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Officially, all tips or ‘gratuities’ are discretionary, though it isn’t generally accepted cruise practice not to tip. On Independence of the Seas, there are a number of ways you can tip. There’ s an option to pay your gratuities up front, which can work out cheaper, and you can easily have this option added to […]
When we conjure up a mental image of a place we’ve never been, it’s usually larger than life and when we get there it’s often not how we imagined it. Now try it with Miami. Chances are, you just conjured up an image of blazing sunshine and smiling, impossibly tanned, good-looking people engaging in all […]
Packing is boring. I know that’s not exactly controversial as an opinion, it’s probably one that the majority of you share. There are some people out there who don’t mind it or, somehow, even enjoy it. If you’re one of those then you probably know more tips and suggestions than me, and please do let […]
Doing its bit to prove that cruises are for everyone, Celebrity Cruises is helping to break down the class barriers by further ‘solsticizing’ one of its Millennium class vessels, the Celebrity Constellation. Now, in case you’re wondering what that means, it’s a term the line came up with to describe the process of adding features […]
These days, most of us are aware of the impact our lives have on the environment, or if not, we’re being persuaded to be more aware. From washing our clothes at a lower temperature and unplugging electrical devices when not in use, to making our cars more fuel efficient and thinking about how many journeys […]
As cruising continues to grow in popularity, we’re seeing more and more cruise ships joining the millions of commercial shipping vessels, fishing trawlers, passenger ferries and private yachts sailing the ocean waves. It’s inevitable that with all this sea traffic, some vessels are going to run into trouble and its often smaller vessels such as […]
These are my top 20 tips for staying healthy on a cruise ship, so you don’t get ill or put on loads of weight. Would I use most of them? Of course not – it’s a holiday! But they’re here for you if you want to be sensible, unlike me. Hit The Gym – This […]
Remember when the idea of surfing on-board a ship seemed crazy? Or a zip-line at sea? Royal Caribbean loves to push the boat out (sorry for the cheap pun) with great new innovations and they haven’t disappointed with the announcement of some more details of the Quantum of the Seas, the first of the new […]
Liverpool is one of my personal favourite cities in the whole UK. It’s also proving popular with cruise lines, as the next couple of years will see a number of cruise lines either return to the city or include it as a destination for the first time. Fred. Olsen hasn’t sent a ship to Liverpool […]
I’m finally onto the last of my blog post series based around the misconceptions I’ve previously held about cruise holidays. If you’ve missed them you should go have a read. I put loads of effort into them all, so I’d really appreciate it. So we’ve come to the final point, which was the idea that […]