Monthly Archives: September 2017

Holland America Oosterdam

Posted on September 29, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Holland America’s Oosterdam is the second of 4 directionally named Vista class ships, representing East. Her sister ships are Westerdam, Noordam, and Zuiderdam for west, north, and south. Built by Fincantieri of Italy, Oosterdam was christened by Princess Margriet of … Continue reading →

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Food on P&O Arcadia

Posted on September 22, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Food is a big part of cruising for most passengers, and like most major cruise ships P&O Arcadia has food available in a variety of places around the ship – some at no additional cost and others for a fee. … Continue reading →

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Italy – Messina and Taormina

Posted on September 15, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Vista stopped in Messina, Italy on a Sunday. From the ship Messina looks like a pretty big city with lots of interesting old architecture within walking distance. Being Sunday though they made announcements that not much of anything in … Continue reading →

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Naval Undersea Museum

Posted on September 8, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, WA on the Kitsap Peninsula has quite a lot to see. You can’t beat the admission price – it’s free! The hours are a bit short, open just 10am to 4pm daily May to … Continue reading →

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Hits and Misses on Ruby Princess

Posted on September 4, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

What’s not to like about a cruise ship? On some ships not much, but there’s usually something. Of course the likes and dislikes of any particular ship vary from one person to another. I found a lot to like and … Continue reading →

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Weather or Not

Posted on September 1, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Weather can make or break any cruise, but in extreme instances like hurricanes it can extend or cancel them. Ships cruise year round and people book during hurricane season on a regular basis. Most are unaffected since most of the … Continue reading →

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