Planning any big holiday can be slightly nerve wracking- after all its both money and annual leave on the line! To help abate those fears, here are our five top tips for ensuring smooth sailing on your next cruise: Read the Reviews. Reviews are the best way of getting the inside scoop on what you can expect whilst on board. After all- every company will say they have amazing service, but that isn’t always true! Cruise Critic or Cruise Mates…
Cruising is one of the safest forms of travel but there are a few things to be mindful of whilst sailing the high seas. Ships in port signal to many local people wealth and naivety so you can easily become a target of crime. But don’t worry, most of the locals love tourists for the honest trade they bring to their home, just be aware some see it as an opportunity to pickpocket, rob and scam. Don’t get…
A Caribbean to Mexico cruise may well be one of the most desirable journeys a keen traveller can experience. But with so many beautiful islands to choose from, where should you aim to have on your itinerary. Here are three suggestions. Cozumel Home to the world-renowned Palancar Reef, this divers paradise is a real must-see. Settled by the Maya around 2,000 years ago, Cozumel is today the largest Caribbean island in Mexico. However, two-thirds of the island remains undeveloped,…
Cruising is the perfect choice of holiday for many people, because you can literally explore as much, or as little as you like. You could potentially go on excursion after excursion, exploring port after port, and enjoy a lot of time in some gorgeous, diverse places. However, you could simply enjoy the views from the comfort of the deck if you liked, and then enjoy the ship’s features all to yourself as everyone else went off and took a day…
Halong Bay in Northern Vietnam is an excellent destination that offers majestic coastlines and scenic limestone cliffs that gives you an ethereal feel. It definitely is a feast for your senses – something that you will talk about for months after your trip. Visiting Halong Bay will not only give you your usual sun,surf and sand experience – it can give you much more than that. Cruising the bay in ships that seems to come from a different era will…
Wanting to get away from the busy and stressful city life for a while? How about spending your vacation onboard a luxurious cruise ship that will indulge your needs for leisure and relaxation? Vacations should primarily be about relaxing, entertainment and fun. Sometimes, traveling and visiting tourist destinations can only give you more stress as you wrestle around a crowd of tourist underneath the scorching sun. A short cruise would be a better choice, but keep in mind that cruise…
The cruise ship vacation celebrated its 100th birthday in 2000 and a lot has changed since those early days. Today’s ocean passengers go for the onboard lifestyle as much (if not more) than they do for the places that lay in wait on the voyage, and the modern megaships of the 21st century offer everything from ice rinks and real grass lawns to Broadway quality shows and gastronomic feasts. Celebrity Cruises is the cruise operator for the sophisticated 40-something age…
For people who loves the sea and enjoy delightful voyages, venturing into a cruise ship journey is a perfect escapade in collecting experiences. Bask in the sun, explore different places of a continent, take pleasure in various water activities and enjoy the amenities the cruise ship provides.