Posts Tagged ‘ queen-victoria ’

Kingdom of Redonda

November 21, 2011
By Island Tips
Kingdom of Redonda

Kingdom of Redonda A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat It would be ideal to have hard evidence about the history of Redonda. But unfortunately, reality and legend have blurred over the last 150 years, and now the world is left to deal with an island...
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Cunard Offers Double Cabin Upgrades on Upcoming Voyages

October 20, 2011
By Island Tips

Here's one for those of you with the time, money, and inclination to travel on relatively short notice. Right now, Cunard is offering a double-upgrade deal on a half-dozen of its more exotic upcoming itineraries, departing between early November and mid-April — meaning you ...
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Cunard Line to offer weddings at sea for the first time

October 20, 2011
By USA Today

The cruise line says its new shipboard "Weddings" program will begin next spring on all three of its ships-aaQueen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and ...
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Cunard’s Queen Victoria on sale for three days in September

August 31, 2011
By USA Today

Cunard's posh Queen Victoria ocean liner is on sale for a limited time with deals on cruises in the Americas.
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How to Stay Sober on a Cruise: A Firsthand Lesson

August 10, 2011
By Island Tips
How to Stay Sober on a Cruise: A Firsthand Lesson

And now a first-person dispatch from a special Jaunted contributor (and first-time cruiser) : Not only was my Norwegian cruise last month the first cruise I’d ever been on, it was also the first trip I’d done since I stopped drinking a couple of months ago. Awesome, I thought as I...
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Photo tour: A look inside Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria

August 9, 2011
By USA Today

Fusing Old World style with a myriad of modern amenities, Cunard Line's MV Queen Victoria has enjoyed a fiercely loyal following since entering ...
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Norwegian Postcards Show Off Scandinavia’s Finest Ass-ets

August 8, 2011
By Island Tips
Norwegian Postcards Show Off Scandinavia’s Finest Ass-ets

Norwegian postcards: a victory for sexual equality Postcards: we may be too digitally-inclined and the postal services may be too expensive to mail them anymore, but we still buy them in droves. And while we loved the beautiful images of fjords and cutesy clapboard houses that we found during a...
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You’ll Be Having the Ginger Cosmo, So Says the Cocktails Manager on the ‘Queen Victoria’

July 22, 2011
By Island Tips
You’ll Be Having the Ginger Cosmo, So Says the Cocktails Manager on the ‘Queen Victoria’

When you think about the people who make a cruise ship run, who comes to mind? The captain...maybe the head chef and cruise director, right? Well, with about 1,000 crew onboard Cunard 's Queen Victoria , there's so many others in the shadows, all responsible for making your vacation an awesome ...
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Even the Saucier on the ‘Queen Victoria’ is a Gordon Ramsay-Trained Gourmand

July 20, 2011
By Island Tips
Even the Saucier on the ‘Queen Victoria’ is a Gordon Ramsay-Trained Gourmand

When you think about the people who make a cruise ship run, who comes to mind? The captain...maybe the head chef and cruise director, right? Well, with about 1,000 crew onboard Cunard 's Queen Victoria , there's so many others in the shadows, all responsible for making your vacation an awesome one. And...
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Inside Cunard’s ‘Queen Victoria’ as She Sails the Norwegian Fjords

July 19, 2011
By Island Tips
Inside Cunard’s ‘Queen Victoria’ as She Sails the Norwegian Fjords

She's 90,000 gross registered tons, 964.5' long, goes as fast as 23.7 knots and up to 3,003 people can call her their temporary home at any given time, but these numbers mean nothing until you're onboard, feeling Cunard Line 's massive Queen Victoria smoothly maneuver around lush islands in the Norwegian Fjords. The...
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