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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.

Halloween Decorations

Posted on October 28, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Traveling to the northeast in October, we saw some pretty fancy Halloween decoration displays in a few places along the way. It’s always fun to travel near holidays when there’s extra things to see at the places where we stay. … Continue reading →

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Fall Colors of the Northeast

Posted on October 21, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

I’d always heard about the fall colors of the northeastern USA and thought there isn’t really anything so special about that. After all, there are deciduous trees in the northwest too. They turn colors in the fall. Then there’s the … Continue reading →

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Snorkeling in Saint Thomas

Posted on October 14, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Browsing the shore excursions pre-cruise, I found a snorkel excursion from St. Thomas that went to nearby Saint John. Having been to Saint Thomas previously, but never to Saint John this one sounded promising, especially since I have heard good … Continue reading →

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Bonaire Island Tour

Posted on October 7, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After returning from a great snorkel excursion on Bonaire, we had time to change into dry things, put our wet stuff out on the balcony of our cabin on Celebrity Constellation, and head back out to see something of the … Continue reading →

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Global Village in Dubai

Posted on September 30, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our 3-week cruise on MSC Lirica started in Italy and ended in Dubai. We spent a night on the ship before disembarkation so we had more time to explore than is available in the average port stop. This is an … Continue reading →

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Westerdam Hits and Misses

Posted on September 23, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Every cruise and every ship has its high points and low points. There are always some things you really love and some things you could do without. Of course which things are hits and which are misses depend entirely on … Continue reading →

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Saint Thomas

Posted on September 16, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Saint Thomas The main US Virgin Islands consist of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix. The group also includes Water Island and about 50 other small islands and cays. Cruise ships stop at Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and … Continue reading →

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SeaCow Snorkel in Bonaire

Posted on September 9, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Bonaire is rumored to have some of the best snorkeling in the Caribbean. On our cruise on Celebrity Constellation, we booked what they billed as a Double Dip Snorkel excursion. Our original booking was for 8:30am, which would give us … Continue reading →

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Pinto Deer of Clallam County

Posted on September 2, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Normally deer are pretty much just brown. They might have black tails or white tails, and fawns have white spots, but deer of any specific variety all look pretty much the same as one another with a whole lot of … Continue reading →

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Kayaking in Stoddard, NH

Posted on August 26, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

In between flying to Boston and staying in Vermont, we spent a couple nights at a lakeside Airbnb in Stoddard, New Hampshire. This house was down a dirt road in the woods. Quite remote from town, but not from other … Continue reading →

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