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The right car rentals are the ones with car insurance

January 7, 2012 by

Article by Laxmi Wadhwa

A large number of travelers opt for Car rentals as renting a car is an economic way of traveling during short trips. But car rentals can place a large financial burden in an unfortunate accident involving you and the rented car. Damaging a rented car is not very difficult. You might hit the wall while reversing the car or the valet might damage your car while parking it. An insured rented car, if damaged, will cost you more than your prediction. Remember that car rentals consider you responsible for damage or theft of the car.It is evident that being insured or uninsured has a vital impact in all of these cases. However, we avoid discussing the topic of car insurance while opting for car rentals. Car rentals do offer an opportunity to avail of ‘collision damages waiver’ and other such insurance services. Most of the time as renters, we are indecisive about accepting or declining car insurance coverage or waivers offered by the car rentals. This indecision is because of the lack of knowledge and information of the risks covered by a car insurance policy. Renters are also unaware of the credit card coverage option that covers basic damage to rented cars.Identifying the right car rentals

You must have noticed that some car rentals intentionally wait for the last moment to lay out their insurance options. Sometimes you are not provided necessary information in order to make an educated decision. Some car rentals don’t reveal the insurance options at all. It is prudent to stay away from such car rentals that do not encourage you to enquire about car insurance. You should be careful in such cases.

Do your homework to select the right car insurance

It is important to take an informed decision and evaluate your insurance options before arriving at the car rentals office. To decide the type and amount of car insurance cover required by you at the car rental, you must first assess your own insurance status. If you have car insurance, speak to your insurance agent to find out if the coverage and deductibles extend to car rentals as well. Gets information regarding credit card coverage. If you’re out on a business tour, you should enquire about your company’s corporate travel policy. In most cases during business travel, complete insurance coverage is provided.Before you decide to neglect the insurance options provided by the car rentals, bear in mind the losses that you might have to face in case of an unforeseen event. Capitalize on the insurance options provided by some of the reputed car rentals but first be aware of your existing coverage.

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Picking the right Cruise and Cruise Ship.

January 6, 2012 by

Article by Thom Sanders

It’s a problem many people face when choosing a cruise holiday, finding the perfect cruise ship. Choosing the right ship can be likened to a speed date, where you have a limited time to pick based on first appearances but you don’t really get to know them. In addition to this is the complication of picking the cruise destination and filtering out all of the miss matches between ship and destination can be a time consuming process.

In addition to those two choices you have the extra layer of cruise line advertisement to get through. Heavily promoted ships will appear before you first but it’s often worth digging deeper to find the right combination. The cruise lines will do their best to convince you that they offer everything you could possibly need but often it’s better to go for something that fits your particular niche. You can have a typical cruise on a general, more all purpose ship, or you could pick a more specialist ship that focuses on one or two areas. It’s worth doing the research though as all the ships have their own pros and cons, because of this it’s worth keeping these tips in mind:

First up is the importance of research. While it may not be obvious what niche a cruise line experience is going for there are some great ways to find out. Looking around for cruise adverts in glossy magazines and online, searching for reviews and checking out travel and cruise forms are all great ways to find out more information.

Once you’ve settled on the cruise line it’s time to start looking through their ships to decide which sounds like the best match for you. Ship amenities and personalities can vary a lot throughout the fleet. For example a Fred Olsen cruise is well known for it’s traditional cruise experience, intimate settings and onboard entertainment but some of their smaller ships, like the Braemar cruise ship, may not have the full range of entertainment that the larger ships can pack in, although this is compensated for by the fact that the smaller ship makes for a more intimate space.

The final tip is to make sure you match the ship with the destination. A small ship travelling around Alaska or the Mediterranean would make for a fantastic peaceful experience for a couple, but the same boat on a summer trip to America would be more family orientated and so might well feel cramped.

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Which P&O Cruise Ship is Right For You

December 28, 2011 by

Article by Ian Gilder – Adore Cruises

P&O Cruises are the leading cruise line out of the UK and arguably have the most followed and loyal cruisers in the industry. Their ships have no gimmicks, so it’s interesting to consider how have they managed to get to this stage where many people return, often on multiple annual trips to sail on their vessels.

The answer is quite simple. they understand their customer and off the discerning British cruiser exactly what they want. At the risk of stereotyping every English person, we generally prefer to stay in our comfort zones and if that means holidaying with other like minded Brits and eating ham, egg and chips and not trying local delicacies such as paella so be it. That’s why places such as Majorca and Spain are so popular for many who would prefer their adventures to be somewhat tamer than they might like to admit.

So is P&O cruises Majorca at sea? Fortunately not, because P&O pride themselves for being • ??Middle England’ to coin a phrase and their guests are people who like nice things and enjoy • ??bragging rights’ with their friends about what cabin they have secured and which exotic ports of call they will be visiting.

So, why are P&O Cruises so successful? The answer is choice. They now have a choice of 7 ships but unlike companies such as Royal Caribbean International, they are all very different and appeal to different people and markets. They all provide the same high class service and the food is very British. They all have pubs which you can go to at lunchtime and get firm favourites such as Shepherd’s Pie, Sausage and Mash with Onion gravy and even a curry (strange a curry is now considered to be British!). They all have similar likeminded Brits sailing onboard

Mentioned earlier in this article, all of the ships are different and therefore attract different people. Firstly you have their newest ship, the Azura, launched in April of this year and she is already pulling in excellent reviews. Azura is the largest in the fleet but is a typical cruise ship with no gimmicks. However, she does have some additional facilities to the rest of the fleet including the first specialty Indian restaurant at sea, Sindhu, the brain child of Michelin rated restaurant Atul Kochhar. Guests can also sip premium vintage wines selected by wine expert Olly Smith and grab a bite to eat at the same time.

The Ventura is the family friendly ship of the fleet and was generally unloved when she was launched as traditional P&O cruisers went on her to find she was geared towards children. Extra facilities include a large scaletrix track, circus skills school, rock school for the teens and some of the largest kids clubs afloat. This ship does not only welcome children, she craves them.

If you don’t fancy holidaying with children P&O does have the answer for you. It is has two children friendly ships. The first is the Artemis which is the oldest ship in the fleet which will be be departing and replaced with the Adonia later in 2011. However, if you like the big ship feel with no children around there is the Arcadia. This ship is indulgent and stylish and is the perfect choice for the discerning cruise customer.

The remainder of the fleet consists of the Oceana – an older and smaller ship but is still large enough to be in the category of mega liner as it holds over 2000 guests. If you was to describe her it would be fun loving and glamorous. The last 2 ships are the sisters Oriana and Aurora. Both of whom are timeless classics with a cosmopolitan and refined feel.

If you are looking for a cruise, you want to be away with similar likeminded British people you won’t go far wrong with P&O cruises.

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