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	<title>Virgin Holidays Cruises Blog</title>
	
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	<description>A fresh view on cruising from Virgin Holidays Cruises.</description>
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		<title>Game for a cruise?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Leavey</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If your cruise ship is in the doldrums and has a dull-lull to fill in, it’s time to play games. Really? Afraid so. Here&#8217;s some classic ice-breakers that may help melt the frigid atmosphere in...<br/>
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		<title>Goodbye Uncle Ted, I’ll miss you</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Beckett</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have a favourite uncle who’s always been there for me. He may not be tall, but he has a giant personality. He may not be wealthy, but his heart is made of gold. On Monday I had a phone call from...<br/>
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		<title>Service with a grimace</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Davies</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[You get what you pay for, the old adage goes. My experience in the past week debunks that theory and made me think about service standards in general and on board cruise ships in particular. People’s...<br/>
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		<title>Teddy takes a cruise</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Leavey</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Teddy bears don&#8217;t need hearts, they are usually stuffed with love. Maybe that&#8217;s why staff at Bristol Airport have spent the last 14 months hunting the owner of a 100-year-old teddy bear...<br/>
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		<title>Are you lacking in vitamin sea?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Beckett</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Did I mention that cruising could be good for your health? Spend time away from the ocean and you may be denying yourself vital therapy. So what’s the most cost-effective way to keep your vitamin sea...<br/>
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		<title>A Quantum Leap</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Davies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Anyone who thought there was a slowdown in global cruise industry growth is going to have to eat their words. Just over a week before the Duchess of Cambridge is due to conduct the formal naming...<br/>
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		<title>Cruising through life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 09:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Leavey</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Every time I am about to leave home for a holiday, especially a sea cruise, I feel excited but slightly apprehensive. Have I packed everything? Got the passport and visas? Floating money belt?...<br/>
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		<title>Fast forward to summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 10:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Beckett</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I’m not one of those pessimistic types who you’d hate to be stuck with in a cruise ship lift. I’m really not. But judging from recent weather, I reckon summer may have to be cancelled this year. If...<br/>
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		<title>Sail Away for a Short Break</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 11:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Davies</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Weddings, Parties, Anything was the name of a little-known Australian rock band that I happened to get to love on trips Down Under in the 1990s. The name came from a song by The Clash called...<br/>
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		<title>Jazzing up a cruise</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Leavey</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Poured a couple of snorts of rye in a dockside gin-mill the other day &#8211; one for me, the other for an old pal who had some beef with his skipper. &#8216;What&#8217;s eating you?&#8217; I asked....<br/>
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