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About LBcruiseshipblogger

MyCruiseStories blog tells stories about adventures in cruising on ships big and small. Things to do onboard and in port. Anything connected to cruising. Also food, travel, recipes, towel animals, and the occasional random blog.

Hits and Misses on Holland America Zaandam

Posted on December 12, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Hits Holland America Zaandam had lots of random seating near windows. Well maybe not so random as it’s mostly actually in bars or other venues, but still plenty of places to sit and watch the scenery go by. The Crows … Continue reading →

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Nuremberg, Germany

Posted on December 5, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Nuremberg, Germany Nuremburg is located on the Rhine-Main-Danube canal. This 106-mile-long canal connects the Main River (a tributary of the Rhine) to the Danube allowing ships to pass between the North Sea and the Black Sea. Now an important waterway … Continue reading →

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Carnival Splendor, Australia

Posted on December 1, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Splendor is a unique ship in the Carnival fleet. It started construction intended for Costa, as one of the Concordia class, but before construction was complete it was switched to Carnival and completed with features such as Carnival’s distinctive … Continue reading →

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Food on Holland America Oosterdam Antarctic Cruise

Posted on November 28, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Food is always a big part of cruising. There are a lot of consistencies when sailing on the same line from one cruise to another, but even on the same ship there will be some differences whether due to the … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving on Viking Skirnir

Posted on November 27, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

We weren’t sure if Thanksgiving would be celebrated or not on our Viking cruise since it is a European cruise line in Europe where that’s not even a holiday. Many of the passengers on our cruise were from the USA, … Continue reading →

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Aruba by Land and Sea

Posted on November 21, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Aruba Aruba’s motto is One Happy Island. There are lots of beaches on the 70-square-mile island. The country is an autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Prior to 1986 it was part of the Netherlands Antillies, but gained … Continue reading →

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Vava’u Tonga Cruise Port

Posted on November 14, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Neiafu, Vava’u Tonga Neiafu is the second largest city in Tonga with a population around 4000 people. It is located in the island archipelago of Vava’u, which encompasses about 50 islands in the north of the Kingdom of Tonga and … Continue reading →

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Grand Turk Beach Day at the Port

Posted on November 7, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Grand Turk is the largest and capitol island of the Turks and Caicos, a British overseas territory. Divers come to the island for spectacular wall dives on its nearly 7000 foot wall. Tourist attractions on Grand Turk include an 1852 … Continue reading →

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Carnival Luminosa

Posted on November 3, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Luminosa first entered service as Costa Luminosa in 2009. In 2022 the ship was refurbished with some of Carnival’s standard amenities and moved from Costa to Carnival, now sailing as the Carnival Luminosa. Unlike most of Carnival’s ships, the … Continue reading →

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Anne Frank House

Posted on October 31, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

At some point in my childhood I read a book called Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl so I knew of the story of Anne Frank and her family during World War 2. Though not fresh enough in my … Continue reading →

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