Before I took my Big Trip in September I was quite worried about how I would find enough gluten free food to last me a week aboard a cruise ship. Silly, I know, but these things are serious considerations for a hungry gluten free traveller. So I decided to write an exhaustive(/exhausting?!) guide which will tell you which of the dining venues on board the Jewel is best for gluten free, how to get in touch with the special diet waiter, how special diet dining works, and my personal top tips for getting the most out of your gluten free cruise.…
On the fifth day of Christmas (no, wait, hang on, all the fairy lights have gone to my head) our epic 7 night Alaskan cruise our port of call was Skagway, Alaska. We decided to skip out on the popular White Pass Scenic Railway because with fares in excess of $120 each we just couldn’t justify the expense at that point. Especially not after we’d just been flightseeing… and whale watching… We also figured we’d be a bit sick of organised fun by that point, and we were confident we could handle this alone. So our budgets kicked in and for…
The second port of call for us on our recent Alaskan cruise aboard the Norwegian Jewel was Juneau, the capital of Alaska. Despite being the capital, it still has only three supermarkets – it’s not the raging metropolis you might have assumed the capital of (by far) the largest state in the USA would be. Oh, and there are no roads in or out of the city. The city is mostly known for outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking and skiing. It’s also famous for its wildlife, so we decided to do something else we’d never done before. Go whale watching! For some…
Going on a seaplane / floatplane / flying death trap (delete as applicable) has been a dream of my husband’s for a really long time. I’ve never been on one either, so when I saw that one of the excursions we could book from our Alaskan cruise was a flightseeing trip over the Misty Fjords in a seaplane, I was booking it whilst simultaneously planning our meals of baked beans for the next 6 months. Yes, it’s expensive. But oh, my, is it worth it. This post will be picture heavy so I apologise for that. It might make a…
I’d never been on a cruise before. I had no idea what to expect; would I be bored? Would I be seasick? Would the food be any good? Sure, I’d done plenty of research beforehand. I’d joined Cruise Critic, I’d been listening to cruise related podcasts and found cruising channels on YouTube. But I still had no idea what the cruise would actually be like. So, from a first time cruiser, here’s what happened. Some things to know: we booked as part of a package, and in that we got a free unlimited beverage package and 4 meals at any…
