Cruising Secrets for a Safe Cruise

Cruising has become a popular form of holiday travel for many people. This type of vacation is fun, all-inclusive and has many advantages. But as is the case with any form of travel, there are precautions you should take to remain as safe as possible.

Shortly after boarding the cruise ship, either before or after it leaves the dock, there should be a drill where you are required to report to a lifeboat station. Crew members will be available to tell you where you should go in the unlikely event of an emergency that necessitates evacuation of the ship. They will also demonstrate the correct way to wear a life jacket, and they may also pass on other safety information. You and your party should ensure you make time to attend this drill. Should the worst happen, you will be glad you did.

When on board the ship, it is always wise to avoid any areas where you will be alone. Sadly, even on a cruise holiday, there may be people aboard who are either unstable or dishonest, and they may try to harm or rob you. Remain cognizant of your surroundings, and try to stay in well-lit areas in which other people have congregated in order to avoid any unpleasant encounters with unsavoury characters.

You can expect your ship to dock in several ports during your cruise vacation. When this occurs, you have the opportunity to disembark and do some sightseeing, shopping or exploring on your own or with a guided tour. Try not to go off on your own when you go ashore. There is safety in numbers. Not only that, but you are less likely to get lost if you are with other fellow cruisers from your ship.

While it is wise to keep any of you valuables in the ship’s safe, having someone else walk off with your belongings can cause you to be inconvenienced at the very least, and may result in the loss of extremely valuable jewelry or even money. So, keep yourself and your possessions safe by remembering to lock your cabin door.

There are many opportunities on cruises to eat, drink and be merry, but do not overdo it. Overeating and drinking to excess can result in you becoming ill and not being able to enjoy part of your cruise. If you drink too much, not only might you become sick, but you may engage in behavior that you may regret. You want to have good memories from your cruise, not bad ones, so try not to ruin it by overdoing your merrymaking.

Cruising can be a fun and economical way to holiday. Use common sense to help you and your family remain safe and healthy, and you are sure to have a blast! Happy Cruising!

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Riu Tikida Dunas or Riu Palace, Agadir, Morocco

Today’s Challenge from one of our visitors is to

Find me a Bargain Holiday to Agadir, Morocco in a Riu Hotel

The specific requirements are:

• Depart between 6th April and 9th April
• Duration – 7 Nights
• 3 adults in 1 room
• Flying from London Gatwick
• All Inclusive at 4 or 5 Star Hotel
• ideally staying at either Riu Tikida Dunas or Riu Palace
• Maximum budget of £3000

This turned out to be a harder challenge than I expected. Not because of an unrealistic budget, which was fine, but because of the departure dates and the limited number of tour operators who offer holidays to Morroco.

However, I did find the deals below, and I hope my visitor is able to move their holiday by a day in order to get the benefit of these great deals which are well within budget.

The companies able to meet this requirement were FirstChoice.co.uk and Thomson.co.uk.

Agadir Hotel	Tour Operator	Departure Airport	Departure Date	Price Per Person	Comments
Riu Palace Tikida Agadir	Thomson	London Gatwick	Thu 12 Apr 12	£683	Scroll down the list to find this holiday
ClubHotel Riu Tikida Duna	Thomson	London Gatwick	Thu 12 Apr 12	£723	Scroll down the list to find this holiday
Club Med’s Agadir Resort	Club Med	London Heathrow	Fri 6 Apr 12	£822	Ignore the price on the first page and search by date for this price
Iberostar Founty Beach	Expedia	London Gatwick	Mon 9 Apr 12	£661	Select the ‘Package’ radio button, and search using this date

I hope this helps in your holiday search for a great value 4 star holiday to Agadir, Morocco.

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Cheapest All Inclusives to Turkey from ThomsonHolidays

Cheap Holidays for 2012

2012 is not that far away now, and if you are looking for Cheap Holidays for 2012 getaways then it is a great idea to check out the latest holiday offerings from the best tour operators.

Our favourites are no secret, and I am delighted to say ThomsonHolidays are currently offering up to £300 per couple off Winter holidays, and up to £400 off long haul holidays.

Not to be outdone, FirstChoice Holidays are adding extra discounts on 2012 holidays every Friday. Their current offer, expiring on Thursday 27th, gives extra discounts off their extremely popular ‘Holiday Village’ holidays.

Thomas Cook are tempting us with up to £150 off their summer holidays for 2012, with some tempting all inclusive deals like 7 all inclusive nights in Dalaman starting on June 14th.

Kuoni holidays, as usual, have spectacular holiday deals on offer, like 8 all inclusive nights in Sri Lanka in April for £721 per person.

We hope these ideas have helped you. Why not click on one of the links above and search these tour operators’ Cheap Holidays for 2012.

Help me Find a Holiday

We love to help our visitors find the best holiday to meet their needs or their dreams, and to answer their ‘Help me find a Holiday‘ plea.

A great place to start your search is using one of the Destination guides from some of the main tour operators.

Our personal favourite is the Thomson Destination Guide. If you take your ‘Help me find a Holiday‘ search to the Thomson site you will find a wealth of information to give you a great insight to the attractions of numerous destinations around the world. With over 2,000 resort and accommodation videos we reckon this has to put Thomson at the top of the pile. Combine that with special features and ‘inspire me videos’, brochures and holiday reviews, and you’ll have the answer to your ‘Help me Find a Holiday‘ question.

Our other recommended travel companies who have destination guides to help you find a holiday are:

• Thomas Cook
• Kuoni holidays
• First Choice Holidays

and of course,

• Thomson Holidays

Just follow the links above to find the holiday of your dreams…

Find me a Holiday in the Sun

This is a regular cry from our loyal visitors. ‘Find me a Holiday in the Sun‘, they say, as the British winter approaches and they snuggle up in their duvets to hide from the icy air.

And of course, they have come to the right place for a solution to their plea.

Our favourite tour operators are excellent choices as you hunt for that dream holiday. Whether you want to Find a Holiday in the Sun to escape this winter, or to look forward to next summer when our own sunshine is very unreliable, we can truly help you solve this dilemma.

Just follow the links below to search the wonderful selection of Sun Holidays from our recommended travel companies, and let us help you Find a Holiday in the Sun.

Recommendations to Find Holidays in the Sun!

Thomson Holidays | Direct Holidays | Thomas Cook | Lastminute.com

First Choice Holidays | HomeAway Holiday-rentals | STA Travel

Fully Inclusive Holidays to Cape Verde from ThomsonHolidays

For many holiday makers, fully inclusive holidays in Cape Verde mean making a bee line for Santa Maria in Sal or Boa Vista. They are definitely two of the most highly-developed islands, however nonetheless thankfully unbuilt-up. Here, you will uncover clear blue seas and expansive beaches surrounded by vast deserts. Don’t forget resorts like Sal’s Santa Maria and Sal Rei on Boa Vista. These picture postcard towns each have a friendly atmosphere, attractive cobble-stoned streets and pastel-coloured houses. And an extremely lengthy stretch of silky sands, sparkling seas, with watersports like scuba diving and windsurfing available.

Be sure to experience many of the other treats which fully inclusive holidays in Cape Verde offer us. Sit back and enjoy a dazzling sunset whilst dining on super-fresh seafood. Check out Sal’s capital, Espargos, and swim inside the eye-popping Blue Eye Lagoon.

ThomsonHolidays have an excellent selection of Cape Verde Fully Inclusive Holidays. They have terrific getaways to locations like the beautiful ClubHotel Riu Funana and their platinum resort ClubHotel Riu Karamboa.

Recommended Tour Operators for All Inclusive Holidays to Cape Verde

ThomsonHolidays | FirstChoice Holidays | ThomasCookHolidays

All Inclusive Holidays to Majorca from ThomsonHolidays

Holiday breaks in Majorca present an astounding variety of things to discover as well as do. Continual partying in Magaluf. Treading the extensive plains combined with the gentle landscapes of Es Pla. And don’t forget long tapas meals in cosmopolitan Palma. You will discover something for absolutely everyone in awesome Majorca.

Should you want to explore, All Inclusive Holidays to Majorca will be truly to your taste. Palma, the island’s prime city, delivers a plethora of sights just waiting to be discovered. Investigate many of the galleries. Amble around the long-standing cathedrals or castles. Or merely relax by the harbourside. But there’s much more to see than just Palma. You can choose from glass bottom boat rides in Calas de Majorca, to the tranquil botanical gardens of Soller. There really is something to do wherever you are.

Recommended Tour Operators for All Inclusive Holidays to Majorca

ThomsonHolidays | FirstChoice Holidays | ThomasCookHolidays

Last Min Holidays Mean Great Holiday Bargains

Last Min Holidays give us the chance to enjoy a first rate resort hotel without having to pay the normal price.

I believe the majority of people would like the opportunity to book an all inclusive holiday bargain, and by waiting until a week or two before your planned date of departure you really can secure yourself superb Last Min Holidays at a fantastic price. You can often find 5 star resorts and accommodation available at 3 star or 4 star prices. Or you can end up buying an all inclusive holiday for the normal price of a non all-inclusive holiday. This can make a real difference to the enjoyment you will get from your holiday.

Some tour operators have better search facilities than others, when it comes to locating the best all inclusive Last Min Holiday deals. We have listed some of our favourites below:

ThomsonHolidays and FirstChoice employ a search facility to seek out those Last Minute Holidays. As soon as you go to the Late Deals page you are presented with a huge list of Last Min Holidays which you can sort and filter based on destination, star rating, price and board basis, just to give a few examples. By default you will be presented with all holidays departing in the next 6 weeks, but I always use the filter so I just get the All Inclusive Deals. Doing this, you can easily find out that ThomsonHolidays has a week in Ibiza for £293, or a week in Turkey for £309. Similarly, FirstChoice Holidays has a week’s all inclusive holiday to Majorca for just £310, or a week in a Dominican Republic 4 Star Hotel for £638.

Of course, both ThomsonHolidays and FirstChoice have tens of thousands of Last Min Holidays on offer.

On the Lastminute.com holidays page you’ll see on the right hand side a specific link to ‘5* holidays for 3* prices‘. Follow that link, and you’ll see 5* Turkey holidaysfrom £334, 5* Sharm el Sheikh from £539, and 5* Dom Rep from £742.

ThomasCook Holidays is another popular tour operator, who are currently advertising Last Minute All Inclusive Holidays to Fuerteventura for £354 or to Crete for £355.

Ready to discover the best Last Min Holidays? just follow the links to one of the tour operators above and enjoy a fantastic all inclusive holiday!

Holidays to Ibiza – All Inclusive Deals from £293

We have yet more great all inclusive holiday deals from ThomsonHolidays, who are offering Cheap Holidays to Ibiza.

Even a quick look at their late holiday deals shows a huge selection of Cheap Holidays to Ibiza for those who love to holiday on an all inclusive basis.

If you are seeking a bargain holiday to Ibiza in October, then with ThomsonHolidays you can’t go far wrong.

Why not browse the holidays from all of our favourite tour operators below, who offer some amazing all inclusive deals on holidays to Ibiza.

Recommended Tour Operators Offering Cheap Holidays to Ibiza

ThomsonHolidays | FirstChoice Holidays | ThomasCookHolidays