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August 29, 2010
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Cruise Tours – Travel On A Hotel Resort To Great Land Adventures
March 9, 2010
A luxury cruise voyage can truly enrich your life. Not only will you be traveling with like-minded people who love to cruise, you will develop great, lasting friendships among your many cruising companions.
When you cruise you can travel to fabulous ports of call anywhere that cruise ships sail. Not only are there mega cruise liners which everyone is familiar with, there are a number of different sizes and types of ships. The medium, and particularly the smaller size cruise ships can navigate further up inland waterways to cities and historic landmarks where larger ships could never go.
The larger cruise ships usually have one or two organized shore excursions at each port of call. If there are two sightseeing excursion events scheduled the same day, one may take place early in the morning and the second one in the afternoon. Most morning shore excursions normally get back to the ship in time for the people to feast on a fantastic lunch buffet.
Sometimes, on a second excursion, you could arrive back at the cruise ship late in the afternoon or early evening. This may make you a bit late for dinner if you have opted for the first sitting.
It is also your prerogative to explore the city, town, island, or tourist attractions and landmarks on your own. Just remember that you are responsible to get back on time or your cruise ship could sail without you. However, if you book a shore excursion through the cruise ship, they will not depart the port until everyone is back on board.
Take full advantage of the time you have in port and use it wisely. Some vacationers may decide to go it alone by hiring a car and driver to take them to see the sights. Generally taxi drivers charge by a carload and not per person so if you would like to save some money you can split the cost with a few other fellow passengers. If you plan to leave early in the morning you’ll be able to get back in time to enjoy the lunch buffet.
When you cruise you should bring a detailed guide book that covers each of the destinations you know that you will be visiting. Even if the weather is inclement for your shore excursion, always take your camera as the weather can improve very quickly.
And don’t judge a port by the dock and its surrounding area. It is usually a freighter loading and unloading area and the major warehouse and industrial district of a city or town. You may have to travel out of the port area and into the city or town to really see the unique tourist attractions and historical sites as well as experience the local culture.
What are the differences between a river cruise and a barge tour?
Although they have some similarities, there are differences between these two types of water sightseeing tours. Firstly, the ships that sail the rivers can handle approximately up to one hundred and eighty people, while barges usually can accommodate from five to twenty-five people. The second significant difference is that the river cruises can visit a number of countries and cities in a week, while barges traverse man-made canals from town to town and move at a much slower, leisurely pace, and can cover approximately only fifty miles in a week. Thirdly, river cruise ships have a restaurant, lounge, and entertainment, while the more intimate barges are essentially first-class, floating hotels, having a dining room and lounge as well as a sun deck. The most popular river cruises and barging tours are in Europe.
What is a luxury cruise tour land package?
Cruise tour packages are similar to regular cruises that stop for half-day or full day shore excursions but give you the best of both a luxury cruise and a land holiday all wrapped up in one. The main differences between the two is that the land part of your holiday includes transportation by luxury motor coach or train travel to a centrally located first class hotel accommodation at your inland destination. You will be chaperoned by a professional tour guide for the land part of your itinerary. These combo cruise and land packages are usually longer, lasting from ten days to three weeks or for even a month or more. On most cruise tours you have the option to take the land segment of your vacation either before or after your cruise.
Besides Europe, you can book a cruise land tour for South America, Asia, Australia, Asia and the United States. Alaska is one of the most popular cruise tour destinations.
If you would like to enjoy the best of both worlds – an incredible dream cruise holiday and a land tour adventure – a luxury cruise tour is the ultimate vacation experience.
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All That You Wanted To Know About French TGV
March 7, 2010
France’s TGV, which stands fortrain a grande viteese or high speed train in English, is world renowned for its speed and convenience. The TGV runs on five major lines in France.
The TVG south east line connects Paris with the south east of France including the main regional cities of Lyon, Dijon, Avignon, Marseille, Nice and Perpignon. This TGV train service also passes through the French Alps and pulls in at Geneva in Switzerland.
Paris and the west coast are linked by the TGV Atlantic line. Nantes, La Rochelle, Toulouse the Loire Valley, Bordeaux and the French Basque are the stops allotted for this TGV train line.
Paris and two other major towns of northern France specifically Lille and Calais are connected by the TGV northern line.
The most famous railway line in France called the Eurostar connects Paris and London and it travels via the Channel Tunnel with stops at Lille, Calais and Ashford in Kent.
The high speed TGV Thalys line serves main European cities such as Brussels, Cologne and Amsterdam, making travel to several European countries from France much easier.
Since the high speed train travel service has largely developed in the last few years, travelling via Paris is no longer a mandatory feature while travelling between provincial cities in France. For example the TGV line between Lyons and Nantes is direct now. So is with Bordeaux and Lilles and too many other cities.
While in service the TGV usually goes at a speed of 280-300km p/h with a record speed of 515km p/h.
Various kinds of special offers make the process of buying a train ticket a confusing one. The Eurailpass which is meant particularly for non-European travellers can be purchased in your own country and this costs 30% cheaper than what it costs in France. This pass permits an limitless travel in France for a period of over 2 weeks.
The French high speed TGV train is proof of the competence of France’s railway directors. To learn more about alternative methods of travel, such as Driving rules in France please follow the hyperlinks.
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