Essential Cruise Tips

  Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio   Daily program as saviour Always take your daily program out with you when you leave the ship to explore a port, even on a cruise line excursion. It could prove to be a savio...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio   Beach towels You do not need to pack beach towels when you go cruising. Cruise lines will supply them but deal with how they give them to you differently. Value cruise lines,...

  Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio Taking alcohol on board Cruise lines want you to buy drinks on board to drive their revenues. Therefore, most cruise lines will not allow passengers to bring alcohol for perso...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio   Shareholder benefits If you own shares in a cruise line you may be able to get on-board benefits when you sail with them. Stock exchange listed companies, like Carnival, Royal...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio   Important documents Before you head off on a cruise, especially when you are travelling outside of your home country, scan in copies of all key travel documents. Take paper co...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio   Always travel with insurance You should always have travel insurance when going on a cruise. Some cruise lines may ask the name of your insurance company and their emergency h...

  Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio Transatlantic crossing on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 or repositioning cruise on another line? You should go on a Cunard Crossing at least once. It is the only remaining classic jou...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio Transatlantic crossings A cruise purist calls crossing the Atlantic a crossing and not a cruise. A cruise is when you sail around many ports and is mostly about the destinations...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio   How much of a region does a river cruise really let you experience? A river cruise gives you a flavour of a region rather than a comprehensive exploration. Many cruises are on...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio   Cruising the Mediterranean The Mediterranean is the second most popular cruise region after the Caribbean. It provides warm weather, generally calm seas and you visit differen...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio.   Cruising the Caribbean The most popular cruise region is the Caribbean. Many ships sail out of Florida, mostly Miami and Fort Lauderdale, although there are frequent cruises...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit  60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Plan a cruise to avoid tendering - especially when on big ships Tendering happens when a ship cannot dock in port and has to use tender boats to ferry passengers to and from land. Some reasons...

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Gary Bembridge author of " The Cruise Traveler's Handbook " provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit  http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on i Tunes and Stitcher Radio Follow us on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tipsfortravellers Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/garybembridge   Who is Silversea Cruises best suited for? Silversea is an ultra-luxury cr...

Gary Bembridge author of " The Cruise Traveler's Handbook " provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit  http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio Follow on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tipsfortravellers Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/garybembridge   Royal Caribbean is the world's second largest cruise line offering resort-li...

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  Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit  http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruise-travelers-handbook Subscribe free to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio . Passengers with mobility issues wanting to do a river cruise should discuss their needs and limitations with the line before bo...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruise-travelers-handbook A common thing to do when cruising is to go through the excursion list and book one for each port stop. However, staying on board while in some ports is a much underused option by most cruise...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruise-travelers-handbook One of the risks with the daily port-to-port schedule on most cruises, especially in the Caribbean, is that the stops can start to blur into each other. So while you get an overall Caribbean...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruise-travelers-handbook Mass-market cruise lines now usually only provide non-branded shower gel and shampoo in large refillable pump dispensers in your stateroom bathroom. This is instead of smaller individual bott...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tips. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruise-travelers-handbook Seabourn is a small ship cruise line that is part of the Carnival Cruise Organization. It promises passengers an intimate and luxurious alternative to the large ships used by their other bra...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tips. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruise-travelers-handbook Swan Hellenic is a UK based cruise line who promises "small ship cruising, with country house style" for "people with a mind to travel". What does that mean? Their flagship is the "Minerva"...

Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tips. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruise-travelers-handbook With the growth in cruising destinations are likely to have multiple ships in port at the same time as yours. As the towns, attractions and sights can get crowded when multiple cruise lines...