Monthly Archives: May 2024

Ardastra Garden & Wildlife Centre

Posted on May 31, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our 11-day cruise on MSC Meraviglia made two port stops in Nassau. On the first round I had a chocolate-making tour while John went to a wine-mixing tour, both at Graycliff Hotel. The second time around we first walked to … Continue reading →

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Canopy Tours NW

Posted on May 27, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ziplines probably aren’t the thing most people associate with Seattle or the surrounding area, but there are several in the vicinity. The one we went to is Canopy Tours NW, a zipline course at the Kristoferson Farm on Camano Island … Continue reading →

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iFLY on Quantum of the Seas

Posted on May 24, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

iFLY indoor skydiving is a skydiving simulator in a vertical wind tunnel. There are locations on land in various places. When sailing on one of Royal Caribbean’s Quantum class ships you can also experience it at sea. Five of our … Continue reading →

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Promenade Deck on Wonder of the Seas

Posted on May 17, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Wonder of the Seas and other Royal Caribbean Oasis Class ships have the best promenade decks at sea. It’s kind of like two decks in one since the Royal Promenade on the inside of the ship is a completely different … Continue reading →

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Nawiliwili Bus Tour Kauai

Posted on May 10, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The only last-minute tour offered at our port stop in Nawiliwili was a 3-hour tour on the bus that said hop on hop off, but really wasn’t. It ran shuttles to a mall for the first couple hours in port, … Continue reading →

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Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port

Posted on May 3, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Fort Lauderdale sits on the coast of Florida about 30 miles north of Miami. Besides being a vacation destination on its own it also hosts one of the larger cruise ports. It is one of the busiest ports in the … Continue reading →

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