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5 Cruises You Should Stay Away From These Days. And Why (Podcast #485)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - April 22, 2024 12:04 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI 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 to depart, what I feared would happen did. It was cancelled. I’m Gary Bembridge and I’m here to...
I Put The 5 Leading First Class "Ship-In-Ships" To The Test (Podcast #484)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - April 15, 2024 12:02 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsAlthough 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 least $500 per person a night for a suite are given the special entry card to a door that lets them...
I Cruise Silversea To See If Its New Owners Have RUINED It (Podcast #483)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - April 08, 2024 13:18 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsFour 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, I decided I should return to see if the online reviews from other pre-takeover cruisers saying t...
5 Things You Won't Be Able To Do On Cruises This Year! (Podcast #482)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - April 01, 2024 01:14 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsThere 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 of Silversea Silver Spirit’s 62-night Grand Voyage from Cape Town to Athens via the Seychelles, ...
6 Things "Polite" Passengers Do That Drive Cruise Crew Crazy! (Podcast #481)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - March 25, 2024 13:20 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI 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 I’ve had to reappraise what I was doing after a crew member discreetly told me on this cruise that I am on that some were having the opposite eff...
I Put Cunard's Controversial Class-Based Cruising To The Test (Podcast #480)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - March 18, 2024 08:50 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsCunard 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 what Cunard now call “The Grills”, a more rounded and top-notch experience vastly superior to tha...
So Many Repositioning Cruisers Get These 5 Things Wrong (Podcast #480)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - March 11, 2024 08:45 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsCruise lines charge less per day for repositioning cruises than ANY of their other cruises, making them some of the most inexpensive and appealing to many cruisers. But I’ve met so many people on them discovering too late that being inexpensive alone is not a good reason for doing them, as they’...
I Test Norwegian's Latest Ships To See Why Cruisers So Unhappy (Podcast #478)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - March 04, 2024 08:48 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI met so many regular Norwegian cruisers on my Norwegian Viva cruise that disliked this new Prima class of Norwegian Cruise Line ships that I started wondering if Norwegian had actually gone out of their way to create a new type of ship they knew current cruisers wouldn’t like! Perhaps to attrac...
I Put The Newest First Class "Ship-Within-A-Ship" To The Test (Podcast #477)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - February 26, 2024 08:47 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsJust before my much anticipated and costly $1,800 a night cruise in Norwegian Viva’s all-suite Haven, “Cruise with Ben and David”, one of the leading YouTube cruise channels, released a critical review raising many issues and complaints about it. So many that friends of mine suggested I cancel, ...
4 Things You Should NEVER Buy From Your Cruise Line! (Podcast #476)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - February 19, 2024 09:56 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsWhile Cruise lines make it easy and convenient to book and buy most things for a cruise directly with them, have you stopped to ask if it’s in your best interest? I have! Cruise lines are banking on us not shopping around and discovering that some non-cruise line alternatives not only cost les...
Offbeat Cruise Tips ALL Seasoned Cruisers Swear By! (Podcast #475)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - February 12, 2024 09:54 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI reveal 5 tips, tricks and hacks that experienced and smart cruise passengers that I have met on recent cruises agree are ones that savvy cruisers all use and know about – but not everyone does to knows about! Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers and g...
Smart Cruisers NEVER Go It Alone In These Ports. Here's Why (Podcast #474)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - February 05, 2024 09:52 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI look at the four times I recommend cruise passengers take a cruise line excursion rather than any other alternative for exploring a cruise port like self-touring or independent tour guide or company Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers and get exclusi...
5 Cruise Excursion Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Cruise (Podcast #472)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - January 29, 2024 14:34 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI look at 5 biggest mistakes that cruise passengers make with cruise excursions, often ruining not only their time in port but putting a huge dampener on their total cruise. Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers and get exclusive Patron-only content, dow...
Changes EVERYONE Cruising in 2024 Needs To Know About (Podcast #473)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - January 22, 2024 09:51 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsAfter listening to what cruise lines are telling investors they're doing this year, I'm convinced that in 2024 we are going to be facing five new and unwelcome challenges. But I also have some suggestions on how to work around these and get ahead of them, including one solution that you may not ...
How To Pay NOTHING (Or Next To Nothing) To Cruise! (podcast #471)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - January 15, 2024 14:32 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI'm going to show you how seven of my friends paid nothing, or next to nothing, to go on cruise vacations in the last year, and how I've been offered 11 free, or almost free, cruises in that same period too. Some may not work for you today, but may one day, some will once you know how, but I can...
I Put The Luxury Cruise Line Regent To The Test! (Podcast #470)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - January 08, 2024 14:29 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI was having a great time on my recent Regent Seven Seas cruise before I started speaking to fellow guests. Some first-timers as well as long-time regulars raised issues which made me wonder if I was being too forgiving. After all, the trip had cost me a lot and it is worth being picky! So, af...
Best & Worst Things About Cruising Japan (Podcast 469)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - December 03, 2023 10:12 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsWe are only ever likely to go to Japan once in our lives and so it's important to get it right. While I didn't get everything 100% spot on, I now know what future cruisers to Japan need to know to avoid my mistakes, work around downsides, and ensure they have the best time. Become a Tips For Tr...
People Are Still Falling For These 6 CRUISE TRAPS! (Podcast 468)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - November 27, 2023 10:11 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsThe cruise I'm on right now has inspired me to make this video. I'm an Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas, and I've met many first time cruisers and repeat cruisers who have tripped up and fallen for 6 traps that are out there right now that cruisers are falling for that I want to make sure th...
I Put Royal Caribbean "Royal Suite" Cruising To The Test (Podcast 467)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - November 20, 2023 10:09 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsWhen I think of Royal Caribbean, I think of feature-packed mega resort ships, with good value cabins. However, I have seen Royal Caribbean now has some of the biggest and most expensive suites money can buy at sea. So, instead of using some savings to book a smaller luxury cruise line that I usu...
I Cruise The World's Top-Rated Line That No-one's Heard Of! (Podcast #466)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - November 06, 2023 08:11 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsThe “cruise bible”, the authoritative Berlitz “Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships”, has for years said this line has the best ships in the world, but almost no cruisers outside its home country have ever heard of it, even though it's 50% owned by Royal Caribbean, a line everyone’s heard...
Things Expedition Cruises Don’t Tell You (Until It's Too Late!) (Podcast #465)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - October 30, 2023 13:51 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsAt the start of my recent Greenland Arctic expedition cruise, an ominous notice appeared in the daily program. It required us to attend a mandatory (written in capital letters no less!) meeting at 5pm. Having been on four previous expedition cruises to Antarctica, the Arctic and Galapagos I knew...
I Try ROYAL CARIBBEAN To See If It's For Cruisers Like me (Podcast #467)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - October 25, 2023 08:13 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI like cruising on small and medium-sized ships that aren’t busy, and a bit laid back. But I also love going to Vegas, with its big brash shows, buzz, and excitement. So, I decided, to see if a big resort ship would work out for people like me, so I nervously booked myself on Royal Caribbean’s S...
The Cruise Lines Everyone Is Raving About RIGHT NOW (And Why!) (Podcast #464)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - October 23, 2023 13:54 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsI’ve been diving into the latest cruise line reviews, reviewing all the comments and messages I receive and comparing that with my own recent cruising experiences, and from all that I came across five cruise lines that passengers seem to agree are the hottest cruise lines right now, ones rising ...
Cruise Lines To Steer Clear Of These Days. And Why! (Podcast #463)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - October 16, 2023 13:53 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsAs none of us want to waste our precious vacation time and money on anything but those cruise lines on top of their game, I've been diving into the latest cruise reviews, pouring over the thousands of comments and messages I get, and been cruising on many cruise lines to see which are hot - and ...
Seasoned Cruisers Have STOPPED Packing These. Here's Why! (Podcast #462)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - October 09, 2023 09:57 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsThere are things I no longer pack for a cruise as things have changed, others I pack different things to do the same task, things I have always packed for a cruise vacation and still do and some things I don’t understand why people pack for a cruise at all. Find out what they are and why you sho...
My Solution To The Biggest Issue With Cruises These Days! (Podcast #461)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - October 02, 2023 09:53 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsWith cruise lines now pretty much able to sell their ships out completely at a hundred percent or higher capacity, I want to tell you how you can hunt down and find cruises and cruise ships that are not going to be completely packed to the rafters and will have the best cruise experience. This i...
Crafty Ways To Steer Clear Of The Crowds On Busy Cruises (Podcast #460)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - September 25, 2023 09:55 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsCruise lines are packing their ships full these days. They're admitting that they're selling at 100% or higher capacity. So, ships are really, really full, and I've seen this firsthand on a recent cruise, like MSC Cruises, Norwegian, or Caribbean, even Princess in Alaska. So, I want to share wit...
Hot Issues Dividing Cruisers RIGHT NOW! (Podcast #459)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - September 18, 2023 14:42 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsOn my last cruise, a Windstar Fjords cruise, I posted clips on Instagram of the best attended event of my entire cruise. It immediately ignited a fiery, lively, and divided debate about if the event was a good idea or not. It got me thinking about other things that I talk about on social media o...
I Cruise The World's "Most Popular" Small Ship Line: Windstar (Podcast #458)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - September 11, 2023 14:40 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsAfter loving recent cruises on 600 and 700 passenger ships, like Oceania Insignia, Azamara Quest and Seabourn Encore, I wanted to see if going ever smaller was even better, so I booked myself on an 11-night Windstar Star Pride “Lands of the Midnight Suns”. Now this ship only holds 312 passengers...
Epic Highs & Unwanted Lows I Had Cruising In Paradise! (Podcast 457)
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers - September 04, 2023 11:39 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 111 ratingsIt took me 26 hours, three flights, and a time change of 12 hours to get to my French Polynesian cruise in one of the remotest parts of the world. It was brutal, and so how did it go once there – and do I recommend putting yourself though all that? I explore all of this in this video Become a T...
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