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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.

Cruise Ship Cabins on Celebrity Constellation

Posted on April 1, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cabin choices on Celebrity Constellation include the usual selection of inside cabins, ocean view cabins, balcony cabins, and suites. Among those major categories there are some variations, especially in the suites. Each category has some accessible cabins, which tend to … Continue reading →

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Boston Aquarium

Posted on March 25, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After we finished touring the Constitution at the end of our walk down the Freedom Trail in Boston we decided to look for the tall ship sailing harbor tour we’d seen when looking online for things to do in Boston. … Continue reading →

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Camano Island

Posted on March 18, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

One of Washington State’s largest islands at nearly 40 square miles, Camano Island sits north of Seattle in the Possession Sound area of Puget Sound between Whidbey Island and the mainland. A bridge connects Camano Island, which is in Island … Continue reading →

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Cabins on Symphony of the Seas

Posted on March 11, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Most cruise ships have interior, oceanview, and balcony staterooms as well as suites. There’s often some variety in amount of people a room accommodates, and a bit of variance in shape or size due to the location of some of … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Constellation

Posted on March 4, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Leaving Tampa, it becomes obvious why the ships sailing from that port are of the older, smaller variety. Initially the ship sailed backwards until it came to a wide enough spot in the channel for it to turn around – … Continue reading →

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Dhow Boat Ride in Khasab, Oman

Posted on February 25, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our cruise from Italy to Dubai on the MSC Lirica had several port stops in Oman, one of them at Khasab. Due to pre-cruise research where everybody on all the websites I could find about cruising to Oman said there … Continue reading →

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Watersports on Symphony of the Seas

Posted on February 18, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

There’s lots to do on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas. Just watersports alone have quite a variety of activities to choose from. The biggest water feature on Symphony of the Seas isn’t actually a sport for the passengers, but … Continue reading →

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Gluten Free Orange Cinnamon Rolls

Posted on February 11, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Dough 1 packet quick rise yeast ½ cup warm water Zest of one orange (you need a second orange for the filling & frosting) ½ cup orange juice (preferably fresh squeezed, but you can fill in with other orange juice … Continue reading →

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The Ever-Changing Itinerary

Posted on February 4, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

In spite of omicron flaring up, our January cruise on Celebrity Constellation out of Tampa did sail. Itineraries are pretty fluid these days. When we first booked the cruise it went to Key West, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, and Grand Cayman. … Continue reading →

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Yu Garden in Shanghai, China

Posted on January 28, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Not far from each other, and fairly close to the Bund on Huaihui Road, sit Yu Garden and Yuyuan Garden. The bus tour map of Shanghai that we had showed Yu Garden and our other tourist map that showed the … Continue reading →

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