OVERSEAS OCEAN CRUISING: ESSENTIAL PACKING TIPS

How To Pack For an Overseas Ocean Cruise When traveling overseas for a cruise, especially for first time cruisers, perhaps the most daunting task is how to pack for such a venture. Concerns such as airline baggage limitations, international power differences, cruise line boarding rules and weather variances, can create a feeling of the unknown: …

Cruise Cabin Guarantee (GTY): Smart Deal or Gamble?

What is a guarantee stateroom? A Guarantee Stateroom (often called a “GTY” cabin) is a cabin you book by category — but without a specific room assignment at the time of booking. It means you’re guaranteed to get at least the cabin type you booked (like an Inside, Oceanview, or Balcony), or possibly a higher …

TED’S TOP 5 TRAVEL TIPS

Although I don’t consider myself a penny pincher, I do prefer to save money on a cruise or any vacation, and spending lots of  money getting to the cruise instead of shore excursions is not my idea of traveling smart. During my journeys I have come across a few ideas that you might find helpful:

RIVER CRUISING: ESSENTIAL PACKING TIPS

How To Pack For a River Cruise When traveling overseas for a river cruise, especially for first time cruisers, perhaps the most daunting task is how to pack for such a venture. Concerns such as airline baggage limitations, international power differences, cruise line boarding rules and weather variances, can create a feeling of the unknown: …

The Black Forest and cuckoo clocks

GOING BACK IN TIME TO TELL TIME ON A RHINE RIVER CRUISE Despite technological advances in watchmaking, the tradition of crafting old-fashioned cuckoo clocks remains admirable. In Germany's Black Forest, this practice endures even today, preserving an art that is nearly forgotten. Visit Ted's Website For Luxury Travel Access CruisinWithTed.com[ultimate_spacer height="10"] Long ago, farm families …

Sailing solo in a double cabin cruise world.

Don't get 'singled-out on your next cruise vacation'! Solo travelers often face challenges in finding bargains on cruise travel. The cruise industry views a cabin occupied by one person as less profitable because it only generates half the room revenue and reduces potential onboard income from spa treatments, shore excursions, and drinks. This explains the single supplement, …