Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers
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Cruisers Don't Know Cabin Stewards Can Get All This For You (Podcast #489)
One of the more frequently asked questions I see on cruise message boards is: what can I ask my cabin steward to bring or do for me?. As I keep seeing the same limited list of suggestions, I decided
I Test Oceania's New Ship To See Why Cruisers Are So Unhappy (Podcast #488)
Oceania Cruises is one of my all-time favourite cruise lines, and so I was incredibly excited to try their new class of ships. Until I did. I went on Vista, the first of this new class, and despite ma
So Many Caribbean Cruisers STILL Get These 5 Things Wrong (Podcast #487)
Ive just returned from back-to-back Caribbean cruises on two very different ships, the massive 6,000 passenger Symphony of the Seas and the smaller 1,200 passenger Oceania Vista. And on both, despite
Too Many Cruisers Are Missing Out On These Incredible Journeys. Are You? (Podcast #486)
Anyone close to cruising knows that cruise lines are incredibly involved with trains and train travel. Some even own and operate them, including some of the most famous and iconic ones, as you will he
5 Cruises You Should Stay Away From These Days. And Why (Podcast #485)
I told my friends not to book the cruise as it was one that I keep warning cruisers to stay well clear of as they almost always disappoint. But they insisted and sadly, three days before they were due
I Put The 5 Leading First Class "Ship-In-Ships" To The Test (Podcast #484)
Although most cruise reviewers say there are five, there are strictly speaking only two cruise lines that truly have a ship-within-a-ship. A fully self-contained world where passengers paying at lea
I Cruise Silversea To See If Its New Owners Have RUINED It (Podcast #483)
Four years ago, Royal Caribbean, best known for huge, good value resort ships, surprised many by buying Silversea known for ultra-luxury small ship cruising. Having cruised on it before the takeover,
5 Things You Won't Be Able To Do On Cruises This Year! (Podcast #482)
There are five things I took for granted last year as a cruiser that have unexpectedly disappeared this year, the first massive one I experienced first-hand on a recent cruise. I was on the first leg
6 Things "Polite" Passengers Do That Drive Cruise Crew Crazy! (Podcast #481)
I used to think of myself as a considerate cruise passenger, trying to be polite and help make the crews jobs simpler, easier, and more pleasant. But Ive had to reappraise what I was doing after a c
I Put Cunard's Controversial Class-Based Cruising To The Test (Podcast #480)
Cunard has the reputation of being the most class-based cruise line sailing today, keeping alive the tradition of grand old ocean liners from the Titanic era had of giving First-Class passengers, or w