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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.

Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

Posted on November 26, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Scalloped Potatoes Ingredients 2 Tablespoons butter                                    2 cups milk 2 Tablespoons flour                                       4-5 medium russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1 teaspoon salt Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease bottom of large casserole dish with butter. Melt the 2 … Continue reading →

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Carnival Breeze

Posted on November 20, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Until the Vista launches in 2016, the Breeze is Carnival’s newest ship. It is from the Dream Class, currently Carnival’s biggest.  The Breeze launched in 2012. Decor on the ship is Caribbean casual. Breeze is 1004 feet long with a … Continue reading →

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Carnival Ecstasy

Posted on November 13, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Ecstasy is a Fantasy class ship. Fantasy class ships make up about a third of Carnival’s fleet. The Ecstasy launched in 1991. It is 855 feet long and holds a maximum of 2056 guests with a crew of 920. … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Infinity

Posted on November 6, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Celebrity Infinity is a  Millennium class vessel. It entered service in 2001.  Millennium class ships are smaller than Celebrity’s newer Solstice class.  Infinity has a maximum capacity of 2170 guests and a crew of over 1200.  The ship is 965 … Continue reading →

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How To Fold a Towel Bat

Posted on October 31, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

A Bit About Bats Vampire tales give bats a bad name, but very few bats are vampire bats – only 3 out of well over 1000 bat species – and even those feed on animals rather than humans.  Some bats … Continue reading →

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Carnival’s New American Table vs. the Traditional Menu

Posted on October 30, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

I first heard about Carnival’s new American Table menus on Carnival spokesman John Heald’s Facebook page, where people constantly complain about it. While taking away the white tablecloths in the cruise ship dining room and calling the menu American Table … Continue reading →

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The Beer Cruise Experience

Posted on October 23, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Olympic Wilderness and San Juan Islands cruise on Un-Cruise Adventure’s Wilderness Adventurer sometimes has themed sailings.  Sometimes the theme is beer.  On a beer-themed cruise, each day brings about a new adventure in a new place just like a … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Grand Turk

Posted on October 16, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After visiting several lesser traveled islands between Puerto Rico and Miami, Carnival Splendor made its last port stop at the private cruise ship beach on Grand Turk. We got a good view of the ship docking from the window of … Continue reading →

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Camp Carnival

Posted on October 9, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival has programs for kids from ages 2 through 17.  Older teens go to Club O2 where they can socialize with other kids their age and attend planned activities like dances or scavenger hunts.  Tweens and younger teens hang out … Continue reading →

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Navigating Yourself Around A Cruise Ship

Posted on October 2, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

No doubt cruise ships are big, and getting bigger all the time as cruise lines build increasingly more extravagant ships with bigger and better attractions and more of everything.  It’s no wonder passengers often get lost trying to find their … Continue reading →

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