Top Tips to Combat Jetlag

More and more people are getting back to fly cruises after the ash cloud fiasco earlier this year. Long haul flights do give people the opportunity to experience exciting and exotic destinations, but it does mean the dreaded spectre of jet lag rears it’s head again, a bigger problem for us cruisers as we only have a week, or two if we’re lucky, to get over it before we have to fly home and get over it again. There isn’t any magic pill or cure all to get rid of the problem, (unfortunately), but hopefully the following guide will either help alleviate, or shorten the symptoms.
First of all though…..

Young Children on Long Haul Flights

I was pricing a cruise up recently for a customer for November. They wanted to get away somewhere warm for the winter, so naturally I suggested the Caribbean. They end up booking on the Independence of the Seas, from Southampton to the Canaries and back.

Why?
Because they didn’t want to take their two little children on a long haul flight. Completely ignoring the thought of child jet lag, they were worried about keeping them entertained for an 8hr+ flight. It got me thinking, not only is it hard to keep young kids entertained on long haul flights; it’s hard to keep them disturbing other passengers as well. It’s with this thought in mind I put the following guide together – How to keep kids on long haul flights happy.