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The main towns and cities, and of all the popular resorts of course, will have plenty of English speakers to help you with everything you need, but outside these areas most travellers will encounter a barrier with the language as the natives tend to stick to Spanish and whichever colloquialism fits with their particular area. If you don't speak Spanish, and if you don't have the time to learn a few important disney magic cruise ship phrases before you go, planning your activities before you leave is advisable. Everything from booking taxi's and restaurant tables, to researching tours and sporting activities can usually be done through your tour operator and could save you a big headache when you arrive. Adventure holidays disney magic cruise ship in Cuba shouldn't be daring for the wrong reasons!
Pickpockets – Opportunist crime is pretty big in Cuba, and the main resorts are not immune. Keeping yourself safe though is actually pretty easy. Don't carry bags that are wide open and vulnerable and don't keep things in pockets that can't be secured by a zip or button. To make extra sure, secure bag zips with small padlocks to prevent anyone disney magic cruise ship opening them.
Bag Snatchers – As with pickpockets, bag snatching is fairly common but easily preventable. Rucksacks with two straps should be worn over both shoulders so they can't be easily pulled off, and bags with shoulder straps should be worn across the body.
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Avoiding issues like these is easily achieved if you make yourself less of a target, and the best way to do this is not to let yourself look like a tourist. Leave the bum bag behind and don't wander around with a camera hanging around your neck and a street map in your hands. If you look like you know where you're going and what you're doing, you'll be less attractive to local criminals. And if you do happen to be approached by street peddlers, disney magic cruise ship be firm and say no.  If they perceive any flicker of interest in them or what they're selling they'll become much harder to get rid of.