Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers
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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
So Many Repositioning Cruisers Get These 5 Things Wrong (Podcast #480)
Cruise 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 Ive met so many people on them
I Test Norwegian's Latest Ships To See Why Cruisers So Unhappy (Podcast #478)
I 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 th
I Put The Newest First Class "Ship-Within-A-Ship" To The Test (Podcast #477)
Just before my much anticipated and costly $1,800 a night cruise in Norwegian Vivas all-suite Haven, Cruise with Ben and David, one of the leading YouTube cruise channels, released a critical revie
4 Things You Should NEVER Buy From Your Cruise Line! (Podcast #476)
While 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 its in your best interest? I have! Cruise lines are banking on u