

…reasingly one of the cruise lines that are offering Wi-Fi within the fare. Virgin Voyages, Oceania, Saga Cruises – they include Wi-Fi within the package. Also, very importantly, is to make sure that when you are on the cruise, that you switch off data roaming. So you don’t get any surprise charges from your provider. Really watch out, Wi-Fi could add many hundreds of dollars onto the cost of your cruise. #2 Excursions The second area to think abou…

worst things about cruising

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The 8 Downsides of Cruising and How To Deal With Them

…in a bubble. Once passengers are on board their ship, whether it’s a more American or a more UK-centred experience, they’re not really connecting and engaging with the places they’re visiting, because they’re not staying at local hotels or going to local restaurants, so they’re a little disconnected and not truly immersing themselves in the atmosphere and culture of the destination. Of course, there are things you can do. You can make sure that y…

Should You Only Book Cruises Via A Cruise Agent

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Should You Be Using A Cruise Agent To Book Your Cruise?

…where he’s talking to agents. I’ve seen lots of webinars being set up with Virgin Cruises, AmaWaterways, etc where they’re talking directly to agents because they are so fundamentally important. And they will never undercut the price. In fact, you might find that if you go with a cruise agent, you might get a better deal because they will often bundle in other things. How do they make their money? The way the cruise agent earns their income is the…

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9 Things That Drive Frequent Cruisers Crazy

…in. Plus of course, we have more and more all-inclusive cruise lines like Virgin Voyages and Marella which offer more inclusive fares. So that may be starting to address one of the things that are driving people crazy. Gratuities Without a shadow of a doubt, one of the hottest topics is the whole debate around gratuities. I have a whole video about gratuities and it’s one of the most discussed topics both in the video comments and on cruise forum…

Cruise Update

6 Biggest Changes USA Cruisers Will Face As Cruise Lines Reveal Cruise Protocols

…ds or to places where they own and control entire facilities, I guess like Virgin Voyages has with their Bimini Club in the Bahamas. Ports, it suggests, could be expanded over time to include those that first of all are willing to accept USA residents and cruises, secondly where the lines can be confident that they can safely and in a controlled way visit and thirdly where they agree to accept into their facilities any guests that may have become…

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Cruise Update #23 – USA Cruise Update, Royal Caribbean And More

…me lines have already started to cancel and push cruises out even further. Virgin Voyages being one of the first, cancelling through to 3 January. Although at the same, Carnival Cruises has brought back some crew to St Maarten to join Carnival Horizon, Carnival Pride and Mardi Gras, although it is not clear if these are to replace crew in cold layup whose contracts have ended or with eye to resuming cruising. #2 Challenges Of Cruising During Pande…

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9 Ways You May Be Stopped From Cruising When They Restart

…o far, that includes (at time of recording) Crystal Cruises, Saga Cruises, American Steamboat and Victory cruises who have an older passenger profile. No doubt more to come. Other lines admit they are exploring this and waiting for advice from local health authorities and their own health advisory boards. Expect more lines to follow. Thirdly, if your cruise calls on any country that requires them as a condition of entry. It is, in my view, inevita…