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A Guide To Cruise Gratuities

Tipping And What You Can Expect If you’re new to cruising it’s important to calculate gratuities into your thinking when considering the cost of a cruise. At the time of booking you will usually be quoted the base fare along with port charges, fees and taxes, but that’s not all your costs. You also needContinue reading “A Guide To Cruise Gratuities”

Best Advice on Packing for a Cruise

Our Guide To Making A Cruise Packing List It can be difficult to know exactly what to bring on a cruise, making packing a challenge, especially for first-timers. When you’re out in the middle of the ocean, you can’t just run to the convenance store to pick up an item you forgot. Before you startContinue reading “Best Advice on Packing for a Cruise”

Airline Baggage Fees 2024 • What To Expect

So far this year we’ve taken eight flights – all international and we’ve come to realize that we just don’t know what our bags will cost until we check-in at the counter. Twice we expected to pay US$70 per bag and nobody asked for money. On one flight we were told that a carry-on weighingContinue reading “Airline Baggage Fees 2024 • What To Expect”

Travel And Staying Healthy

Healthy Travel Part I Flying & Cruising Flying There’s a love-hate side to travel. Being there is great but getting there not so much. Long distance flights are usually no fun at all, especially if you are like us and fly coach. With a price difference on international flights as high as ten times weContinue reading “Travel And Staying Healthy”

Staying Healthy While Traveling

Healthy Travel Part I Flying & Cruising Flying There’s a love-hate side to travel. Being there is great but getting there not so much. Long distance flights are usually no fun at all, especially if you are like us and fly coach. With a price difference on international flights as high as ten times weContinue reading “Staying Healthy While Traveling”