Tips & Advice

Wondering what you need to pack? What is food onboard a cruise line? What accommodation should I book? Or what should insurance should I book for more cruise? This is the best place to find tips and advice before you book your next voyage.

Destinations

South America’s popular ports

South America is huge and offers a variety of hugely different ports, from the hot beaches of Rio in summer to the southern most parts of the continent.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 11 2011
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First Timers

How to choose the right ship for you

Once you’ve finalised your budget and destination, you need to decide what ship and what sort of cabin (suite) will suit you best.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 11 2011
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Shore Excursions

Shore excursions in the Eastern Med you can’t afford to miss

Thousands of years of history provide great opportunities for shore excursions around the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Here's a sample...

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 10 2011
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Destinations

Wilderness Wonders – Part 2

Read on to find the next five wilderness destinations…

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Dec 19 2010
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Destinations

Wilderness Wonders – Part 1

While the Australian dollar is scaling unprecedented heights, now could be the time to book that adventure to the wilderness of your dreams.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Dec 15 2010
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How to find the perfect pearl

Nothing could possibly complete a shipboard romance better than pearls.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Dec 13 2010
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Activities & Entertainment

Best cruise ports for shopping – Part 1

Shopping in port is one of our favourite pastimes. Here’s Cruise Passenger’s guide to finding the world’s best buys.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 29 2010
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Activities & Entertainment

Best themes for cruises – Part 2

Many cruises have music aboard, or offer fine dining, or invite distinguished guest lecturers to speak. Others go further and devote whole cruises to a theme, attracting like-minded devotees from around the world. Words: Peter Needham. […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 24 2010
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Activities & Entertainment

Best themes for cruises – Part 1

Many cruises have music aboard, or offer fine dining, or invite distinguished guest lecturers to speak. Others go further and devote whole cruises to a theme, attracting like-minded devotees from around the world.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 16 2010
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Tips & Advice

How Safe Are The High Seas?

In a move which must have left many travel operators concerned, last week the US government issued a general travel alert to Americans with plans to travel to Europe.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 5 2010
First Timers
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Tips & Advice

To Tip Or Not To Tip, That Is The Question

As of Friday, the enforced gratuity charge of $7.50 per adult per day won’t be charged to your shipboard account; if you want to tip any a member of crew for exceptional service, it will be a matter of choice.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 28 2010
First Timers
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Shore Excursions

Cultural cruises

Cruising in Asia and the Pacific offers the chance to explore a rich array of native folklore and art. Indigenous culture is in vogue and interest shows no sign of abating. The movie Avatar, in which audiences side with the indigenous blue-skinned Na’vi people on fictional planet Pandora, was simply highlighting a trend.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 24 2010
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