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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 Carnival Magic

Posted on March 17, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like all large cruise ships, Carnival Magic has an array of staterooms to choose from when booking a cruise on the ship. Major categories include inside, oceanview, or balcony cabins as well as suites. There’s also a number of subcategories … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Décor on P&O Arcadia

Posted on March 10, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

P&O Arcadia is unique among P&O’s fleet. At the start of building, the ship was intended for Holland America. Somewhere along they way it got changed to Cunard before finally ending up going to P&O by the time it left … Continue reading →

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Carnival Vista Havana Cabins

Posted on March 3, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival‘s newest cruise ship, the Vista, introduces two new categories of staterooms – Family Harbor and Havana Cabins. These are the first cabins on Carnival’s ships to have an area of the ship reserved exclusively for passengers booked in those … Continue reading →

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Celebrity’s Bistro On Five

Posted on February 24, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Celebrity Infinity has several premium restaurants on various decks. It’s pretty easy to figure out which deck the Bistro is on since five is part of its name. The Bistro on Five is open from 11am – midnight for lunch, … Continue reading →

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Skagway Train Ride

Posted on February 17, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ruby Princess docked at the Railway Dock on the opposite end of the harbor from where the Norwegian Sun was at the Ore Dock on my last visit to Skagway. In between those two docks sits the Broadway Dock. The … Continue reading →

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Interview with John Heald – Quick Fire Questions

Posted on February 14, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

While on the Vista transatlantic cruise we had the opportunity to interview Carnival spokesperson John Heald, who was also on that cruise. John has been with Carnival for many years, initially as a bar tender and for quite some time … Continue reading →

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Cucina del Capitano

Posted on February 10, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Sometimes on a cruise it’s nice to go somewhere different than the main dining room or the buffet for dinner occasionally. Passengers looking for something special can find what they seek at the ship’s premium restaurants. All the major cruise … Continue reading →

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Carnival Magic

Posted on February 3, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Magic is aptly named, at least it seems so to me as this ship wormed its way into my favorites. Maybe it’s the happy vibe the brightly colored fun decor gives off, or perhaps the group of 9 we … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Control The Weather and Neither Can The Captain

Posted on January 27, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cruising Disappointments – Missing a Port Due to Weather Up to this point, I’ve been lucky. In all the cruises we have done we had never missed a port or changed course due to weather. We once missed a port … Continue reading →

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Athens and Piraeus

Posted on January 20, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like many ports that list a famous city for the port when they really stop in a smaller less known place, when ships stop in Athens they actually dock in Piraeus. Our local taxi driver pronounced it Peer-ray. None of … Continue reading →

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