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20-07-2011 - Pet Peeves of Passengers and Crew
American national daily newspaper USA Today has run a story lamenting the absence of courtesy among air travellers and listing the 10 main gripes of frequent flyers and flight attendants. For passengers, a major gripe is fellow travellers who conduct loud mobile phone conversations. For cabin crew, it's passengers who clip their fingernails or toenails. Here are lists of the 10 'pet peeves' o...
22-02-2011 - Liquids, Aerosols and Gels
Examples of Liquids, Aerosols and Gels These regulations and rules apply to drinks, creams, perfumes, sprays, gels, toothpaste, lipstick, lip balm and similar substances. This covers anything that you can pour, spray or smear Monday, 5th M...
12-01-2011 - Carnival Spirit to be Australian Based
Carnival Australia's ceo Ann Sherry has just announced in Sydney that Carnival will base its 2,667-passenger Carnvial Spirit in Australian waters full-time from Oct 2012. It will be the first time Carnival has permanently based a ship outside of the United States. Itineraries and a homeport for the 88,500-tonne ship are yet to be revealed, however Sherry indicated cruises will be eight to 12 day...
02-11-2010 - A 73m ship under a 65m bridge . . .
The captain of the world’s latest mega-liner has revealed the manoeuvring which took place at the weekend to get the giant ship under Europe’s Great Belt Bridge - with just 30cms to spare. The normal height of Royal Caribbean’s new Allure of the Seas from water level to the top is about 73m. But Captain Herman Zini told media that the 220,000-ton, 5400-passenger vessel couldn&r...
21-09-2010 - A new Portrait of the Queen
Cunard has unveiled a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth for its new superliner of the same name. The work, by 31-year-old English artist Isobel Peachey, shows the Queen sitting in the Yellow Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, wearing the same diamond necklace and earrings that she wore for her coronation in 1953. It will hang in the Grand Lobby of the new 2092-passenger ship. &n...
21-09-2010 - "Allure of the Seas" passes her Sea Trials
Royal Caribbean’s soon to be launched mega-liner, Allure of the Seas will be a sister ship to the Oasis of the Seas, and will include all the innovative features found on that marvelous mega-ship. At 225,000-tons and carrying 5,400-passengers, the Allure of the Seas and the Oasis of the Seas are by far the largest ships afloat. Allure of the Seas successfully completed her sea trials l...
10-08-2010 - The Worlds Most Expensive Cities
(The index is based on cost of living expressed in US dollars. Therefore, if the dollar weakens against the local currency of a city, the city becomes more expensive and moves up the index, even if prices expressed in local currency remain the same or go down.) Rank 2010 ...
09-08-2010 - SilverSea Cruises Update
Silverseas Cruises in Brief Why would I choose Silversea Cruises? Maximum of 540 Passengers 1 Staff Member for every 1.3 passengers onboard No inside suites- they are ALL outside 80% of the suites are verandah Suites Entry level suites start at 29m2 Biggest Suite is 150m2 Every suite has it's own Butler Siverseas are an "All Inclusive&quo...
06-08-2010 - Top Travel Tips
Check the latest travel advice for your destination ( at www.smartraveller.gov.au ) and subscribe to receive free e-mail notification each time the travel advice for your destination is updated. Take out appropriate travel insurance to cover hospital treatment, medical evacuation and any activities, including adventure sports, in which you plan to participate. Regardless of how well prepared, he...
21-07-2010 - The Joys of Travelling With Kids
Have you been dreaming about taking a holiday but the thought of sitting on a plane with the kids for hours on end makes your hair stand on end?!?! I know I have! Even after 9 years of having two very boisterous boys around, I really have to work on my husband to agree to go anywhere with our kids, who’s monkey like behaviour proves Darwin’s Theory of Evolution! I even res...
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