Tag: Cruise tips

Jan 01

The Best Hangover Cure? A Cruise Ship!

Hello and welcome to 2019! That pounding headache and queasy feeling you’re experiencing, that’s called a New Year’s Day hangover and it’s no fun at all! Like many ringing in the New Year, your evening was probably filled with merriment, revelry and of course, a glass or two (or 10) of champagne, among other libations. …

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Dec 31

5 Reasons to Pre-Cruise at Disney’s Bay Lake Tower

Through the years when our family has sailed from Port Canaveral on such lines as Carnival, Disney, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean, we have always spent some time in Orlando pre-cruise. And why not? By doing so, we are already near the port on embarkation day so there is no stress if there are flight delays …

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Dec 18

TRAVEL TIPS: New Zealand’s Slice of Scottish Paradise

Did you know that New Zealand has its own little piece of Scotland? That’s right, you can go Down Under and visit Dunedin, the city whose name is actually the Scottish Gaelic word for Edinburgh. Cruise ships head to Scotland in the spring and summer months, but if you’re looking for the United Kingdom’s classic, …

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Dec 13

State of the Cruising: What’s to Come in 2019

It’s that time of the year again! Cruise Lines International Association (also called CLIA), the world’s largest cruise industry trade organization, released their annual 2019 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook which takes a look the latest cruise trends in the industry for the upcoming year.

Dec 11

TRAVEL TIPS: Doha, Beyond Skyscrapers & Shopping Malls

In recent years, the Middle Eastern country of Qatar has become a major world power, and its capital Doha is a metropolis, complete with massive geometric skyscrapers that light up the Qatari sky at night. Thanks to the discovery of oil in this small country, located on the Arabian Peninsula, Doha has been transformed into …

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Nov 27

TRAVEL TIPS: Going to Goa

Goa is probably best known as India’s place to party, but this small state is packed with beauty and history. Goa has been through many changes, and each phase of its history is still engrained in its modern-day culture. India’s smallest state was once a Portuguese colony, and then it became hippie paradise in the 1960s before …

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