Gary Bembridge
Gary Bembridge makes Tips For Travellers, sharing cruise reviews, planning advice and answers to fans’ questions from his own journeys at sea.
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Tips For Travellers
Tips For TravellersOverview
- From
- Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; British citizen.
- Home
- London since 1987.
- Started
- Tips For Travellers began as a podcast and blog in September 2005.
- First cruise
- 2004, aboard P&O Aurora.
Mini bio
How it started.
Growing up in Zimbabwe, Gary longed to explore the places he read about. A global marketing career gave him the chance to travel widely. In September 2005 he started Tips For Travellers as a podcast and blog, sharing what he learned on the road.
Finding his subject.
His first podcast came from a Sydney hotel room in 2005. His first YouTube upload, on 24 June 2006, toured a guest house in Cape Town. After retiring from corporate life in 2012, he made more cruise content, which he says grew into a big part of his YouTube work.
Cruising with Gary.
Today his work brings together ship reviews, practical planning advice and regular live cruise questions. He says his current cruises are self-funded and that he does not accept free or discounted trips from cruise lines. His book, The Cruise Traveler’s Handbook, helps readers choose, plan and enjoy a cruise.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2013The Cruise Traveler’s HandbookAuthor; published by Full Flight Press
Guest appearances
- 2025Tips for Travellers with Gary Bembridge, The Port 2 Port PodcastGuest discussing cruise lines, ships and advice for new cruisers
Awards
Quotes
I realised that seeing less often means experiencing more.Gary Bembridge, Tips For Travellers
Reflecting on why he now focuses on fewer, more memorable experiences during port visits.
Trivia
- Victoria Falls is his favourite attraction in the world.
- The ocean liner pictures behind him in his videos are by Dutch artist Onno Heesbeen.
- He keeps his old cruise cards as souvenirs of individual ships and journeys.
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