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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.

Holland America Zaandam

Posted on October 4, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Holland America Zaandam began service in 2000. The ship was refurbished in 2018. This is one of Holland America’s smaller ships carrying a max of just 1432 passengers and 607 crew. It is one of the Rotterdam class, though the … Continue reading →

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Hits and Misses on MSC Meraviglia

Posted on September 27, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

There are always things people really like about any individual cruise and things they could do without or feel could have been done better. Some things are likely seen as either good or bad by pretty much everyone onboard, whereas … Continue reading →

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Four Women in One Cruise Ship Cabin

Posted on September 20, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When my sister casually mentioned that my mother had once sadly said she thought she’d never go on another cruise I decided that a cruise would make the perfect Christmas gift. Sailing along with my sisters as well made 4 … Continue reading →

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Kona, Hawaii Taxi Tour

Posted on September 13, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

We came into Kona with no set plans figuring to see what was there and find something to do. I was hoping to find parasailing, but out of a group of 4 nobody else was that interested so we were … Continue reading →

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Sky Suite on Enchanted Princess

Posted on September 6, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The biggest and most expensive suites available on Enchanted Princess are the Sky Suites, of which there are only 2. These are the only lodgings on deck 18, the sky deck. The sky deck consists of front and back portions … Continue reading →

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Butchart Gardens

Posted on September 2, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cruises from Seattle to Alaska generally make a stop at Victoria on the way back to fulfill the required foreign port. Most of these are late evening stops from around 6 or 7 pm until Midnight. Quantum of the Seas … Continue reading →

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Kona, Hawaii Cruise Port

Posted on August 30, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The city of Kona is on the big island of Hawaii. It sits on the island’s west coast, which is the drier side of the island receiving about 18 inches of rain annually while Hilo on the rainy side of … Continue reading →

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Ocean Cay Lighthouse Climb

Posted on August 23, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

At just $10 per person ($9 if booked online pre-cruise), the lighthouse climb on Ocean Cay is the cheapest cruise-ship excursion I’ve ever seen – at least with that as the intentional price. We did once book one for $6.95 … Continue reading →

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The Things We Didn’t Do

Posted on August 16, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

There’s always things on a cruise that you don’t do, whether it’s stuff you aren’t interested in or stuff you just didn’t get around to doing. On Royal Caribbean’s large ships like Quantum of the Seas there’s even more stuff … Continue reading →

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Honolulu Scavenger Hunt

Posted on August 9, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

We didn’t have anything in particular we wanted to see or do in Honolulu, and the prices on most tours and activities seemed pretty high there so we booked a scavenger hunt through Vacations to Go. Other than the time … Continue reading →

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