This past week, Hurricane Irene played havoc with cruise ships in the Caribbean, but there are many more reasons for cruise cancellations, early sailings, dropped ports and new port destinations than weather. Ned Levi reviews many of the potential problems of cruising and what you need to do to prevent or deal with them.
Cruise ship packing has a lot to do with what clothes you’ll need for the cruise and your excursions off the ship, but there are many other issues which significantly affect what you pack and how you pack it. Ned Levi examines many of the issues which affects packing for cruises and offers his top 7 cruise packing tips.
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Over the years I have received a few offers for clients on cruises, usually a month or two in advance, asking them to consider switching to another date for a discount and an upgraded cabin.
But this year Holland America’s Oosterdam December 26 San Diego to Mexico 7-day sailing is taking things to a new level. And it’s now less than a week away.
On the very first cruise I took, my husband and I were on a tight budget. And we were actually crazy enough to take a standby flight via Los Angeles to Acapulco the morning our ship was sailing. Proving that sometimes it is better to be lucky than good, we made the ship. With only a few tense moments, capped by the taxi driver first heading to the wrong pier.
Steve Simmons and his family booked the trip of a lifetime – a South American sailing from Buenos Aires onboard Celebrity Cruises Infinity. The trip was meticulously planned two years in advance and included custom air arrangements. Imagine his dismay one month prior to the cruise to learn the flight schedule had changed separating family members.