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New Video Clips Added to Cruise Talk
I took a break from my normal blogging to add a few more video clips to our video gallery. These are videos from one of my favorite cruises, our 15 day cruise to Hawaii round trip from San Diego. The new videos that I have added start with the the [...]
Yet Another Reason to Get a Passport
I just read another tragic post on one of the cruise chat rooms from a gentleman who was taking his first big trip of his life to celebrate a milestone anniversary with his wife. When they got to the pier they learned that the documents that they had believed to be their actual [...]
Wow, Found a Great Web Site for Cruisers!!!
I had a few of my fellow passengers for my upcoming Celebrity Summit cruise recommend this site. I visited it and can’t say enough good things about it. The site is Port Time.
On the website, if you select a port, such as Cabo San Lucas, you can see how many ships will [...]
Ladies, You Can Pack In One Suitecase
I think we’ve all seen the news releases from the airlines that they are all changing their checked baggage limit to one free checked suitcase, with each additional checked bag costing $25 per bag. Almost all airlines have gone to this policy in order to save money and generate additional income during the current high [...]
Tide-To-Go and Downy Wrinkle Releaser: I’ll Never Cruise Again Without Them
Today, I thought I would pass along a couple of helpful items that I take on every cruise. Tide-To-Go and Downy Wrinkle Releaser are two products that I won’t sail without (and no, this is not a sponsored post).
Tide-To-Go is a stain remover “pen” that fits in a purse or bag, or even [...]
Internet Cruise Tip Calculator
Here at Cruise Talk Central, we are always looking for helpful web sites for cruisers. One frequently asked question is “How much should I tip?” We’ve put that information here at Cruise Talk in a chart that explains the tipping policies and suggested amounts for various cruise lines. In addition, [...]
Carnival’s New Dress Code: Now Permitting Shorts In Dining Room on Casual Evenings
There is great news for all of you who prefer a more casual cruise and disappointing news for those who prefer some of the more formal traditions of cruising. Carnival has just updated their dress code to allow dress shorts in the dining room during the casual evenings. They are no [...]
Cruise Fashion Tip: Hair Pieces, Dressing for Evening Easy
Anyone who has ever had early seating on a cruise has had this problem. You are just back from your beach excursion and you have less than an hour to get yourself and maybe your daughter ready for dinner - maybe even a formal dinner. You are all [...]
New Tipping Policy Page
Here at Cruise Talk Central, we like to make cruise planning as easy as possible for all our readers. In response to a request from our readers we’ve now added a page that contains the tipping policy information from most of the major cruise lines. In summary, most cruise [...]
Five Real Tips For First Time Cruisers From A Real Cruiser.
I ran across this article titled “Five Tips for First Time Cruisers” and as an experienced cruiser I wasn’t expecting it to tell me things I didn’t know, but I was hoping that it might provide some real insight to the potential first time cruiser. I thought I’d provide some additional thoughts by [...]
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