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hi I'm Gary beverage of tips for tablets
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I'm going to show you around an Avalon
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waterways River cruise ship they have
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what they call signature sweet ships and
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they have a couple of features which
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make them unique and different in river
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cruising on European rivers I'm actually
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on the Avalon imagery - this is a very
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typical ship for their whole fleet well
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first of all one of the most important
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areas on board is the lounge this is a
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pretty big room in here you'll meet four
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port talks there is briefings if there's
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any entertainment you have the bar which
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is pretty much mad when people are up
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and around and then you have this
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complimentary 20 variety and coffee
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making option it's also what's important
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in this lounge is they have an early
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riser a late riser breakfast they have a
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light lunch served here and also they
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have a late night snack at about 10:30
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o'clock at night this is a very
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multi-purpose very important part of the
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actual ship itself leading off there you
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have the reception area where you have a
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manned 24-hour reception desk you also
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have the cruise directors desk is here
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so very handy so what else do you have
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well there is another lounge at the rear
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of the ship it has windows on three
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sides so it's really a great place to
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sit when you're cruising through scenic
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parts in here you have a 24-hour tea and
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coffee making facilities and there's
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always snacks here so biscuits muffins
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and other little treats there's some
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games there's daily quizzes crosswords
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and it's a very popular place to just
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sit and relax just outside is the
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smoking area so they're in place that
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you can smoke on board is right at the
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back of the ship in this little small
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balcony here because another really
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important room is the dining room so
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this is on the lower level and this is
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where you have a buffet breakfast you
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have a buffet lunch and then you have a
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full served dinner the meals are great
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at dinner for example you have a choice
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of up to three starters you have two
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soups four main courses and normally for
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desserts wine beer and soft drinks with
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lunch and dinner or included in the fare
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now the river cruise boat like most has
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three decks and then the top deck is a
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Sun Deck so this is a big open area
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basically stretches the whole end of the
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up here you have lots of space to sit
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and watch the scenery go by there's also
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very small jacuzzi this space to eat
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outside when the weather's particularly
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goods so there's a couple of other
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little features that they have onboard
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so there's a very small hairdressers so
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you can make appointments and out of
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there's also a small fitness center
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which has a couple of machines and some
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freeways so what about accommodation
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onboard Avalon signature suite ships
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like the imagery to there are three
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decks which have accommodation two of
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the decks are given over to what are
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known as their panorama Suites as you
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can see here the rooms are pretty big so
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one of the things that Avalon talk about
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is their rooms are up to 30% bigger than
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the standard size of most other river
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cruise ships so the beds are the power
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armor suite they actually face outwards
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to their face towards the window so you
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get to see the scenery one of the big
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features is the windows and the door so
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they are extremely large the great thing
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about them is they can open and they
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open to up to 7 feet bathrooms are a
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good size to Conner of the cruise you
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need to be fairly fit and fairly mobile
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so the ship's generally don't cater
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extensively for people with mobility
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issues but there is some features which
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cater for people with less mobility so
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for example there is a lift which can be
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used to go across all the different
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decks and there will also be a gentle
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walking tour as an option so the imagery
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2 is pretty standard for the Avalon
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signature suite ship so if you're
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looking to go on Naville on ship this is
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what it's going to look like the deck
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are is pretty contemporary again like
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all of the cruise ships your relative
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limited in terms of facilities so you
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have the lounge you have the smaller
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lounge at the rear you have the dining
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hairdressers a small fitness center and
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the very big Sun Deck on top with the
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jacuzzi have you thought that shift or
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helpful it's giving you a good sense of
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what to expect what I'd really like to
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