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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.

How To Fold a Towel Squirrel

Posted on April 15, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

How To Make A Towel Squirrel Supplies Needed to Fold a Towel Squirrel Two Washcloths One Handtowel One Pipecleaner Eyes How to Fold a Washcloth Squirrel Head For a video on how to fold the squirrel head, view the washcloth … Continue reading →

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Bottom Dwellers

Posted on April 9, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

In all my cruises on the big ships before the Splendor I had never had a cabin below deck 6. Sometimes we had balconies, sometimes inside rooms, but never an outside room with a window (or porthole).  Like most cruise … Continue reading →

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Gluten Free Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce – Dairy Free Too

Posted on April 5, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

recipe for Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding served with warm Vanilla Sauce – gluten and dairy free! Continue reading →

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Carnival Australia Dining Room Dinner Menus

Posted on April 3, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

What’s for dinner on a cruise ship? Check out these cruise ship menus from the dining room on Carnival Australia. Photos of cruise ship dinners and desserts. Continue reading →

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Memories of a Cruise Ship Doctor Part 7 – Drunk and Disorderly

Posted on March 31, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Serving as a cruise ship doctor with Regent Lines for four years gave Len Kreisler, MD enough stories for a chapter in his book ROLL THE DICE, PICK A DOC AND HOPE FOR THE Best.  This story is an excerpt … Continue reading →

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Deception Pass

Posted on March 25, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On an Un-Cruise Adventures Washington Coastal Cruise, the Wilderness Adventurer sailed under the Deception Pass Bridge into a peaceful cove.  Currents at Deception Pass can get a bit wild, so the captain had to time the coming and going under … Continue reading →

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How To Fold a Washcloth Mouse

Posted on March 19, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

How To Make a Washcloth Mouse Supplies Needed to Fold a Washcloth Mouse Washcloth Eyes Decorations (whiskers, tail) How To Fold a Washcloth Mouse Lay washcloth flat.  Fold in half diagonally. Fold one corner to center of folded edge, followed … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

Posted on March 17, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

One of the most popular recipes on my blog is Carnival Cruise’s Bitter & Blanc Brioche Bread Pudding.  While no doubt it is delicious, it is also difficult and time consuming to make.  This is my own recipe for Chocolate … Continue reading →

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Beer Guzzling Pigs of St. Croix

Posted on March 13, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When the Carnival Splendor stopped at St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, we took one of the random taxi tours often available near cruise ship piers.  This tour had a stop at a bar with a very unique attraction.  On a … Continue reading →

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Saint Croix Island Tour

Posted on March 11, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Things to do in St Croix When traveling with a group that ranges from 12 to 90 in age as we did on the Carnival Splendor, planning shore excursions that are appropriate and enjoyable for all can pose a challenge.  … Continue reading →

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