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Six things every first-time cruise traveller should know

BY SEA AND BY LAND

A CRUISE’S schedule is laid out before you – day by day, hour by hour. You know which port of call you will arrive and depart from at a given time, and there’s even a daily printout of the happenings and events on-board.

However, it’s not all just handed to you on a silver platter either; there are still quite a bit of adjustments to get that first cruise just right.

Here are six lessons for any first-time cruiser, from costs to planning.

1. Manage

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