Monthly Archives: August 2023

Everglades Airboat Excursion

Cruise ships often offer a disembarkation excursion for people who want to kill some time before a late flight. As our flight from Miami wasn’t until 5:30pm, we decided to give one a try when we disembarked from Royal Caribbean … Continue reading

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Covered Bridge Hunting

The town of Montgomery sits just a few miles from Jay Peak Resort in Vermont. On the day we checked out of Jay Peak we had a hotel for the night reserved in Boston preceding a very early morning flight … Continue reading

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Shows on Wonder of the Seas

Like her sister ships in the Oasis class, Wonder of the Seas has some pretty spectacular shows including an ice skating show in the onboard ice arena and a fast-paced dancing and diving show with some very high dives into … Continue reading

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Icy Strait Point Cruise Port

Icy Strait Point on Chichagof Island is a cruise ship port near the native village of Hoonah, Alaska. Natives of that village are Huna Tlingit who originally inhabited the Glacier Bay area until the rapid advancement of the Grand Pacific … Continue reading

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